Toden-zoshigaya Station
Toden-zoshigaya Station (都電雑司ヶ谷停留場, Toden-zōshigaya-teiryūjō) is a tram stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).
Toden-zoshigaya Station 都電雑司ヶ谷停留場 | |
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 The Waseda-bound platform in August 2016 | |
| Location | Minami-ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0022 Japan |
| Operated by |  Toei |
| Line(s) | ■ Tokyo Sakura Tram |
| Distance | 10.2 km from Minowabashi |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 12 November 1925 |
| Previous names | Zoshigaya (until June 2008) |
| Location | |
  Toden-zoshigaya Station Location within Tokyo | |
Lines
Toden-zoshigaya Station is served by the 12.2 km Tokyo Sakura Tram from Minowabashi to Waseda, and is 10.2 km from Minowabashi.[1]
Station layout
The station has two side platforms located on either side of a level crossing.
The Minowabashi-bound platform in August 2016
History
The station opened on 12 November 1925, originally named Zoshigaya Station (雑司ヶ谷停留場).[1] It was renamed Toden-zoshigaya on 14 June 2008 to avoid confusion with Zoshigaya Station which opened on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line subway on the same day.[2]
Surrounding area
The entrance to Zoshigaya Cemetery close to the station in August 2016
- Zoshigaya Cemetery
- Toshima Ward Office
See also
References
- Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 219. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- 都電荒川線「雑司ヶ谷」停留場の名称変更のお知らせ. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. 8 June 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
External links
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- Toei station information (in Japanese)
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