is a subway station on the
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The line runs in a U-shape between Ogikubo Station in Suginami and Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, with a branch line between Nakano-Sakaue Station and Hōnanchō Station. The offi ...
in
Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator
Tokyo Metro.
Lines
Hōnanchō Station is the terminus of the Honancho branch of the
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The line runs in a U-shape between Ogikubo Station in Suginami and Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, with a branch line between Nakano-Sakaue Station and Hōnanchō Station. The offi ...
from .
It is numbered "Mb-03".
Station layout
The station consists of a single underground
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
on the second basement level, serving two tracks.
There are two entrances to the station: Entrance 1 provides access to the west (terminating) end of the platforms via a concourse on the same second basement level, while Entrance 2 provides access to the east end of the platforms via a concourse on the first basement level. Toilet facilities are available on the Entrance 1 concourse.
Platforms
File:Honancho No.2 exit 20110403.jpg, No. 2 entrance in April 2011
File:TokyoMetro-honancho-platform.jpg, Ticket gates at the west end of the platforms in December 2006
File:Honancho Station platforms west end 20131116.JPG, The west end of the platforms in November 2013
File:Honancho Station platforms east end 20131116.JPG, The east end of the platforms in November 2013
History
Honancho Station opened on 23 March 1962.
The station facilities were inherited by
Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.
Construction work started in 2013 to extend the platform-edge doors along the platforms to handle six-car trains, allowing through-running services to and from Ikebukuro via the main Marunouchi Line from fiscal 2017.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was the hundredth-busiest on the Tokyo Metro network with an average of 33,335 passengers daily.
The passenger statistics for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
*
Kanda River
The stretches 24.6 km from Inokashira Park in Mitaka to the Sumida River under the Ryōgoku Bridge at the boundary of Taitō, Chūō, and Sumida. Its entire length lies within Tokyo, Japan. It drains an area of 105.0 km². The go ...
Exit 1 (west end)
* Izumi Health Center
* Sennan Junior High School
Exit 2 (east end)
* Nakano Special Needs Education School
* Minami-Nakano Junior High School
* Honan Elementary School
See also
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List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
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Railway stations
Japan
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References
External links
Tokyo Metro station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Honancho Station
Stations of Tokyo Metro
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1962