Nakano-sakaue Station

Nakano-sakaue Station (中野坂上駅, Nakano-sakaue-eki) is a subway station in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by the two Tokyo subway operators Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway.

M06 E30 Nakano-sakaue Station 中野坂上駅
Entrance A1 in March 2011
Location	Nakano-ku, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35.696985°N 139.682804°E
Operated by	Tokyo Metro Toei Subway
Line(s)	M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line E Toei Oedo Line
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	M-06, E-30
History
Opened	8 February 1961
Passengers
FY2011	61,969 daily (Tokyo Metro) 33,011 daily (Toei)
Services
Preceding station   Tokyo Metro   Following station Shin-nakano M05 toward Ogikubo Marunouchi Line Nishi-Shinjuku M07 toward Ikebukuro Nakano-Shimbashi Mb05 toward Hōnanchō Toei Subway Higashi-nakano E31 toward Hikarigaoka Ōedo Line Nishi-shinjuku-gochōme E29 toward Tochōmae
Location
Nakano-sakaue Station Location within Tokyo Nakano-sakaue Station Nakano-sakaue Station (Japan)

Lines

Nakano-sakaue Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line from Ogikubo to Ikebukuro, and by the Toei Oedo Line. It is 18.5 km from the eastern terminus of the Line at Ikebukuro, and also forms the starting point of the 3.2 km branch of the Marunouchi Line to Honancho.[1] The station is numbered M-06 on the Marunouchi Line, and E-30 on the Oedo Line.

Station layout

Tokyo Metro platforms

The Tokyo Metro station has two island platforms serving three tracks on the second basement (B2F) level.

1	M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line	for Ogikubo
2	Mb Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (branch line)	for Hōnanchō
3	M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line	for Shinjuku, Ginza, Ōtemachi, and Ikebukuro

During the off-peak, platform 2 is used by three-car branch line trains shuttling between Nakano-Sakue and Honancho. During the peak hours, some trains to Honancho on the branch line use platform 1, and some through trains from Honancho to Ikebukuro use platform 2.

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  Entrance No. 2 in May 2006
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  The ticket barriers to the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line platforms in August 2016
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  Marunouchi Line platforms. The platform on the left is the middle platform for trains bound for Hōnanchō

Toei platforms

The Toei station has one island platform serving two tracks on the fourth basement (B4F) level.

1	E Toei Oedo Line	for Tochōmae, Roppongi, and Daimon
2	E Toei Oedo Line	for Nerima and Hikarigaoka

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  Toei Oedo Line platforms in 2016

History

Nakano-sakaue Station in June 1977

The Tokyo Metro (formerly TRTA) station opened on 8 February 1961.[2] The Toei station opened on 19 December 1997.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 61,969 passengers daily,[2] and the Toei station was used by an average of 33,011 passengers daily (alighting passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

• Nakano Police Station
• Hozenji Temple
• Tokyo Polytechnic University Nakano campus

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Ryozo (April 2010). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１巻　東京駅―三鷹エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 1 Tokyo Station - Mitaka Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 76. ISBN 978-4-06-270061-0.
2. 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. 214–218. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

• Nakano-sakaue Station information (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)
• Nakano-sakaue Station information (Toei) (in Japanese)