Kōrakuen Station

Kōrakuen Station (後楽園駅, Kōrakuen-eki) is a subway train station in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is directly connected by an underground pedestrian passage to the Toei-operated Kasuga Station. It is integrated with the Tokyo Dome City complex and the Bunkyō ward capitol building.

M22 N11 Kōrakuen Station 後楽園駅
Korakuen Station exterior, March 2006
General information
Location	1-2-3 Kasuga, Bunkyō, Tokyo （東京都文京区春日1-2-3） Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	M Marunouchi Line N Namboku Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (Marunouchi Line) 1 island platform (Namboku Line)
Tracks	4 (2 for each line)
Connections	I12 E07 Kasuga
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (Marunouchi Line) Underground (Namboku Line)
Other information
Station code	M-22, N-11
History
Opened	20 January 1954; 71 years ago (20 January 1954)
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Hongō-sanchōme M21 towards Ogikubo or Hōnanchō Marunouchi Line Myōgadani M23 towards Ikebukuro Iidabashi N10 towards Meguro Namboku Line Tōdaimae N12 towards Akabane-iwabuchi
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Lines

Kōrakuen Station is served by the following lines:

• Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, station number M-22
• Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, station number N-11

Nearby Kasuga, connected by a pedestrian passageway, is served by the following lines.

• Toei Mita Line, station number I-12
• Toei Ōedo Line, station number E-07

Layout

The Marunouchi Line platforms (1 to 2) consist of two side platforms serving two tracks on the second-floor ("2F") level, and the Namboku Line platforms (3 to 4) consist of an island platform serving two deep-level tracks on the sixth basement ("B6F") level.

Platforms

1	M Marunouchi Line	for Tokyo, Ogikubo, and Honancho
2	M Marunouchi Line	for Ikebukuro
3	N Namboku Line	for Komagome and Akabane-iwabuchi SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-misono
4		for Shirokane-takanawa and Meguro MG Meguro Line for Hiyoshi SH Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama Station Sotetsu Main Line for Ebina via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line

From March 2015, the Namboku Line platforms use the tune "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" as the departure melody, chosen as the nearby Tokyo Dome is used for baseball games.^[1]

• 
  Korakuen District Gate, 2019
• 
  A Tokyo Metro 2000 series train at Korakuen station, 2019
• 
  Namboku Line platforms, 2010

Passengers

In fiscal 2019, this station had 106,481 passengers daily.

History

Kōrakuen Station opened on 20 January 1954 on the Marunouchi Line.^[2] The Namboku Line platforms opened on 26 March 1996.^[2]

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[3]

From 13 March 2015, the tune "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" was used as the departure melody for the Namboku Line platforms.^[1]

Surrounding area

Bunkyo Ward Office building

• Bunkyo Civic Center
• Tokyo Dome City entertainment complex
  • Tokyo Dome baseball stadium
• Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden
• Several train stations nearby:
  • Kasuga Station (Toei)
  • Suidōbashi Station (JR East, Toei)