Higashi-shinjuku Station (東新宿駅, Higashi-shinjuku-eki) is a subway station in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the two Tokyo subway operators Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) and Tokyo Metro.
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| Location | 7-23 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | E-02, F-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 December 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Higashi-Shinjuku Station is served by the Toei Oedo Line and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line. The station is numbered E-02 for the Toei Oedo Line, and F-12 for the Fukutoshin Line.
Station layout edit
The platforms and tracks are located underground.
Toei platforms edit
The Toei platform is an island platform serving two tracks located on the third basement ("B3F") level.
| 1 | E Ōedo Line | for Tochōmae (Transfer at Tochōmae for Nerima, Hikarigaoka, and Roppongi) |
| 2 | E Ōedo Line | for Iidabashi and Ryōgoku |
Tokyo Metro platforms edit
The Tokyo Metro station has two island platforms each serving two tracks, with platform 1/2 (southbound) on the fifth basement ("B5F") level and platform 3/4 (northbound) on the sixth basement ("B6F") level. Non-stop trains (Express and Commuter Express) pass stopping (Local) trains at this station.
| 1/2 | F Fukutoshin Line | for Shinjuku-sanchōme and Shibuya Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
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| 3/4 | F Fukutoshin Line | for Ikebukuro and Wakōshi_symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoeshi and Shinrinkoen Seibu Yurakucho Line and Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Nerima, Tokorozawa and Hannō
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The Toei Oedo Line platforms in December 2019 -
Fukutoshin Line platforms 1 and 2 as of October 2019 -
Fukutoshin Line platforms 3 and 4 as of October 2019
History edit
The station opened on 12 December 2000, with the opening of the Toei Oedo Line.[1] The Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line part of the station opened on 14 June 2008.[1]
The two Tokyo Metro island platforms initially used only one track each, with the second tracks for passing non-stop trains hidden behind screens. The Shibuya-bound platform was numbered 1, and the Wakoshi-bound platform was numbered 2.[2] The screens were removed some time in 2015.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2011, the Toei station was used by an average of 21,552 passengers daily, and the Tokyo Metro Station was used by 20,188.[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Nissin Foods Tokyo Headquarters
- Shinjuku Eastside Square commercial complex (Exit A3), including the headquarters of Citigroup and Square Enix
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 216, 219. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 東新宿駅 構内図 [Higashi-Shinjuku Station Layout Diagram] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
External links edit
- Toei station information (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Metro station information (in Japanese)