Nishigahara Station

Nishigahara Station (西ケ原駅, Nishigahara-eki) is a subway station in the Tokyo Metro network. It is located in Kita, Tokyo. The station is the least used on the entire Metro network. Kyu-Furukawa Gardens can be reached by walking from this station.

N15 Nishigahara Station 西ケ原駅
Nishigahara station platforms, 2008
General information
Location	2-3-8 Nishigahara, Kita, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	N Namboku Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	N-15
History
Opened	29 November 1991; 32 years ago (29 November 1991)
Passengers
FY2013	7,005 daily
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Komagome N14 towards Meguro Namboku Line Ōji N16 towards Akabane-iwabuchi
Location Nishigahara Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Show map of Special wards of Tokyo Nishigahara Station Nishigahara Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula) Show map of Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula Nishigahara Station Nishigahara Station (Tokyo) Show map of Tokyo Nishigahara Station Nishigahara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

• Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (station number N-15)

Platform

The platform is a simple island configuration, with one island platform serving two tracks.

1	N Namboku Line	for Akabane-Iwabuchi SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-Misono
2		for Shirokane-takanawa and Meguro MG Meguro Line for Hiyoshi SH Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama Station Sotetsu Main Line for Ebina via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line

Passenger statistics

With an average of 8,785 passengers daily in fiscal 2018, the station is the least used on the entire Tokyo Metro network and the only station on the network to have an average of less than 10,000 users per day.^[1]

The passenger statistics for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2011	6,201[2]
2012	6,469[3]
2013	7,005[4]
2014	7,747[5]
2015	8,105[6]
2016	8,383[7]
2017	8,523[8]
2018	8,785[1]

History

Nishigahara Station opened on 29 November 1991.

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[9]

References

1. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
2. 駅別乗降人員順位表（2011年度1日平均） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
3. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング (2012年) [Station usage ranking (2012)] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
4. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
5. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
6. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
7. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
8. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
9. "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

External links

• Nishigahara Station Information (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)

35.745938°N 139.742274°E / 35.745938; 139.742274