Nakano-sakaue Station
# Nakano-sakaue Station

Nakano-sakaue Station (中野坂上駅, Nakano-sakaue-eki) is a subway station in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by the two Tokyo subway operators Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway.

## Lines

Nakano-sakaue Station is served by the Marunouchi Line from Ogikubo to Ikebukuro, and by the Ōedo Line. It is 18.5 km (11.5 mi) from the eastern terminus of the Line at Ikebukuro, and also forms the starting point of the 3.2 km (2.0 mi) branch of the Marunouchi Line to Honancho. The station is numbered M-06 on the Marunouchi Line, and E-30 on the Oedo Line.

## Station layout

### Tokyo Metro platforms

The Tokyo Metro station has two island platforms serving three tracks on the second basement (B2F) level.

| 1 | M Marunouchi Line | for Ogikubo |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | Mb Marunouchi Line (branch line) | for Hōnanchō |
| 3 | M Marunouchi Line | for Shinjuku, Ginza, Ōtemachi, and Ikebukuro |

During the off-peak, platform 2 is used by three-car branch line trains shuttling between Nakano-Sakue and Honancho. During the peak hours, some trains to Honancho on the branch line use platform 1, and some through trains from Honancho to Ikebukuro use platform 2.

* Entrance No. 2 in May 2006
* The ticket barriers to the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line platforms in August 2016
* Marunouchi Line platforms. The platform on the left is the middle platform for trains bound for Hōnanchō

### Toei platforms

The Toei station has one island platform serving two tracks on the fourth basement (B4F) level.

| 1 | E Ōedo Line | for Tochōmae, Roppongi, and Daimon |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | E Ōedo Line | for Nerima and Hikarigaoka |

* Toei Oedo Line platforms in 2016

## History

The Tokyo Metro (formerly TRTA) station opened on 8 February 1961. The Toei station opened on 19 December 1997.

The station facilities of the Marunouchi Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 61,969 passengers daily, and the Toei station was used by an average of 33,011 passengers daily (alighting passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Nakano Police Station
* Hozenji Temple
* Tokyo Polytechnic University Nakano campus
