It is located near Shinobazu Pond and Ueno Park.

Yushima Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.

Through services operate to and from the Odakyu Odawara Line to the south and the JR Joban Line to the north.

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks.

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.