M06 E30 Nakano-sakaue Station 中野坂上駅
Entrance A1 in March 2011
General information
Location	2-48-2 Honmachi (Tokyo Metro) 2-28 Chuo (Toei Subway) Nakano City, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35°41′49″N 139°40′58″E / 35.696985°N 139.682804°E / 35.696985; 139.682804
Operated by	Tokyo Metro Toei Subway
Line(s)	MMb Marunouchi Line E Ōedo Line
Platforms	3 island platforms (2 Marunouchi Line, 1 Ōedo Line)
Tracks	5 (3 Marunouchi Line, 2 Ōedo Line)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	M-06, E-30
History
Opened	8 February 1961; 63 years ago (8 February 1961)
Passengers
FY2011	61,969 daily (Tokyo Metro) 33,011 daily (Toei)
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Shin-nakano M05 towards Ogikubo Marunouchi Line Nishi-Shinjuku M07 towards Ikebukuro Nakano-Shimbashi Mb05 (branch line) towards Hōnanchō Preceding station Toei Subway Following station Higashi-nakano E31 towards Hikarigaoka Ōedo Line Nishi-shinjuku-gochōme E29 towards Tochōmae
Location
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Nakano-sakaue Station (中野坂上駅, Nakano-sakaue-eki) is a subway station in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by the two Tokyo subway operators Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway.

Lines

Nakano-sakaue Station is served by the Marunouchi Line from Ogikubo to Ikebukuro, and by the Ōedo Line. It is 18.5 km (11.5 mi) from the eastern terminus of the Line at Ikebukuro, and also forms the starting point of the 3.2 km (2.0 mi) branch of the Marunouchi Line to Honancho.^[1] The station is numbered M-06 on the Marunouchi Line, and E-30 on the Oedo Line.

Station layout

Tokyo Metro platforms

The Tokyo Metro station has two island platforms serving three tracks on the second basement (B2F) level.

During the off-peak, platform 2 is used by three-car branch line trains shuttling between Nakano-Sakue and Honancho. During the peak hours, some trains to Honancho on the branch line use platform 1, and some through trains from Honancho to Ikebukuro use platform 2.

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  Entrance No. 2 in May 2006
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  The ticket barriers to the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line platforms in August 2016
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  Marunouchi Line platforms. The platform on the left is the middle platform for trains bound for Hōnanchō

Toei platforms

The Toei station has one island platform serving two tracks on the fourth basement (B4F) level.

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  Toei Oedo Line platforms in 2016

History

The Tokyo Metro (formerly TRTA) station opened on 8 February 1961.^[2] The Toei station opened on 19 December 1997.^[2]

The station facilities of the Marunouchi Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 61,969 passengers daily,^[2] and the Toei station was used by an average of 33,011 passengers daily (alighting passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Nakano Police Station
• Hozenji Temple
• Tokyo Polytechnic University Nakano campus