Shinanomachi Station

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
Shinanomachi Station building in April 2018
Location	Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	JB13
Website	Official website
History
Opened	9 October 1894
Passengers
FY2015	25,596 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Sendagaya JB12 toward Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Yotsuya JB14 toward Chiba
Location
Shinanomachi Station Location within Tokyo

Lines

The station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

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 January 2010

History

The station opened on 9 October 1894.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Surrounding area

• 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[2]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 175. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. Min-On Music Museum website Retrieved 21 December 2013.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)