Higashi-shinjuku Station

E02 F12
Higashi-shinjuku Station

東新宿駅
E02 F12; Higashi-shinjuku Station; 東新宿駅
	Entrance B2 in June 2008
Location	7-23 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Japan
Operated by	Toei; Tokyo Metro;
Line(s)	E Toei Oedo Line; F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line;
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	3
Other information
Station code	E-02, F-12
History
Opened	12 December 2000
Services
Location
	Higashi-shinjuku Station Location within Tokyo

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[]

Higashi-Shinjuku Station is served by the Toei Oedo Line and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line. The station is numbered E-02 for the Oedo Line, and F-12 for the Fukutoshin Line.

Station layout[]

The platforms and tracks are located underground.

Toei platforms[]

The Toei platform is an island platform serving two tracks located on the third basement ("B3F") level.

1	E Toei Oedo Line	for Tochōmae (Transfer at Tochōmae for Nerima, Hikarigaoka, and Roppongi)
2	E Toei Oedo Line	for Iidabashi and Ryōgoku

Tokyo Metro platforms[]

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 Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line	for Shinjuku-sanchōme and Shibuya Tokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
3/4	F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line	for Ikebukuro and Wakōshi Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoeshi and Shinrinkoen Seibu Yurakucho Line and Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Nerima, Tokorozawa and Hannō

The Toei Oedo Line platforms in December 2019
Fukutoshin Line platforms 1 and 2 as of October 2019
Fukutoshin Line platforms as of October 2019

History[]

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[]

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[]

Eastside Square

Nissin Foods Tokyo Headquarters
Shinjuku Eastside Square commercial complex (Exit A3), including the headquarters of Citigroup and Square Enix

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^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.