Shin-ōtsuka Station

Shin-ōtsuka Station is a subway station in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line. Its station number is M-24. The station opened on 20 January 1954, and consists of two side platforms.

Lines

Shin-ōtsuka Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.

Station Layout

The station consists of two underground side platforms, with separate ticket gates for the corresponding platforms. In 2011, a connecting passage was completed to connect the two ticket gates together and the gates for platform 1 was renamed as the North gate and that for platform 2 as the South gate.

Surroundings

History

Shin-otsuka Station opened for revenue service on 20 January 1954.
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority in 2004.
In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Shin-ōtsuka → Myōgadani was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.