Komagome Station (駒込駅, Komagome-eki) is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

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Komagome Station

駒込駅
North building of JR station
General information
Location2 Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeN-14
History
Opened15 November 1910; 114 years ago (15 November 1910)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Sugamo
JY11
Next counter-clockwise
Yamanote Line Tabata
JY09
Next clockwise
Preceding station The logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro Following station
Hon-komagome
N13
towards Meguro
Namboku Line Nishigahara
N15
Location
Komagome Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Komagome Station
Komagome Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Komagome Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Komagome Station
Komagome Station
Komagome Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Komagome Station is located in Tokyo
Komagome Station
Komagome Station
Komagome Station (Tokyo)
Komagome Station is located in Japan
Komagome Station
Komagome Station
Komagome Station (Japan)

Lines

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Komagome Station is served by the circular Yamanote Line and by the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line subway line.

Station layout

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JR East platforms

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The JR East section of the station is composed of one island platform serving two tracks.

Chest-height platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms during fiscal 2013.[1]

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

Tokyo Metro platforms

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The Tokyo Metro section of the station is composed of one island platform serving two tracks.

1 N Namboku Line for Akabane-iwabuchi
SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-misono
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History

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  • 15 November 1910: This station was opened by Japanese Government Railways as a station of the Yamanote Line.
  • 13 April 1945: The station building was burned down by an air raid during World War II.
  • 1 April 1987: The Namboku Line station was opened by TRTA (now Tokyo Metro).
  • 1 April 1987: The station facilities of the Yamanote Line were inherited by JR East after the privatization of the Japanese National Railways.
  • 1 April 2004: The station facilities of the Namboku Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the TRTA.[2]
  • 2016: Station numbering was introduced to the Yamanote Line with Komagome being assigned station number JY10.[3][4]

Surrounding area

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Rikugien Garden can be accessed by walking from this station.

Kyu-Furukawa Gardens can also be accessed by walking from this station.

See also

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References

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  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  2. ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  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.
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35°44′11″N 139°44′49″E / 35.736289°N 139.746995°E / 35.736289; 139.746995

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