is a railway station in

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator

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Lines

Ayase Station is served by the following two lines. *

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Joban Line *

Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).Kita-Senju Station is treated as part of the Joban Line for fare calculation purposes when passengers do not travel on Tokyo Metro beyond Kita-Senju. Ayase Station also serves as a turnaround point for the

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''Romancecar'' service through the Chiyoda Line, and is sometimes used as a delivery point for Tokyo Metro trainsets by rail;

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transports the trainsets to Ayase during midnight hours, where Tokyo Metro takes delivery and hauls them to the nearby Ayase depot.

Station layout

The stations has a

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

serving one track and two

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s serving three tracks, and a rectangular cut out for Kita Ayase trains on a fourth track. It is the only station in the Tokyo Metro network to have a "

Platform 0 Platform 0 is a platform number at various railway stations around the world. It is usually a result of constructing a new platform next to the existing platform 1. To avoid having to renumber and replace signage for all other platforms, as well a ...

Platforms

Platform 2/3 is used for terminating and starting trains. Platform 0 is exclusively used for 3-car trains. File:Ayase-Sta-Gate-W.JPG, The west entrance ticket barriers in June 2016 File:Ayase Station - Chiyoda Line - platforms 3 and 4 - platform doors - March 7 2020.jpeg, The platforms in March 2020 File:TokyoMetro-C19-Ayase-station-platform-20200403-135757.jpg, Platform 0 for Kita-ayase-bound trains, 2020 File:Ayase-Sta-W.JPG, West exit, 2016

History

*April 1, 1943: Ayase Station opened as a station on the

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(JGR) (later

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

) Joban Line. *April 20, 1971: The Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) Chiyoda Line started operation and replaced Joban Line local service between Kita-Senju and Ayase. TRTA assumed management of the station from JNR. *December 20, 1979: The Kita-Ayase Branch Line opened. *April 1, 2004: TRTA was privatized as Tokyo Metro.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 440,825 passengers daily (combined Tokyo Metro and JR East passengers). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

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* Tokyo Kohoku High School * Higashi-Ayase Junior High School * Ayase Elementary School * Ayase River * Higashi Ayase park

References

External links

JR East station information

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