Connections Bus terminal Opened 1969 | Passengers (JR East, FY2013) 97,268 daily | |
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Location 5 Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa, Tokyo
（東京都荒川区西日暮里五丁目）
Japan Operated by JR East
Tokyo Metro
Toei Line(s) Yamanote Line
Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
■ Nippori-Toneri Liner Station code JY08 (Yamanote Line)
JK33 (Keihin-Tōhoku Line)
C-16 (Chiyoda Line) Address Japan, 〒116-0013 Tokyo, Arakawa, 西日暮里５丁目 Similar Nippori Station, Tabata Station, Sendagi Station, Uguisudani Station, Komagome Station | ||
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Nishi-Nippori Station (西日暮里駅, Nishi-Nippori-eki) is a railway station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the two Tokyo subway operators Tokyo Metro and Toei.
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Lines
Nishi-Nippori Station is served by the following lines.
Toei
The Nippori-Toneri Liner station is elevated and consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.
History
The Chiyoda Line station opened on 20 December 1969. The Yamanote Line station opened 20 April 1971. The Nippori-Toneri Liner station opened on 30 March 2008.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 97,268 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 41st-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 162,852 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers), making it the fifteenth-busiest station operated by Tokyo Metro. Over the same fiscal year, the Toei station was used by an average of 10,500 per day (boarding passengers only), making it the second-busiest station on the Nippori-Toneri Liner. The daily average passenger figures for JR East and Tokyo Metro in previous years are as shown below.