Nishi-waseda Station

Nishi-waseda Station (西早稲田駅, Nishi-waseda-eki, lit. "West Waseda Station") is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Its station number is F-11. The station opened on June 14, 2008.

F11
Nishi-waseda Station

西早稲田駅
Entrance No. 1 in July 2008
Location3-18-2 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°42′26″N 139°42′33″E
Operated by Tokyo Metro
Line(s)F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
Distance14.6 km from Wakoshi
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeF-11
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened14 June 2008
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)32,380 daily
Services
Preceding station   Tokyo Metro   Following station
F10
toward Wakoshi
Fukutoshin Line
Local
Higashi-shinjuku
F12
toward Shibuya
Location
Nishi-waseda Station
Location within Tokyo
Nishi-waseda Station
Nishi-waseda Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishi-waseda Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line between Wakoshi and Shibuya, with many direct through-running services to and from the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and Tobu Tojo Line in the north, and the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line in the south. The station lies 14.6 km from Wakoshi.

Station layout

The station has one underground island platform located on the third basement ("B3F") level, serving two tracks.

Platforms
1 F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shinjuku-sanchome and Shibuya
TY Tokyu Toyoko Line for Jiyugaoka and Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
2 F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Ikebukuro and Wakoshi
Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō
TJ Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoeshi and Shinrinkoen
  • Entrance No. 3 in June 2008
  • The platforms in June 2009

History

The station opened on 14 June 2008 with the opening of the Fukutoshin Line from Ikebukuro to Shibuya.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 105th-busiest on the Tokyo Metro network with an average of 32,380 passengers daily.[2] The passenger statistics for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
201126,535[3]
201228,326[4]
201332,380[2]

Surrounding area
  • Toyama area
  • Ōkubo area
  • Totsuka (Waseda) and Takadanobaba area
  • Toyama Park
  • Shinjuku Sports Center
  • Gakushuin Women's College, a private school
  • Gakushuin Girls' Junior and Senior High School, a private school
  • Toyama High School, a public school
  • Nishi-Waseda Junior High School, a public school
  • Waseda University School of Science and Engineering, Nishi-Waseda Campus in Ōkubo
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See also

References
  1. 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. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
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