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Toden-zoshigaya Station 都電雑司ヶ谷停留場
The Waseda-bound platform in August 2016
General information
Location	3-chome, Minami-ikebukuro, Toshima Ward, Tokyo 171-0022 Japan
Operated by	Toei
Line(s)	Toden Arakawa Line
Distance	10.2 km (6.3 mi) from Minowabashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Website	www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/toden/stations/zoshigaya/
History
Opened	30 March 1925; 99 years ago (1925-03-30)
Previous names	Zoshigaya (until June 2008)
Services
Preceding station Toei Following station Kishibojimmaetowards Waseda Toden Arakawa Line Higashi-ikebukuro-yonchometowards Minowabashi
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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).

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.

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). 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.

Surrounding area

• Zoshigaya Cemetery
• Toshima Ward Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. ^ 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.
2. 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

• Toei station information (in Japanese)

35°43′27″N 139°43′05″E / 35.7242°N 139.7180°E / 35.7242; 139.7180

• Railway stations in Tokyo
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1925
• Buildings and structures in Toshima
• Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation