Toden-Zōshigaya Station

Toden-zoshigaya Station 都電雑司ヶ谷駅
The Waseda-bound platform in August 2016
Location	Minami-ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0022 Japan
Operated by	Toei
Line(s)	■ Toden Arakawa Line
Distance	10.2 km from Minowabashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Website	www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/toden/stations/zoshigaya/
History
Opened	12 November 1925
Previous names	Zoshigaya (until June 2008)
Location
Toden-zoshigaya Station Location within Japan

Toden-zoshigaya Station (都電雑司ヶ谷停留場 Toden-Zōshigaya-teiryūjō) is a tram stop on the Toden Arakawa Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).

Lines

Toden-zoshigaya Station is served by the 12.2 km Toden Arakawa Line from Minowabashi to Waseda, and is 10.2 km from Minowabashi.^[1]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms located on either side of a level crossing.

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  The Minowabashi-bound platform in August 2016

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Toden Arakawa Line
Kishibojinmae		-	Higashi-Ikebukuro-yonchōme

History

The station opened on 12 November 1925, originally named Zoshigaya Station (雑司ヶ谷停留場).^[1] It was renamed Toden-zoshigaya on 14 June 2008 to avoid confusion with Zoshigaya Station which opened on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line subway on the same day.^[2]

Surrounding area

The entrance to Zoshigaya Cemetery close to the station in August 2016

• Zoshigaya Cemetery
• Toshima Ward Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 219. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 都電荒川線「雑司ヶ谷」停留場の名称変更のお知らせ. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. 8 June 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

External links

• Toei station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°43′27″N 139°43′05″E / 35.7242°N 139.7180°E