Shinanomachi Station (信濃町駅, Shinanomachi-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
JB13 Shinanomachi Station 信濃町駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shinanomachi Station building in April 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JB13 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 9 October 1894 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 25,596 daily | ||||||||||
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The Number of Passengers on Shinanomachi as recorded by the East Japan Railway Company Trains in 2017-2022 was 6,050 (（単位 千人）).[1]
Lines
editThe station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line.
Station layout
editThe station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.
Platforms
edit| 1 | JB Chūō-Sobu Line | for Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka |
| 2 | JB Chūō-Sobu Line | for Ochanomizu, Akihabara, and Chiba |
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The platform in October 2021
History
editThe station opened on 9 October 1894.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Keio University Medical School Hospital
- Meiji-Jingu Stadium
- Soka Gakkai Headquarters
- Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu (Kosen-rufu Daiseido)
- Soka Culture Center
- Soka Gakkai Josei Toda International Centre (Soka Gakkai International Headquarters)
- Soka Young Women's Centre
- Komeito Headquarters
- Seikyo Shimbun Headquarters
- Min-On Music Museum[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TOKYO STATISTICAL YEARBOOK TOKYO STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 2021 Transport｜Statistics of Tokyo". www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 175. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Min-On Music Museum website Retrieved 21 December 2013.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)