is a subway station on the

Tokyo Metro Tozai Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Its name translates to "''East-West Line"''. The line runs between Nakano in Nakano-ku, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi in Funabashi, Chiba Pre ...

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, 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 numbered T-02.

Lines

Ochiai Station is served by the

Station layout

The station consists 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 tracks.

Platforms

File:TokyoMetro-Tozai-line-T02-Ochiai-station-platform-20170103-100536.jpg, The platforms in January 2017

History

The station opened on 16 March 1966. The station facilities were inherited by

after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was 116th busiest on the Tokyo Metro network with an average of 24,035 passengers daily. The passenger statistics for previous years are as shown below.

References

External links

Ochiai Station information
(Tokyo Metro) {{coord, 35.710742, N, 139.686339, E, source:dewiki_region:JP-13_type:landmark, format=dms, display=title Stations of Tokyo Metro Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1966