Hōnanchō Station
Mb03 Hōnanchō Station 方南町駅 | |||||||||||
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 No. 1 entrance in February 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1-1-1 Horinouchi, Suginami City, Tokyo 166-0013 Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mb Marunouchi Line – (Branch line) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Mb-03 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 March 1962 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2013 | 33,335 daily | ||||||||||
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Hōnanchō Station (方南町駅, Hōnanchō-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.
Lines
[edit]Hōnanchō Station is the terminus of the 3.2 km (2.0 mi) Honancho branch of the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line from Nakano-sakaue.[1] It is numbered "Mb-03".
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a single underground island platform on the second basement level, serving two tracks.[1]
There are two entrances to the station: Entrance 1 provides access to the west (terminating) end of the platforms via a concourse on the same second basement level, while Entrance 2 provides access to the east end of the platforms via a concourse on the first basement level. Toilet facilities are available on the Entrance 1 concourse.[2]
Platforms
[edit]| 1/2 | Mb Marunouchi Line (Hōnanchō Branch) | for Ikebukuro |
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No. 2 entrance in April 2011
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Ticket gates at the west end of the platforms in December 2006
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The west end of the platforms in November 2013
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The east end of the platforms in November 2013
History
[edit]Honancho Station opened on 23 March 1962.[3]
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[4]
Construction work started in 2013 to extend the platform-edge doors along the platforms to handle six-car trains, allowing through-running services to and from Ikebukuro via the main Marunouchi Line from fiscal 2017.[5]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2013, the station was the hundredth-busiest on the Tokyo Metro network with an average of 33,335 passengers daily.[6]
The passenger statistics for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2011 | 31,095[3][7] |
| 2012 | 32,060[8] |
| 2013 | 33,335[6] |
Surrounding area
[edit]Exit 1 (west end)
[edit]- Izumi Health Center
- Sennan Junior High School
Exit 2 (east end)
[edit]- Nakano Special Needs Education School
- Minami-Nakano Junior High School
- Honan Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryozo (April 2010). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１巻 東京駅―三鷹エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 1 Tokyo Station - Mitaka Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 79. ISBN 978-4-06-270061-0.
- ^ 方南町駅 構内図 [Honancho Station map] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 215. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "「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.
- ^ 丸ノ内線、方南町駅へ直通運転開始 東京メトロが17年度から [Tokyo Metro to operate through trains on Marunouchi Line to Hōnanchō Station from fiscal 2017]. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ a b 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ 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 9 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗降人員ランキング (2012年) [Station usage ranking (2012)] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
External links
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- Tokyo Metro station information (in Japanese)