is a subway station on the

Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line The , formally the , is a subway line operated by Tokyo Metro in west-central Tokyo and Wako, Saitama, Japan. The newest line in the Tokyo subway network, it opened in stages between 1994 and 2008. On average, the Fukutoshin line carries 362,654 ...

Toshima, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Located in the northern area of Tokyo, Toshima is bordered by the wards of Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita in the north and Nakano, Shinjuku, a ...

, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is numbered "F-10".

Lines

Zoshigaya Station is served by the

between and , with many direct through-running services to and from the

Seibu Ikebukuro Line The is a railway line of the Japanese private railway operator Seibu Railway. It originates at Ikebukuro Station, a large railway junction in north-western Tokyo, extending to northwest suburbs as far as Tokorozawa, Saitama, and nominally term ...

and

Tobu Tojo Line is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...

in the north, and the

Tokyu Toyoko Line Tokyu may refer to: * Tokyu Group, a group of companies centered on Tokyu Corporation ** Tokyu Corporation, a Japanese railway company, the largest member and parent company of the group ** Tokyu Car Corporation, a former Japanese railway vehicle m ...

and

Minatomirai Line The Minatomirai 21 Line (みなとみらい21線 ''Minato-mirai-21-sen''), commonly known as the Minatomirai Line (みなとみらい線 ''Minatomirai-sen''), is a subway line in Yokohama, Japan that runs from Yokohama Station to Motomachi-Chūk ...

in the south. The station is adjacent to

Kishibojimmae Station is a station in the Tokyo Sakura Tram. It is located in Toshima, Tokyo. Tokyo Metro Zōshigaya Station (Tokyo Metro), Zoshigaya Station on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, Fukutoshin line is built directly underneath the station. Lines *Tokyo ...

on the

Toden Arakawa Line The , branded as the , is a hybrid light rail/tram line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The Arakawa Line is the sole survivor of Tokyo's once-extensive Tokyo Toden streetcar system. It is one ...

. To prevent confusion, the former Zōshigaya Station on the Arakawa Line was renamed when the Fukutoshin Line opened in 2008.

Station layout

The station consists of one underground

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 ...

located on the fourth basement ("4BF") level, serving two tracks.

Platforms

File:Tokyo-Metro-Zoshigaya-Station-05.jpg, Entrance No. 3 in September 2012 File:Tokyo-Metro-Zoshigaya-Station-02.jpg, The platform in December 2011

History

The station opened on 14 June 2008 with the opening of the Fukutoshin Line from Ikebukuro to Shibuya.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 17,437 passengers daily, making it the least used station on the Fukutoshin Line and the 126th-busiest on the Tokyo Metro network. The passenger statistics for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

on the

References

External links

Tokyo Metro station information
(Tokyo Metro) {{DEFAULTSORT:Zoshigaya Station Railway stations in Tokyo Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line Stations of Tokyo Metro Railway stations in Japan opened in 2008