is a railway station in
Adachi, Tokyo
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, Japan. Kita-Senju is the third-busiest station on the
Tokyo Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toei ...
network, after
Ikebukuro
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and
Otemachi. It is the tenth-busiest JR East station.
Lines
Kita-Senju Station is served by the following lines.
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JR East
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...
Joban Line
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Tobu Skytree Line
The is a section of the Tobu Isesaki line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains from the line continue to the Tokyo Metr ...
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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).[Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line was named after the Hibiya area in Chiyoda's Yurakucho district, under which it passes. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color silve ...]
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Tsukuba Express
The , or TX, is a Japanese railway line operated by the third-sector company Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company, which links Akihabara Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and Tsukuba Station in Tsukuba, Ibaraki. The route was inaugurated on 24 Augu ...
Station layout
JR East
JR East platforms are on ground level.
File:JR Kitasenju Station - north exit - June 24 2019 midnight 00 04 48 910000.jpeg, North exit of JR Kita-Senju Station, 2019
File:Kitasenju-Sta-JR-Platform.JPG, JR East platforms
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
The Chiyoda Line platforms are underground.
File:東京メトロ千代田線西口駅前広場改札口.jpg, Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line ticket gates
File:Chiyoda Line - Kitasenju Station platforms - Platform doors panorama - Oct 26 2019 20 35 42 473000.jpeg, Chiyoda Line platforms with new platform screen doors installed, 2019
Tobu Skytree Line and Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
Platforms 1 to 4 are located on ground level (the first floor), and platforms 5 to 7 are elevated (the third floor).
File:東武北千住駅中央改札口.jpg, Central ticket gates, 2016
File:Tobu Skytree Line Hibiya Line north gate - Kitasenju Station Dec 09 2018 02 PM.jpeg, North ticket gates, 2018
File:Kitasenju-Tobu-1F-Platform.JPG, Tobu Skytree Line platforms at the first floor, 2016
File:Kita-Senju Station Tobu line platforms with platform doors - June 27 2021 various 18 43 51 177000.jpeg, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line platforms at the third floor, 2021
File:Rail Tracks map Tobu and Metro Kita-Senju Station.svg, Track diagram for Hibiya Line and Tobu Line
Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
The
Tsukuba Express
The , or TX, is a Japanese railway line operated by the third-sector company Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company, which links Akihabara Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and Tsukuba Station in Tsukuba, Ibaraki. The route was inaugurated on 24 Augu ...
platforms are elevated.
File:Tsukuba-express-05-Kita-senju-station-platform.jpg, Tsukuba Express platforms
History
![Kita-Senju Station Funeral](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Kita-Senju_Station_Funeral.jpg)
The station opened on 25 December 1896.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kita-Senju Station becoming "TS-09".
The station facilities of the Hibiya and Chiyoda Lines were inherited by
Tokyo Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toei ...
after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 203,428 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the tenth-busiest station operated by JR East.
In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda station was used by an average of 283,962 passengers per day and the Tokyo Metro Hibiya station was used by an average of 291,466 passengers per day. Note that the latter statistics consider passengers who travel through Kita-Senju station on a through service as users of the station, even if they did not disembark at the station. The Chiyoda Line station is the third-busiest on the Tokyo Metro network which does not offer through services onto other lines.
The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
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
JR East Kita-Senju Station
TX Kita-Senju Station
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Railway stations in Japan opened in 1896
Railway stations in Tokyo
Jōban Line
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
Stations of Tokyo Metro
Tobu Skytree Line
Stations of Tobu Railway
Stations of Tsukuba Express
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898