Higashi-shinjuku Station
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E02 F12 Higashi-shinjuku Station 東新宿駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Entrance B2 in June 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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.
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 |
| 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
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- Nissin Foods Tokyo Headquarters
- Shinjuku Eastside Square commercial complex (Exit A3), including the headquarters of Citigroup and Square Enix
See also
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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
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- Toei station information (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Metro station information (in Japanese)