is a subway station on the

Toei Mita Line The is a rapid transit, subway line of the municipal Toei Subway network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira Station, Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi, Tokyo, Itabashi and Meguro Station, Meguro in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Shi ...

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, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator

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 ...

(Toei).

Lines

Shibakoen Station is served by the

, and lies 4.6 km from the starting point of the line at . It is numbered "I-05". It is also relatively close to

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on the

Toei Ōedo Line The is a rapid transit railway line of the municipal Toei Subway network in Tokyo, Japan. It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. The line is comple ...

(located 500 meters to the west), although it is not officially recognized as a transfer station and there is no transfer corridor between the two stations.

Station layout

The station consists 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 platforms, ...

s serving two tracks on the second basement ("B2F") level.

Platforms

File:Shibakoen-Sta-Gate-For-Shibakoen.JPG, The ticket barriers at the northern end of the station in May 2011 File:Toei-subway-I05-Shibakoen-station-platform-20230916-123539.jpg, The platforms in September 2023

History

The station opened on 27 November 1973.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 26,107 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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* National Route 15

References

External links

Toei station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shibakoen Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1973 Toei Mita Line Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation