is a railway station in
Suginami, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Suginami City in English.
As of June 1, 2022, Suginami has an estimated population of 588,354 and a population density of 17,274 persons per km2. The total area is 34.06 km2 ...
, Japan, jointly operated by the
East Japan Railway Company
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(JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator
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 ...
.
Lines
The JR East station is served by the
Chūō Main Line
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(
Chūō Line (Rapid)
The is the name given to rapid services on the eastern section of the Chūō Main Line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between and stations. The official map shows services travel as far as Otsuki.
Basic data
*Operat ...
and
Chūō-Sōbu Line local services), and is located 18.7 km from the starting point of the Chūō Line at Tokyo Station.
The Tokyo Metro station is served by the , and forms the western terminus of the line from Ikebukuro.
The station is numbered M-01.
Station layout
The JR East station consists of ground-level platforms running east–west, and the underground platforms for the Tokyo Metro station lie parallel to the JR East platforms, slightly to the south.
The station has "North" and "South" ("South a" and "South b") entrances at the eastern end of the station and a "West" entrance at the western end.
File:Ogikubo St North.jpg, The north entrance in June 2007
File:Ogikubo sta south b.jpg, The south b entrance in February 2008
File:Ogikubo sta west north.jpg, The west (north) entrance in February 2008
File:Ogikubo sta west south.jpg, The west (south) entrance in February 2008
JR East
The JR East station has a "
Midori no Madoguchi
, which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...
" staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agent.
Platforms
The station consists of two ground-level
island platforms
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serving four tracks.
Tokyo Metro
The underground Tokyo Metro station consists of an
island platform
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serving two terminating tracks located on the second basement level.
Platforms
File:Ogikubo Station Tokyo Metro ticket barriers 20131116.JPG, The ticket barriers to the Tokyo Metro platforms at the east end of the station in November 2013
File:Ogikubo Station Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line platforms 20131116.JPG, The Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line platforms in November 2013
History
The JR East station opened on 21 December 1891.
The station for the Marunouchi Line opened on 23 January 1962.
The station facilities of the Marunouchi 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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 86,032 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 48th-busiest station operated by JR East.
In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 78,484 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers), making it the 49th-busiest station operated by Tokyo Metro.
The daily average passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.
* Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.
Surrounding area
* Suginami Ward Office
* Ogikubo Tax Office
* Tokyo Adventist Hospital
* Tokyo Ogikubo High School
* Odakuro Park
See also
*
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
Ogikubo Station information(JR East)
(Tokyo Metro)
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Railway stations in Japan opened in 1962
Chūō Main Line
Chūō-Sōbu Line
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1891