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is a railway station in
Toshima, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Located in the northern area of Tokyo, Toshima is bordered by the wards of Nerima, Itabashi, ...
, Japan, operated by the
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
Toei Subway The is one of two subway systems in Tokyo, Japan, the other being the Tokyo Metro. The Toei Subway lines were originally licensed to the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (the predecessor of Tokyo Metro) but were constructed by the Tokyo Metropolita ...
.


Lines

Sugamo Station is served by the following two lines. *
Yamanote Line The Yamanote Line () is a railway Circle route, loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres ...
*
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 ...


Station layout

Platform edge doors Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail sy ...
were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms during fiscal 2013.


JR East platforms

File:JR Yamanote-Line Sugamo Station Gates.jpg, JR East ticket gates File:JR Yamanote-Line Sugamo Station Platform (20191130).jpg, Yamanote Line platforms


Toei platforms

File:Sugamo-Sta-Toei-Gate.JPG, Toei ticket gates File:Toei-subway-I15-Sugamo-station-platform-20191220-124135.jpg, Mita Line platform


History

The station opened on 1 April 1903.
Station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood c ...
was introduced in 2016 with Sugamo being assigned station number JY11.


Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 77,089 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 57th-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2013, the Toei station was used by an average of 46,241 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for JR East in previous years are as shown below.


Surrounding area

To the north of the station is a long shopping street, , which is popular with older ladies, and the area is known as "
Harajuku is a district in Shibuya, Tokyo. Harajuku is the common name given to a geographic area spreading from Harajuku Station to Omotesandō, Tokyo, Omotesando, corresponding on official maps of Shibuya, Tokyo, Shibuya ward as Jingūmae 1 Japanese a ...
for Grannies".


See also

* List of railway stations in Japan


References


External links


JR East station information


{{Toshima Railway stations in Japan opened in 1903 Yamanote Line Toei Mita Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation