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Toden-zoshigaya Station

Coordinates: 35°43′27″N 139°43′05″E / 35.7242°N 139.7180°E / 35.7242; 139.7180
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Toden-zoshigaya Station

都電雑司ヶ谷停留場
The Waseda-bound platform in August 2016
General information
Location3-chome, Minami-ikebukuro, Toshima Ward, Tokyo 171-0022
Japan
Operated by Toei
Line(s) Toden Arakawa Line
Distance10.2 km (6.3 mi) from Minowabashi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Websitewww.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/toden/stations/zoshigaya/
History
Opened30 March 1925; 99 years ago (1925-03-30)
Previous namesZoshigaya (until June 2008)
Services
Preceding station Toei Following station
Kishibojimmae
towards Waseda
Toden Arakawa Line Higashi-ikebukuro-yonchome
towards Minowabashi
Location
Toden-zoshigaya Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
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Toden-zoshigaya Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Toden-zoshigaya Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Toden-zoshigaya Station
Toden-zoshigaya Station
Toden-zoshigaya Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Toden-zoshigaya Station is located in Tokyo
Toden-zoshigaya Station
Toden-zoshigaya Station
Toden-zoshigaya Station (Tokyo)
Toden-zoshigaya Station is located in Japan
Toden-zoshigaya Station
Toden-zoshigaya Station
Toden-zoshigaya Station (Japan)

Toden-zoshigaya Station (都電雑司ヶ谷停留場, Toden-zōshigaya-teiryūjō) is a tram stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).

Lines

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Toden-zoshigaya Station is served by the 12.2 km Tokyo Sakura Tram from Minowabashi to Waseda, and is 10.2 km from Minowabashi.[1]

Station layout

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The station has two side platforms located on either side of a level crossing.


History

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The station opened on 12 November 1925, originally named Zoshigaya Station (雑司ヶ谷停留場).[1] It was renamed Toden-zoshigaya on 14 June 2008 to avoid confusion with Zoshigaya Station which opened on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line subway on the same day.[2]

Surrounding area

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The entrance to Zoshigaya Cemetery close to the station in August 2016

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 219. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ 都電荒川線「雑司ヶ谷」停留場の名称変更のお知らせ. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. 8 June 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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35°43′27″N 139°43′05″E / 35.7242°N 139.7180°E / 35.7242; 139.7180