Higashi-koenji Station (東高円寺駅, Higashi-kōenji-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

Lines

Higashi-koenji Station is served by the Marunouchi Line from Ogikubo to Ikebukuro, and is 20.6 km from the eastern terminus of the Line at Ikebukuro.[1] It is numbered "M-04".

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 for platform 1, and 2 and 3 for platform 2. The two platforms are also linked by an underground passageway.

Platforms

1 M Marunouchi Line for Ogikubo
2 M Marunouchi Line for Shinjuku, Ginza, and Ikebukuro
  • The platforms (Platform 1 on the right, Platform 2 on the left)
    The platforms (Platform 1 on the right, Platform 2 on the left)

History

The station opened on 18 September 1964.[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 30,833 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

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. ^ a b 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. 214. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

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