Sugamo Station

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Coordinates: 35°44′00″N 139°44′22″E / 35.733345°N 139.739496°E / 35.733345; 139.739496

JY11 I15
Sugamo Station

巣鴨駅
Sugamo Station 2016 8 21 - various 01.jpg
JR station building in August 2016
Location1 Sugamo, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
  • JR logo (east).svg JR East
  • PrefSymbol-Tokyo.svg Toei
Line(s)
ConnectionsBus terminal
History
Opened1 April 1903
Services
Preceding station JR logo (east).svg JR East Following station
Ōtsuka
JY12
Next counter-clockwise
 Yamanote Line Komagome
JY10
Next clockwise
Preceding station PrefSymbol-Tokyo.svg Toei Subway Following station
Nishi-sugamo
I14
towards Nishi-takashimadaira
 Mita Line Sengoku
I16
towards Meguro
Location
Sugamo Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Sugamo Station
Sugamo Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo

Sugamo Station (巣鴨駅, sugamo-eki) is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Toei Subway.

Lines[]

Sugamo Station is served by the following two lines.

Station layout[]

Platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms during fiscal 2013.[1]

JR East platforms[]

1 JY Yamanote Line for Tabata, Ueno, and Tokyo
2 JY Yamanote Line for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Shibuya

  • JR East ticket gates

  • Yamanote Line platforms

Toei platforms[]

1 I Toei Mita Line for Ōtemachi and Meguro
MG Tokyu Meguro Line for Musashi-Kosugi and Hiyoshi
2 I Toei Mita Line for Nishi-Takashimadaira

  • Toei ticket gates

  • Mita Line platform

History[]

The station opened on April 1, 1903.[2]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 77,089 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 57th-busiest station operated by JR East.[3] In fiscal 2013, the Toei station was used by an average of 46,241 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for JR East in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 81,818[5]
2005 76,739[6]
2010 77,457[7]
2011 76,093[8]
2012 76,249[9]
2013 77,089[3]

Surrounding area[]

To the north of the station is a long shopping street, Jizō-dōri (地蔵通り), which is popular with older ladies, and the area is known as "Harajuku for Grannies".[10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ グループ経営構想V [Group Business Vision V] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 30 October 2012. p. 10. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  2. ^ "巣鴨駅情報" [Sugamo Station Information]. East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. ^ 各駅乗降人員一覧 [Station usage figures] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  9. ^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  10. ^ Cortina, Sarah (21 July 2011). "Best Tokyo shopping streets". CNN Go. Cable News Network. Archived from the original on 2011-12-07. Retrieved 6 June 2012.

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