is a subway train station in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by 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 Toe ...

. It is directly connected by an underground pedestrian passage to the Toei-operated Kasuga Station. It is integrated with the Tokyo Dome City complex and the Bunkyō ward capitol building.

Lines

Kōrakuen Station is served by the following lines: *

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The line runs in a U-shape between Ogikubo Station in Suginami and Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, with a branch line between Nakano-Sakaue Station and Hōnanchō Station. The offici ...

, station number M-22 *

Tokyo Metro Namboku Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Meguro in Shinagawa and Akabane-Iwabuchi in Kita. The Namboku Line was referred to as Line 7 during the planning stages, thus the seldom-used officia ...

, station number N-11 Nearby , connected by a pedestrian passageway, is served by the following lines. *

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 ...

, station number I-12 *

Toei Ōedo Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. T ...

, station number E-07

Layout

The Marunouchi Line platforms (1 to 2) consist 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 platform ...

s serving two tracks on the second-floor ("2F") level, and the Namboku Line platforms (3 to 4) consist of an

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 ...

serving two deep-level tracks on the sixth basement ("B6F") level.

Platforms

From March 2015, the Namboku Line platforms use the tune "

Take Me Out to the Ball Game "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of North American baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song ...

" as the

departure melody A train melody is a succession of musically expressive tones played when a train is arriving at or about to depart from a train station. As part of train passenger operations, a train melody includes a parade of single notes organized to follow e ...

, chosen as the nearby Tokyo Dome is used for baseball games. File:Korakuen Station 2019a.jpg, Korakuen District Gate, 2019 File:Marunouchi Line 2000 Korakuen 20190224a.jpg, A

Tokyo Metro 2000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Tokyo Metro for use on the Marunouchi Line in Tokyo, Japan. They will replace the Tokyo Metro 02 series currently in service on the Marunouchi Line. Technical specifications The t ...

train at Korakuen station, 2019 File:Namboku-Line-Korakuen-Sta-Platform.JPG, Namboku Line platforms, 2010

Passengers

In fiscal 2019, this station had 106,481 passengers daily.

History

Kōrakuen Station opened on 20 January 1954 on the Marunouchi Line. The Namboku Line platforms opened on 26 March 1996. The station facilities were inherited by

after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004. From 13 March 2015, the tune "

" was used as the departure melody for the Namboku Line platforms.

Surrounding area

* Bunkyo Civic Center * Tokyo Dome City entertainment complex **

Tokyo Dome is an indoor stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a baseball stadium following its predecessor, Korakuen Stadium. Construction on the stadium began on May 16, 1985, and it opened on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of th ...

baseball stadium *

Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden is a district of Bunkyo, Tokyo. It consists of five sub-areas, . In Koishikawa are located two well regarded gardens: the Koishikawa Botanical Garden (operated by the University of Tokyo) in Hakusan, and the Koishikawa Korakuen Garden in Kōr ...

*Several train stations nearby: ** Kasuga Station ( Toei) **

Suidōbashi Station is a railway station which straddles Tokyo's Chiyoda and Bunkyō wards, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). Lines Suidōbashi Station is served by the following lin ...

( JR East, Toei)

References

External links

Korakuen Station information
(Tokyo Metro) {{DEFAULTSORT:Korakuen Station Railway stations in Tokyo Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Tokyo Metro Namboku Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1954