is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is numbered "G-17".
Lines Inarichō Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line from to .
Station layout The station has two side platforms located on the first basement (B1F) level, serving two tracks.
Platforms
There is no connection between the two platforms, and platform 1 (for Shibuya-bound trains) is accessed from the streel-level entrances 1 and 2 on the south side of Asakusa Dori, while platform 2 (for Asakusa-bound trains) is accessed from entrance 3 on the north side.
History
The Tokyo Underground Railway Inarichō Station is part of the first section of underground railway line in Asia, opened on 30 December 1927. Therefore, next to Ueno Station, Tawaramachi Station, and Asakusa Station it is one of the four oldest underground railway stations in Asia.
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2013, the station was the least used on the Ginza Line and the 127th busiest on the Tokyo Metro network with an average of 14,831 passengers daily.
The passenger statistics for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year Daily average 2011 13,904 2012 14,328 2013 14,831
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Tokyo Metro Inarichō Station information