Sugamo Station

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Coordinates: 35°44′00″N 139°44′22″E / 35.733345°N 139.739496°E / 35.733345; 139.739496

Sugamo Station
巣鴨駅
Sugamo-Sta-Building.JPG
JR station building, May 2010
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Toshima
Neighborhood etc. 1 Sugamo
(in Japanese) 東京都豊島区巣鴨一丁目
History
Year opened 1903
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East, Toei
Line(s) Yamanote Line
Mita Line
Aiga bus inv.svg Medium bus terminal at this station

Sugamo Station (巣鴨駅 sugamo-eki?) is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).

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[edit] Lines

[edit] Platforms

[edit] JR East

1 Yamanote Line for Tabata, Ueno, and Tokyo
2 Yamanote Line for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Shibuya

[edit] Toei

1 Mita Line for Ōtemachi, Meguro, Hiyoshi
2 Mita Line for Nishi-Takashimadaira

[edit] Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yamanote Line
Ōtsuka - Komagome
Toei Mita Line
Sengoku - Nishi-Sugamo

[edit] History

The station opened on April 1, 1903.[citation needed]

[edit] Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the JR East station was used by an average of 77,457 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] The Toei subway station was used by an average of 45,233 passengers daily in fiscal 2010 (boarding passengers only).[2]

[edit] Surrounding area

To the north of the station is a long shopping street, Jizō-dōri (地蔵通り?), which is popular with older ladies, and the area is known as Harajuku for Grannies.

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[edit] External links

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