Kita-Senju Station


Kita-Senju Station is a railway station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. Kita-Senju is the third-busiest station on the Tokyo Metro network, after Ikebukuro and Otemachi. It is the tenth-busiest JR East station.

Lines

Kita-Senju Station is served by the following lines.

JR East

JR East platforms are on ground level.

Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line

The Chiyoda Line platforms are underground.

Tobu Skytree Line and Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

Platforms 1 to 4 are located on ground level, and platforms 5 to 7 are elevated.

Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company

The Tsukuba Express platforms are elevated.

History

The station opened on 25 December 1896.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kita-Senju Station becoming "TS-09".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 203,428 passengers daily, making it the tenth-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda station was used by an average of 283,962 passengers per day and the Tokyo Metro Hibiya station was used by an average of 291,466 passengers per day. Note that the latter statistics consider passengers who travel through Kita-Senju station on a through service as users of the station, even if they did not disembark at the station. The Chiyoda Line station is the third-busiest on the Tokyo Metro network which does not offer through services onto other lines. The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
2000183,611
2005177,104
2010195,260
2011194,136
2012198,624
2013203,428