Takadanobaba Station

JY15 SS02 T03
Takadanobaba Station

高田馬場駅
Takadanobaba Station building - Oct 3 2020 various 14 25 49 605000.jpeg
Waseda entrance, October 2020
General information
LocationShinjuku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
History
Opened15 September 1910
Services
Preceding station JR logo (east).svg JR East Following station
Shin-Ōkubo
JY16
Next counter-clockwise
Yamanote Line Mejiro
JY14
Next clockwise
Preceding station SeibuRailway mark.svg Seibu Following station
Higashi-Murayama
SS21
towards Hon-Kawagoe
Koedo Seibu-Shinjuku
SS01
Terminus
Kodaira
SS19
towards Haijima
Haijima Liner
Tanashi
SS17
towards Hon-Kawagoe
Shinjuku Line
Rapid Express
Saginomiya
SS09
towards Hon-Kawagoe
Shinjuku Line
Commuter Express
Express
Semi Express
Shimo-Ochiai
SS03
towards Hon-Kawagoe
Shinjuku Line
Local
Preceding station Tokyo Metro logo.svg Tokyo Metro Following station
Ochiai
T02
towards Nakano
Tozai Line
Rapid
Commuter Rapid
Local
Waseda
T04
Location
Takadanobaba Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Takadanobaba Station
Takadanobaba Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Takadanobaba Station is located in Tokyo
Takadanobaba Station
Takadanobaba Station
Takadanobaba Station (Tokyo)
Takadanobaba Station is located in Japan
Takadanobaba Station
Takadanobaba Station
Takadanobaba Station (Japan)

Takadanobaba Station (高田馬場駅, Takadanobaba-eki) is a railway station in the Takadanobaba area of Tokyo's Shinjuku ward, situated between the commercial districts of Ikebukuro and Shinjuku.

The station is a major commuting hub, linking the Seibu Shinjuku Line, Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line and Yamanote Line. It also serves the surrounding Takadanobaba area, known as a popular student district, and is linked by bus to nearby Waseda University. It is the busiest station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line, and the second-busiest in the Seibu Railway network after Ikebukuro Station. It is the ninth-busiest station in the Tokyo Metro network and the eleventh-busiest station in the JR East network.

Lines

Takadanobaba Station is served by the following lines:

Station layout

Platforms

Yamanote and Seibu Shinjuku Line

The Yamanote Line island platform and two Seibu Shinjuku Line platforms are located parallel to each other, and are connected by an overhead transfer concourse, as well as transfer gates at ground level by the main Waseda exit.


1 JY Yamanote Line (Clockwise) for Ikebukuro, Ueno, and Tokyo
2 JY Yamanote Line (Anti-clockwise) for Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Shinagawa
3 Seibu shinjuku logo.svg Seibu Shinjuku Line for Tanashi, Tokorozawa, Haijima, and Hon-Kawagoe
4 Seibu shinjuku logo.svg Seibu Shinjuku Line Spare arrival platform used for Seibu-Shinjuku bound trains on weekday mornings only
5 Seibu shinjuku logo.svg Seibu Shinjuku Line for Seibu-Shinjuku

The theme music from Astro Boy is played prior to each train departure from the Yamanote Line platform, a homage to the series being set in the Takadanobaba area. Chest-high platform edge doors were brought into use on the Yamanote Line platform on 21 December 2013.

The Yamanote Freight Line tracks (used by Saikyo Line and Shonan-Shinjuku Line services) pass Takadanobaba running between the Yamanote Line and Seibu Shinjuku Line tracks.

Tozai Line

1 T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line for Ōtemachi, Tōyōchō, Nishi-Funabashi
JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Tsudanuma
TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai
2 T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line for Nakano
JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Mitaka

History

The Yamanote Line station opened on 15 September 1910.

Seibu Railway opened a temporary station perpendicular to the Yamanote Line in April 1927, followed by a permanent station parallel to the Yamanote Line in April 1928. The original station buildings were burned to the ground during the bombing of Tokyo in April 1945. Takadanobaba was the Tokyo terminal of the Seibu Railway Murayama Line (now Seibu Shinjuku Line) until it was extended to Seibu-Shinjuku Station in 1952.

The Tozai Line began service to Takadanobaba in December 1964 under the auspices of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority. Takadanobaba was the western terminus of the Tozai Line until the connection to Nakano Station and the Chuo Main Line opened in March 1966.

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

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Takadanobaba Station becoming "SS02".

The Big Box building, 2021

Surrounding area

The surrounding area of Takadanobaba is often referred to as "Baba". It lacks the history of nearby Waseda and Mejiro, often conjuring up images of a student spot with its many cheap bars and izakaya serving the needs of students at nearby Waseda and Gakushuin universities. Numerous prep and vocational schools reinforce this image in the eyes of many Japanese.

The symbol of Takadanobaba is the monolithic and appropriately named Big Box building next to the station. Big Box houses a sports gym, swimming pool, Uniqlo clothing store, cafe, bowling alley, arcade, and a fast food restaurant. It has recently been reopened after an extensive renovation.

Passenger statistics

Daily average passenger figures for each operator are as shown below.

Fiscal year Seibu JR East Tokyo Metro
2000 211,761
2005 274,488 201,936
2009 299,736 204,527
2010 295,689 202,396
2011 287,513 199,741
2012 292,612 201,765 186,629
2013 292,694 201,513 189,308
  • Note that JR East figures account for boarding passengers only.

See also


Coordinates: 35°42′46″N 139°42′14″E / 35.71278°N 139.70389°E / 35.71278; 139.70389


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