Shin-koenji Station explained


Shin-koenji Station
Native Name:新高円寺駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Mlanguage:
Shinjitai:新高円寺駅
Kyujitai:新高圓寺驛
Hiragana:しんこうえんじえき
Address:2-20-1 Kōenji-minami, Suginami City, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Code:M-03
Passengers:32,336 daily
Pass Year:FY2011
Map Type:Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan

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

Lines

Shin-koenji Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line from to, and is 21.5 km from the eastern terminus of the Line at Ikebukuro.[1] It is numbered "M-03".

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 1 and 2 (from platforms 1 and 2 respectively). The two platforms are also linked by an underground passageway.

Platforms

History

The station was opened on 1 November 1961.[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 32,336 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See main article: Kōenji. Its two exits are on either side of Ōme Kaidō Avenue, a major road connecting Shinjuku to the western suburbs of Tokyo. The north exit is adjacent to Look Shōtengai, a pedestrian shopping street popular for its used clothing and music stores.

External links

35.6978°N 139.6484°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 . 215. 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.