Sugamo Station Explained
Sugamo Station |
| Native Name: | 巣鴨駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Mlanguage: | | Shinjitai: | 巣鴨駅 | | Kyujitai: | 巢鴨驛 | | Hiragana: | すがもえき |
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| Address: | 1 Sugamo, Toshima City, Tokyo |
| Country: | Japan |
| Platforms: | 2 island platforms (1 for each line) |
| Tracks: | 4 (2 for each line) |
| Connections: | Bus terminal |
| Structure: | Above ground (Yamanote Line)
Underground (Mita Line) |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Code: | - I-15 (Mita Line)
- JY11 (Yamanote Line)
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| Map Type: | Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Sugamo Station |
is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Toei Subway.
Lines
Sugamo Station is served by the following two lines.
Station layout
Platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms during fiscal 2013.[1]
Toei platforms
History
The station opened on 1 April 1903.[2]
Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Sugamo being assigned station number JY11.[3] [4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 77,089 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 57th-busiest station operated by JR East.[5] In fiscal 2013, the Toei station was used by an average of 46,241 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for JR East in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|
| 2000 | 81,818[7] |
| 2005 | 76,739[8] |
| 2010 | 77,457[9] |
| 2011 | 76,093[10] |
| 2012 | 76,249[11] |
| 2013 | 77,089 | |
Surrounding area
To the north of the station is a long shopping street,, which is popular with older ladies, and the area is known as "Harajuku for Grannies".[12]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2012/20121013.pdf. ja:グループ経営構想V. Group Business Vision V . 30 October 2012. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. 10. Japanese . 8 November 2012.
- Web site: 巣鴨駅情報. Sugamo Station Information. East Japan Railway Company. 25 September 2014.
- Web site: 6 April 2016 . ⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します . Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207004741/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2016/20160402.pdf . 7 December 2022 . 7 January 2023 . jreast.co.jp . ja.
- Web site: Kusamachi . Yoshikazu . 7 April 2016 . JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ . JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806133507/https://response.jp/article/2016/04/07/273025.html . 6 August 2022 . 7 January 2023 . Response Automotive Media . ja.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2013年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 25 September 2014.
- Web site: http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/subway/kanren/passengers.html. ja:各駅乗降人員一覧. Station usage figures . Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation . 25 September 2014 . Japanese.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 25 September 2014.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 25 September 2014.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 25 September 2014.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 25 September 2014.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 25 September 2014.
- Web site: Best Tokyo shopping streets. Sarah. Cortina. 21 July 2011. CNN Go. Cable News Network. http://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20111207223033/http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/shop/city-essentials/best-tokyo-shopping-streets-157663. 2011-12-07. dead. 6 June 2012.
