Zōshigaya Station

This article is about the station of Tokyo Metro. For the Toden tram stop, see Toden-Zōshigaya Station.
Zoshigaya Station
雑司が谷駅
Entrance No. 1, July 2012
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Toshima
Neighborhood etc. 2-6-1 Zoshigaya
(in Japanese)東京都豊島区雑司が谷2-6-1
History
Year opened 2008
Rail services
Station number(s) F-10
Operator(s) Tokyo Metro
Line(s) Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
Statistics 15,873 passengers/day (FY2013)

Zoshigaya Station (雑司が谷駅 Zōshigaya-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is numbered F-10.

The station provides a direct interchange with Kishibojinmae Station on the Toden Arakawa Line. To prevent confusion, the former Zōshigaya Station on the Arakawa Line was renamed Toden Zōshigaya when the Fukutoshin Line opened.

Lines

Zoshigaya Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line between Wakoshi and Shibuya, with many direct through-running services to and from the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and Tobu Tojo Line in the north, and the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line in the south.

Station layout

The station consists of one underground island platform located on the fourth basement (4BF) level, serving two tracks.

Platforms

1 Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya
Tokyu Toyoko Line for Jiyugaoka and Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
2 Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Ikebukuro and Wakoshi
Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō
Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoeshi and Shinrinkoen

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (F-10)
Express: no stop
Commuter Express: no stop
Ikebukuro (F-09) Local Nishi-Waseda (F-11)

History

The station opened on 14 June 2008 with the opening of the Fukutoshin Line from Ikebukuro to Shibuya.[1] Relics dating back to Edo period were found during construction of the station and subsequently dug up and recovered.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the least used on the Fukutoshin Line and the 126th-busiest on the Tokyo Metro network with an average of 15,873 passengers daily.[2]

The passenger statistics for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2011 12,799[1][3]
2012 13,638[4]
2013 15,873[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 2.0 2.1 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. 駅別乗降人員順位表(2011年度1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  4. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング (2012年) [Station usage ranking (2012)] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

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Coordinates: 35°43′14″N 139°42′55″E / 35.720574°N 139.715139°E