Myōgadani Station

Myogadani Station 茗荷谷駅
The main entrance (entrance No. 1), March 2015
Location	4-6-15 Kohinata, Bunkyō, Tokyo （東京都文京区小日向4-6-15） Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	M-23
History
Opened	1954
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)	66,404 daily

Myogadani Station (茗荷谷駅, Myōgadani-eki^?) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line in Bunkyo, Tokyo, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

Myogadani Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line from Ogikubo and Ikebukuro.

The station consists of two open-air side platforms on the first basement ("B1F") level serving two tracks. The station entrance is located at ground level.

Entrance No. 3, June 2005

The ticket barriers, September 2011

Overview of the platforms, September 2011

The station platforms, September 2011

The station opened on 20 January 1954 with the opening of the first section of the Marunouchi Line from Ikebukuro to Ochanomizu.

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 66,404 passengers daily.

Located two stops from the large centre of Ikebukuro, Myogadani Station is in a central location but serves the mainly residential area of Koishikawa and is seldom busy except at rush hour. Surrounding the station is a small commercial area with a few shops, supermarkets, izakayas and restaurants. It is close to several of Tokyo's universities, including Ochanomizu University and University of Tsukuba. It is also close to the Koishikawa Botanical Garden, which is affiliated with the University of Tokyo.