Shinanomachi_Station Knowpia

JB13
Shinanomachi Station

信濃町駅
JB13; Shinanomachi Station; 信濃町駅
	Shinanomachi Station building in April 2018
General information
Location	Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	JB13
Website	Official website
History
Opened	9 October 1894
Passengers
FY2015	25,596 daily
Services
Location
	Shinanomachi Station Location within Tokyo

Shinanomachi Station (信濃町駅, Shinanomachi-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines edit

The station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line.

Station layout edit

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms edit

1	JB Chūō-Sobu Line	for Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka
2	JB Chūō-Sobu Line	for Ochanomizu, Akihabara, and Chiba

The platform in October 2021

History edit

The station opened on 9 October 1894.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1]

Surrounding area edit

Keio University Medical School Hospital
Meiji-Jingu Stadium
Soka Gakkai Headquarters
- Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu (Kosen-rufu Daiseido)
Soka Culture Center
Soka Gakkai Josei Toda International Centre (Soka Gakkai International Headquarters)
Soka Young Women's Centre
Komeito Headquarters
Seikyo Shimbun Headquarters
Min-On Music Museum^[2]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 175. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Min-On Music Museum website Retrieved 21 December 2013.