Arakawa, Tokyo
is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The ward takes its name from the river, the Arakawa, though the Arakawa River does not run through or touch the ward. Its neighbors are the wards of Adachi, Kita, Bunkyo, Taito and Sumi ...
, Japan, operated jointly by
East Japan Railway Company
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 ...
(JR East) and the two Tokyo subway operators
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 ...
Nishi-Nippori Station is served by the following lines.
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Yamanote Line
The Yamanote Line ( ja, 山手線, Yamanote-sen) is a loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban ...
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).Nippori-Toneri Liner
The is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system between Nippori Station in Arakawa and Minumadai-shinsuikōen Station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. The line opened on 30 March 2008. It is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation ...
Platforms
JR East
File:JR Nishi-Nippori Station Platform 1・2.jpg, Platforms 1 and 2
File:JR Nishi-Nippori Station Platform 3・4.jpg, Platforms 3 and 4
Tokyo Metro
File:Nishi-Nippori_Station_JR_·_Tokyo_Metro_Contact_Gates.jpg, The ticket barriers for transferring between JR East and the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, June 2019
File:Chiyoda Line- Nishi-Nippori Station platforms Nov 9 2019 various 21 11 44 981000.jpeg, Chiyoda Line platforms, November 2019
Toei
The
Nippori-Toneri Liner
The is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system between Nippori Station in Arakawa and Minumadai-shinsuikōen Station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. The line opened on 30 March 2008. It is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation ...
station is elevated and consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.
File:NipporiToneri-Liner-NT02-Nishi-nippori-station-platform-20210713-113805.jpg, The Nippori-Toneri Liner platforms, July 2021
History
The
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). The Yamanote Line station opened on 20 April 1971. The
Nippori-Toneri Liner
The is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system between Nippori Station in Arakawa and Minumadai-shinsuikōen Station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. The line opened on 30 March 2008. It is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation ...
station opened on 30 March 2008.
The station facilities of the Chiyoda Line 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.
Station numbering
Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood ch ...
was introduced in 2016 with Nishi-Nippori being assigned station numbers JY08 for the Yamanote line and JK33 for the Keihin-Tōhoku line. Numbering was expanded to the Nippori-Toneri Liner platforms in November 2017 with the station receiving station number NT02.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 97,268 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 41st-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 162,852 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers), making it the fifteenth-busiest station operated by Tokyo Metro. Over the same fiscal year, the Toei station was used by an average of 10,500 per day (boarding passengers only), making it the second-busiest station on the Nippori-Toneri Liner. The daily average passenger figures for JR East and Tokyo Metro in previous years are as shown below.
* Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.
List of railway stations in Japan
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External links
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Railway stations
Japan
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