Kita-Ayase Station

Kita-Ayase Station 北綾瀬駅
East entrance, December 2007
Location	2 Yanaka, Adachi, Tokyo （足立区谷中2丁目） Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	C-20
History
Opened	1979
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)	25,225 daily

Kita-Ayase Station (北綾瀬駅 Kita-Ayase-eki) is a railway station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

Lines

Kita-Ayase Station forms the terminus of the 2.1 km Kita-Ayase branch of the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line from Ayase Station, and is served by trains that shuttle between the two stations.

Station layout

The west entrance, December 2007

The platform, May 2008

The station has a single elevated side platform serving one track. The platform is just three cars long.

Platform

1

○ Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (Kita-Ayase Branch)

for Ayase

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-20)
Ayase (C-19)		-	Terminus

History

Kita-Ayase Station opened on 20 December 1979.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 25,225 passengers daily.^[1]

Future developments

The station is to undergo rebuilding work to extend the platforms approximately 135 m toward Ayase Station to allow ten-car through trains to operate to and from the main Chiyoda Line.^[2] New station entrances will also be added. Work is scheduled to be completed by the end of fiscal 2018.^[2]

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. 215. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 東京メトロ千代田線北綾瀬駅、10両編成対応に向けたホーム延伸工事に着手 [Work to start on lengthening platform at Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Kita-Ayase Station to handle 10-car trains]. MyNavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

External links

• Tokyo Metro station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°46′37″N 139°49′56″E / 35.777057°N 139.832118°E