Inarichō Station

G17 Inarichō Station 稲荷町駅
Tokyo Metro Inarichō Station station Exit3 （August 11th, 2018）
Japanese name
Shinjitai	稲荷町駅
Kyūjitai	稻荷甼驛
Hiragana	いなりちょうえき
General information
Location	3-33-11 Higashi-Ueno, Taitō-ku, Tokyo 110-0015 Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	G Ginza Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	G-17
History
Opened	30 December 1927; 96 years ago (30 December 1927)
Passengers
FY2013	14,831 daily
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Ueno G16 towards Shibuya Ginza Line Tawaramachi G18 towards Asakusa
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Inarichō Station (稲荷町駅, Inarichō-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is numbered "G-17".

Lines

Inarichō Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line from Shibuya to Asakusa.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms located on the first basement (B1F) level, serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	G Ginza Line	for Ueno, Ginza, and Shibuya
2	G Ginza Line	for Asakusa

There is no connection between the two platforms, and platform 1 (for Shibuya-bound trains) is accessed from the streel-level entrances 1 and 2 on the south side of Asakusa Dori, while platform 2 (for Asakusa-bound trains) is accessed from entrance 3 on the north side.

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  Tokyo Metro Inarichō Station station Exit2 (August 11, 2018)
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  platform (January 4, 2018)

History

Inarichō Station is part of the first section of underground railway line in Asia, opened on 30 December 1927.^[1]

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the least used on the Ginza Line and the 127th busiest on the Tokyo Metro network with an average of 14,831 passengers daily.^[3]

The passenger statistics for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2011	13,904[1][4]
2012	14,328[5]
2013	14,831[3]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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. 214. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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. 2006-07-08. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
3. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
4. 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 2 September 2014.
5. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング (2012年) [Station usage ranking (2012)] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

External links

• Tokyo Metro Inarichō Station information (in Japanese)

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