is a subway station in 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. It is located in

Kita, Tokyo is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is City of Kita. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 340,287, and a p ...

. The station is the least used on the entire Metro network. Kyu-Furukawa Gardens can be reached by walking from this station.

Lines

Tokyo Metro Namboku Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Meguro in Shinagawa and Akabane-Iwabuchi in Kita. The Namboku Line was referred to as Line 7 during the planning stages, thus the seldom-used officia ...

(station number N-15)

Platform

The platform is a simple island configuration, with one

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 ...

serving two tracks.

Passenger statistics

With an average of 8,785 passengers daily in fiscal 2018, the station is the least used on the entire Tokyo Metro network and the only station on the network to have an average of less than 10,000 users per day. The passenger statistics for previous years are as shown below.

History

Nishigahara Station opened on 29 November 1991. The station facilities were inherited by

after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

References

External links

Nishigahara Station Information
(Tokyo Metro) {{coord, 35.745938, 139.742274, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1991 Tokyo Metro Namboku Line