Adachi, Tokyo
is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It is located to the north of the heart of Tokyo. The ward consists of two separate areas: a small strip of land between the Sumida River and Arakawa River and a larger area north of th ...
, Japan, operated by
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...
(JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator
Tokyo Metro
The Tokyo Metro () is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the #Organization, Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.52 million passengers (as of 2023), the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the Tokyo subway, two s ...
.
Lines
Ayase Station is served by the following two lines.
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JR East
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Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).Kita-Senju Station is treated as part of the Joban Line for fare calculation purposes when passengers do not travel on Tokyo Metro beyond Kita-Senju.
Ayase Station also serves as a turnaround point for the
Odakyu 60000 series MSE
The (Multi Super Express) is a Romancecar electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan since March 2008. The trains are used on Odakyu through service to the Tokyo Metro Chiyo ...
''Romancecar'' service through the Chiyoda Line, and is sometimes used as a delivery point for Tokyo Metro trainsets by rail; JR Freight transports the trainsets to Ayase during midnight hours, where Tokyo Metro takes delivery and hauls them to the nearby Ayase depot.
Station layout
The stations has a
side platform
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serving one track and two
island platform
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s serving three tracks, and a rectangular cut out for Kita Ayase trains on a fourth track. It is the only station in the Tokyo Metro network to have a "
Platform 0
Platform 0 is a railway platform, platform number at various railway stations around the world. It is usually a result of constructing a new platform next to the existing platform 1. To avoid having to renumber and replace signage (or excessive re ...
".
Platforms
Platform 2/3 is used for terminating and starting trains. Platform 0 is exclusively used for 3-car trains.
File:Ayase-Sta-Gate-W.JPG, The west entrance ticket barriers in June 2016
File:Ayase Station - Chiyoda Line - platforms 3 and 4 - platform doors - March 7 2020.jpeg, The platforms in March 2020
File:TokyoMetro-C19-Ayase-station-platform-20200403-135757.jpg, Platform 0 for Kita-ayase-bound trains, 2020
File:Ayase-Sta-W.JPG, West exit, 2016
History
*April 1, 1943: Ayase Station opened as a station on the
Japanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national rail transport, railway system directly operated by the until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Railways Group.
Name
The English name "Japanese ...
(JGR) (later
Japanese National Railways
The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
) Joban Line.
*April 20, 1971: The Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) Chiyoda Line started operation and replaced Joban Line local service between Kita-Senju and Ayase. TRTA assumed management of the station from JNR.
*December 20, 1979: The Kita-Ayase Branch Line opened.
*April 1, 2004: TRTA was privatized as Tokyo Metro.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 440,825 passengers daily (combined Tokyo Metro and JR East passengers). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
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Tokyo Detention House
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* Tokyo Kohoku High School
* Higashi-Ayase Junior High School
* Ayase Elementary School
* Ayase River
* Higashi Ayase park