Ayase Station


Ayase Station is a railway station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

Lines

Ayase Station is served by the following two lines.
The official boundary between the Joban Line and Chiyoda Line is located east of Ayase Station, past the turnoff for the Kita-Ayase branch of the Chiyoda Line. However, the segment of the Chiyoda Line between Ayase and Kita-Senju Station is treated as part of the Joban Line for fare calculation purposes when passengers do not travel on Tokyo Metro beyond Kita-Senju.
Ayase Station also serves as a turnaround point for the Odakyu 60000 series MSE Romancecar service through the Chiyoda Line, and is sometimes used as a delivery point for Tokyo Metro trainsets by rail; JR Freight transports the trainsets to Ayase during midnight hours, where Tokyo Metro takes delivery and hauls them to the nearby Ayase depot.

Station layout

The stations has a side platform serving one track and two island platforms serving three tracks.

Platforms

Platform 2/3 is used for terminating and starting trains.

History

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 440,825 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
2010446,839
2011433,614
2012435,540
2013435,564
2014436,961
2015440,825

Surrounding area