Ogikubo Station

Ogikubo Station (荻窪駅, Ogikubo-eki) is a railway station in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

Ogikubo Station 荻窪駅
The station forecourt on the north side of Ogikubo Station in September 2011
Location	Suginami, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1891
Location
Ogikubo Station Location within Tokyo

Lines

The JR East station is served by the Chūō Main Line (Chūō Line (Rapid) and Chūō-Sōbu Line local services), and is located 18.7 km from the starting point of the Chūō Line at Tokyo Station.[1]

The Tokyo Metro station is served by the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, and forms the western terminus of the 24.2 km line from Ikebukuro.[2] The station is numbered M-01.

Station layout

The JR East station consists of ground-level platforms running east–west, and the underground platforms for the Tokyo Metro station lie parallel to the JR East platforms, slightly to the south.[1] The station has "North" and "South" ("South a" and "South b") entrances at the eastern end of the station and a "West" entrance at the western end.

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  The north entrance in June 2007
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  The south b entrance in February 2008
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  The west (north) entrance in February 2008
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  The west (south) entrance in February 2008

JR East

JC09 JB04 Ogikubo Station 荻窪駅
JR East station
The north Entrance in September 2011
Location	1 Kamiogi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JC Chūō Line (Rapid) JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	JC09, JB04
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 December 1891
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	86,032 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kichijōji JC11 toward Ōtsuki Chūō Line      Commuter Rapid Nakano One-way operation Chūō Line      Rapid Nakano JC06 toward Tokyo Nishi-Ogikubo JC10 (weekdays) toward Ōtsuki Asagaya JC08 (weekdays) toward Tokyo Nishi-Ogikubo JB03 toward Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Asagaya JB05 toward Chiba Chūō–Sōbu Line      via Tozai Line Asagaya JB05 toward Tsudanuma

The JR East station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agent.[3]

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  The ticket barriers to the JR platforms at the east end of the station in November 2013

Platforms

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks.

1	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Mitaka
2	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line	for Shinjuku, Akihabara, and Chiba T Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line for Nakano, Ōtemachi, Nishi-Funabashi
3	JC Chūō Line (Rapid)	for Tachikawa, Hachiōji, and Takao
4	JC Chūō Line (Rapid)	for Nakano, Shinjuku, and Tokyo

Tokyo Metro

M01 Ogikubo Station 荻窪駅
Tokyo Metro station
The south entrance in February 2008
Location	5-31-7 Ogikubo, Suginami-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	M-01
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 January 1962
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	78,484 daily
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Terminus Marunouchi Line Minami-Asagaya M02 toward Ikebukuro

The underground Tokyo Metro station consists of an island platform serving two terminating tracks located on the second basement level.

Platforms

1/2

M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line

for Shinjuku,Ginza, and Ikebukuro

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  The ticket barriers to the Tokyo Metro platforms at the east end of the station in November 2013
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  The Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line platforms in November 2013

History

The JR East station opened on 21 December 1891.[1] The Tokyo Metro Station opened on 23 January 1962.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 86,032 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 48th-busiest station operated by JR East.[4] In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 78,484 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers), making it the 49th-busiest station operated by Tokyo Metro.[5] The daily average passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	JR East	Tokyo Metro
2000	82,768[6]
2005	83,095[7]
2006	84,436[8]
2007	86,644[9]
2008	86,838[10]
2009	85,323[11]
2010	85,093[12]
2011	83,299[13]	69,792[2][14]
2012	85,167[15]	73,576[16]
2013	86,032[4]	78,484[5]

• Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

Surrounding area

• Suginami Ward Office
• Ogikubo Tax Office
• Tokyo Adventist Hospital
• Tokyo Ogikubo High School
• Odakuro Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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. pp. 34–77. ISBN 978-4-06-270061-0.
2. 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.
3. 各駅情報（荻窪駅） [Station Information: Ogikubo Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
5. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
7. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
8. 各駅の乗車人員　（2006年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
9. 各駅の乗車人員　（2007年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
10. 各駅の乗車人員　（2008年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2008)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
11. 各駅の乗車人員　（2009年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
12. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
13. 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
14. 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 24 September 2014.
15. 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
16. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング (2012年) [Station usage ranking (2012)] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

External links

• Ogikubo Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
• Ogikubo Station information (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)