is a subway station on the

Toei Asakusa Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the municipal subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ōta, Tokyo, Ōta and in Sumida, Tokyo, Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, un ...

, operated by the

Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation The , also known as Toei Transportation, Toei Transport, or simply , is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government which operates public transport services in Tokyo. Among its services, the Toei Subway is one of two rapid transit systems wh ...

. It is located in

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, Japan. Its number is A-02.

Station layout

Magome Station is composed of a singular

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serving two tracks. Platform 1 is for passengers bound for , whereas Platform 2 is for those traveling in the opposite direction toward and .

Platforms

Toei Magome sta 003.jpg, Ticket concourse, 2007 File:浅草線馬込文庫 (401910285).jpg, A "little free library" in the shape of a

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at the ticket concourse File:Toei-subway-A02-Magome-station-platform-20231104-114937.jpg, The platform in 2023 File:Toei Magome sta 001.jpg, Exit in 2007

History

Magome opened on November 15, 1968 as a station on Toei Line 1. In 1978, the line took its present name.

Surrounding area

The station serves the Kita Magome neighborhood. Nearby are a public library, and a

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facility. {{Toei Asakusa Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1968 Toei Asakusa Line Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation