Tokyo’s oldest train line – in pictures
A reportage of stations along the circular JR Yamanote line in Tokyo, capturing the hustle and bustle at the heart of the world’s biggest urban area. In service since 1885, the line is the city’s oldest, most important and most famous, with millions cramming on to the 35km (22-mile) route’s distinctive green cars every day
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A train pulling into Nippori station, one of 30 stations along the JR Yamanote Line in Tokyo, on 27 June 2024
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People queueing outside a ramen shop below the tracks as a Yamanote line train (top left) pulls into Gotanda station
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This photo taken on 23 June shows a woman walking down steps next to Nishi-Nippori station, a station along the Yamanote line
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People walking up the stairs to the platform at Takadanobaba station
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A man waiting on a platform as a train pulls into Yūrakuchō station
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Passengers walking through Shinagawa station
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People using escalators leading to Ebisu station
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A Yamanote line train approaching the platform at Ōsaki station
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People waiting on the platforms as a Yamanote line train pulls into Shibuya station
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A man looking at his mobile phone as a Yamanote line train passes by on the elevated tracks above at Komagome station
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People passing through Shin-Ōkubo station
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Yamanote line trains passing each other at Takanawa Gateway station
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Passengers exiting through the gates of Sugamo station
Photograph: Richard A Brooks/AFP/Getty Images
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People crossing the street under the tracks of the Yamanote line at Kanda station
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A woman attempting to board a train at Shimbashi station
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The stained-glass windows at the entrance to Mejiro station
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Passengers exiting the ticket gates at Akihabara station
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A Yamanote line train pulling into Tabata station
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Commuters walking along the platform at Okachimachi station
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A woman and child watching as a Yamanote line train pulls out of Uguisudani station
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People getting on and off the train at Meguro station
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People walking down the stairs after arriving at Yoyogi station
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People waiting to cross the street outside the south entrance to Shinjuku station, Japan’s busiest station, handling more than 2 million passengers a day
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A Yamanote line train passing by the popular Ameyoko shopping street outside Ueno station
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Passengers exiting trains at Hamamatsuchō station
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People walking through Tamachi station
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People using umbrellas to shield from the rain outside Ikebukuro station
