is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

located at the Nishi-Ochiai itchōme intersection of Mejiro Dōri, Shin-Mejiro Dōri and Shin-Ōme-Kaidō in

Shinjuku, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...

, Japan. This station is served by the

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 ...

. The Station number is E-33.

History

The station opened on December 19, 1997, when Line 12 was extended from Nerima to Shinjuku. Line 12 was renamed the Ōedo line on April 20, 2000. The station lies on the boundary of Shinjuku and Toshima wards. Before the station opened the name was intended to be simply Minami-Nagasaki (named after the neighborhood in Toshima ward), but the name was changed to reflect its position on the boundary.

Lines

Platforms

The platform is 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 ...

with two tracks.

Surroundings

Kato Precision Railroad Models is a Japanese manufacturer of model railroad equipment in N and HO scales. Founded in 1957, the Tokyo-based company manufactures models based on Japanese prototypes (such as the Shinkansen bullet train) for the Japanese market, North American p ...

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* Railway stations in Japan opened in 1997 Toei Ōedo Line Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Railway stations in Tokyo {{Tokyo-railstation-stub