Kōrakuen Station Explained


Native Name:後楽園駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-2-3 Kasuga, Bunkyō, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Platforms:2 side platforms (Marunouchi Line)
1 island platform (Namboku Line)
Tracks:4 (2 for each line)
Structure:Elevated (Marunouchi Line)
Underground (Namboku Line)
Code:M-22, N-11
Map Type:Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan

is a subway train station in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is directly connected by an underground pedestrian passage to the Toei-operated Kasuga Station. It is integrated with the Tokyo Dome City complex and the Bunkyō ward capitol building.

Lines

Kōrakuen Station is served by the following lines:

Nearby, connected by a pedestrian passageway, is served by the following lines.

Layout

The Marunouchi Line platforms (1 to 2) consist of two side platforms serving two tracks on the second-floor ("2F") level, and the Namboku Line platforms (3 to 4) consist of an island platform serving two deep-level tracks on the sixth basement ("B6F") level.

Platforms

From March 2015, the Namboku Line platforms use the tune "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" as the departure melody, chosen as the nearby Tokyo Dome is used for baseball games.

Passengers

In fiscal 2019, this station had 106,481 passengers daily.

History

Kōrakuen Station opened on 20 January 1954 on the Marunouchi Line.[1] The Namboku Line platforms opened on 26 March 1996.[1]

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[2]

From 13 March 2015, the tune "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" was used as the departure melody for the Namboku Line platforms.[3]

Surrounding area

External links

35.7073°N 139.7513°W

Notes and References

  1. 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 . 214–216. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/2015/article_pdf/metroNews20150302_21.pdf. ja: 南北線の発車メロディをリニューアル!各駅に新しい発車メロディを導入します. Namboku Line departure melodies updated! New melodies to be introduced at each station. 2 March 2015. News release. Tokyo Metro. Japan. Japanese. 6 March 2015.