Higashi-Kōenji Station Explained


Higashi-koenji Station
Native Name:東高円寺駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Mlanguage:
Shinjitai:東高円寺駅
Kyujitai:東高圓寺驛
Hiragana:ひがしこうえんじえき
Address:3-55-42 Wada, Suginami City, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Code:M-04
Passengers:30,833 daily
Pass Year:FY2011
Map Type:Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan Kanto#Japan

is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

Lines

Higashi-koenji Station is served by the from to, and is 20.6 km from the eastern terminus of the Line at Ikebukuro.[1] It is numbered "M-04".

Station layout

The station consists of two underground side platforms serving two tracks on the first basement level. The platforms are served by their own sets of ticket barriers, with access to the surface from Exits for platform 1, and 2 and 3 for platform 2. The two platforms are also linked by an underground passageway.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 18 September 1964.[2]

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 30,833 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

External links

35.6978°N 139.6575°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第1巻 東京駅―三鷹エリア . Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 1 Tokyo Station - Mitaka Area . Kodansha . April 2010 . Japan . 77. 978-4-06-270061-0.
  2. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 214. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. Web site: 2006-07-08 . 「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ . From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120516041232/http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html . 16 May 2012 . 29 May 2022 . Tokyo Metro Online.