Hōnanchō Station

Honancho 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.

Mb03
Honancho Station

方南町駅
No. 1 entrance in June 2016
Location1-1-1 Horinouchi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-0013
Japan
Operated by Tokyo Metro
Line(s)Mb Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (Honancho Branch)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeMb-03
Websitewww.tokyometro.jp/station/honancho/index.html
History
Opened23 March 1962
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)33,335 daily
Services
Preceding station   Tokyo Metro   Following station
TerminusMarunouchi Line
(branch line)
Nakano-fujimicho
Mb04
toward Nakano-sakaue or Ikebukuro
Location
Honancho Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Honancho Station is the terminus of the 3.2 km Honancho branch of the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line from Nakano-sakaue.[1] It is numbered "Mb-03".

Station layout

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
1/2 Mb Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Honancho Branch for Nakano-sakaue, Ogikubo and Ikebukuro
  • No. 2 entrance in April 2011
  • Ticket gates at the west end of the platforms in December 2006
  • The west end of the platforms in November 2013
  • The east end of the platforms in November 2013

History

The station opened on 23 March 1962.[3] 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.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the hundredth-busiest on the Tokyo Metro network with an average of 33,335 passengers daily.[5]

The passenger statistics for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
201131,095[3][6]
201232,060[7]
201333,335[5]

Surrounding area

Exit 1 (west end)
  • Izumi Health Center
  • Sennan Junior High School

Exit 2 (east end)
  • Nakano Special Needs Education School
  • Minami-Nakano Junior High School
  • Honan Elementary School

See also

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. p. 79. ISBN 978-4-06-270061-0.
  2. 方南町駅 構内図 [Honancho Station map] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.

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