Sugamo Station

Location
	Sugamo Station Location within Tokyo Yamanote Loop Sugamo Station Sugamo Station (Tokyo wards area) Sugamo Station Sugamo Station (Japan)

JY11
Sugamo Station

巣鴨駅
JY11 ; Sugamo Station; 巣鴨駅
	JR station building in August 2016
Japanese name
Shinjitai	巣鴨駅
Kyūjitai	巢鴨驛
Hiragana	すがもえき
General information
Location	1 Sugamo, Toshima City, Tokyo; Japan
Operated by	JR East; Toei Subway;
Lines	Yamanote Line; Mita Line;
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 for each line)
Tracks	4 (2 for each line)
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Above ground (Yamanote Line); Underground (Mita Line)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	I-15 (Mita Line); JY11 (Yamanote Line);
History
Opened	1 April 1903; 123 years ago
Services
Location
Location
	Sugamo Station Location within Tokyo Yamanote Loop Sugamo Station Sugamo Station (Tokyo wards area) Sugamo Station Sugamo Station (Japan)

35°44′00″N 139°44′22″E / 35.733345°N 139.739496°E / 35.733345; 139.739496

Sugamo Station (巣鴨駅, sugamo-eki) is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Toei Subway.

Lines

Sugamo Station is served by the following two lines.

Station layout

Platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms during fiscal 2013.^[1]

JR East platforms

1	Yamanote Line	for Tabata, Ueno, and Tokyo
2	Yamanote Line	for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Shibuya

JR East ticket gates
Yamanote Line platforms

Toei platforms

1	Mita Line	for Ōtemachi, Shirokane-takanawa, and Meguro Meguro Line for Musashi-Kosugi and Hiyoshi Sotetsu Main Line for Ebina via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line Sotetsu Izumino Line for Shōnandai via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line
2	Mita Line	for Nishi-takashimadaira

Toei ticket gates
Mita Line platform

History

The station opened on 1 April 1903.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Sugamo being assigned station number JY11.^[3]^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 77,089 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 57th-busiest station operated by JR East.^[5] In fiscal 2013, the Toei station was used by an average of 46,241 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[6] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for JR East in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	81,818^[7]
2005	76,739^[8]
2010	77,457^[9]
2011	76,093^[10]
2012	76,249^[11]
2013	77,089^[5]

Surrounding area

To the north of the station is a long shopping street, Jizō-dōri (地蔵通り), which is popular with older ladies, and the area is known as "Harajuku for Grannies".^[12]

References

↑ グループ経営構想V [Group Business Vision V] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 30 October 2012. p. 10. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
↑ "巣鴨駅情報" [Sugamo Station Information]. East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
↑ "⾸都圏エリアへ「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
↑ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
1 2 各駅の乗車人員（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
↑ 各駅乗降人員一覧 [Station usage figures] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
↑ 各駅の乗車人員（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
↑ 各駅の乗車人員（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
↑ 各駅の乗車人員（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
↑ 各駅の乗車人員（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
↑ 各駅の乗車人員（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
↑ Cortina, Sarah (21 July 2011). "Best Tokyo shopping streets". CNN Go. Cable News Network. Archived from the original on 2011-12-07. Retrieved 6 June 2012.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)
Toei station information (in Japanese)

[jreast20121030-1] グループ経営構想V [Group Business Vision V] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 30 October 2012. p. 10. Retrieved 8 November 2012.

[2] "巣鴨駅情報" [Sugamo Station Information]. East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

[3] "⾸都圏エリアへ「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

[4] Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

[jreast2013stats-5] 1 2 各駅の乗車人員（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

[toeistats2013-6] 各駅乗降人員一覧 [Station usage figures] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

[jreast2000stats-7] 各駅の乗車人員（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

[jreast2005stats-8] 各駅の乗車人員（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

[jreast2010stats-9] 各駅の乗車人員（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

[jreast2011stats-10] 各駅の乗車人員（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

[jreast2012stats-11] 各駅の乗車人員（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

[cnngo-12] Cortina, Sarah (21 July 2011). "Best Tokyo shopping streets". CNN Go. Cable News Network. Archived from the original on 2011-12-07. Retrieved 6 June 2012.

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