(alternative name 清水橋駅 ''Shimizubashi'' Station) is a

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on the

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. It is operated by the

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Surrounding area

Nishi-Shinjuku Gochome is a residential area west of

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. This station is at the heart of Nishi-Shinjuku's residential high rise area. Shinjuku Central park is a short walk east of the station. The Toho educational group has many schools within walking distance of the station. Nishi-Shinjuku Gochome also has a small commercial center.

Station layout

Like most stations on the Oedo line, this station has an island platform serving two tracks. File:Toei-subway-E29-Nishi-shinjuku-5chome-station-platform-20170831-070738.jpg, Platforms, 2017

History

The station opened on 19 December 1997.

Ridership

As of 2018, the station saw a daily patronage of 36,090 passengers.各駅乗降人員一覧
- 東京都交通局

Surrounding area

*Graduate School of Film Producing *Shibuya honmachi gakuen Elementary School and Junior High School *

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* Toei Bus Shibuya Depot, Shinjuku Branch Office *Kanto International Senior High School *Tokyu Stay Nishi-Shinjuku hotel

Buses

Nishi-Shinjuku Gochome is served by the

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Company. Two bus lines pass through this station. All eastbound buses are bound for

. Westbound, the 33 bus heads to Eifukucho and the 32 heads in a similar direction. West of the station at the Shimizubashi intersection, the 64 Keio bus heads North to Nakano Sakaue Station and Nakano Station while the southbound buses head to Shibuya Station.

References

This article incorporates information from the corresponding article on the Japanese Wikipedia. {{DEFAULTSORT:Nishi-Shinjuku-Gochome Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1997 Railway stations in Tokyo