is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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Lines

Mitakadai Station is served by the 12.7 km

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from in Tokyo to . Located between and , it is 11.2 km from the Shibuya

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Service pattern

Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station. During the daytime, there are eight services per hour in either direction.

Station layout

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The station consists of two ground-level

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 ...

s serving two tracks. The station building is built above the tracks. There are

elevator An elevator or lift is a wire rope, cable-assisted, hydraulic cylinder-assisted, or roller-track assisted machine that vertically transports people or freight between floors, levels, or deck (building), decks of a building, watercraft, ...

s from the

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to each of the two platforms, and to the north exit of the station. The stairway from the north exit is connected by a pedestrian bridge over the road below, which the rails also cross. There are toilets accessible from platform one, with a "multi-purpose" toilet as well as men's and women's toilets.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 August 1933. From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Mitakadai Station becoming "IN15".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,072 passengers daily. The passenger figures 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 ...

* St. Margaret's Junior College * *

References

External links

Mitakadai Station information
(Keio) {{Keio Inokashira Line Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933 Keio Inokashira Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Mitaka, Tokyo