is a subway station on the

Toei Mita Line The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line ...

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, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator

Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation The , also known as , is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government which operates public transport services in Tokyo. Among its services, the Toei Subway is one of two rapid transit systems which make up the Tokyo subway system, the other b ...

(Toei).

Lines

Shibakoen Station is served by the

, and lies 4.6 km from the starting point of the line at . It is numbered "I-05".

Station layout

The station consists of two

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 on the second basement ("B2F") level.

Platforms

File:Shibakoen-Sta-Gate-For-Shibakoen.JPG, The ticket barriers at the northern end of the station in May 2011 File:Toei-subway-I05-Shibakoen-station-platform-20191210-162336.jpg, The platforms in 2019

History

The station opened on 27 November 1973.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 26,107 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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* National Route 15

References

External links

Toei station information
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