Shin-Kōenji Station

Shin-koenji Station
新高円寺駅

Entrance No. 1, October 2011
Location 2-20-1 Kōenji-minami, Suginami, Tokyo
(東京都杉並区高円寺南2-20-1)
Japan
Operated by Tokyo Metro
Line(s) Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station code M-03
History
Opened 1961
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 32,336 daily

Shin-koenji Station (新高円寺駅 Shin-kōenji-eki, lit. "New Koenji Station") 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 Ogikubo to Ikebukuro, 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

1  Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line for Ogikubo
2  Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line for Shinjuku, Ginza, and Ikebukuro

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-03)
Minami-Asagaya (M-02) - Higashi-Kōenji (M-04)

History

The station opened on 1 November 1961.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 32,336 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

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.

References

  1. Kawashima, Ryozo (April 2010). 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]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 77. ISBN 978-4-06-270061-0.
  2. 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 215. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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Coordinates: 35°41′52″N 139°38′54″E / 35.697815°N 139.648402°E / 35.697815; 139.648402

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