Shin-nakano Station
M05 · Marunouchi Line · Nakano
Shin-nakano Station (新中野)
For nine months in 1961 this was where the line stopped. Shin-nakano opened on 8 February that year as the terminus of the Ogikubo Line, the branch later absorbed into the Marunouchi Line, and became a through station on 1 November when the tracks were pushed on to Minami-asagaya. The Ogikubo Line name itself lasted until April 1972.
M05 has two side platforms on the first basement level, following Ome-kaido between Sugiyama Park and the Nabeya-yokocho crossing, 19.6 km from Ikebukuro. It was also, for a while, the station time forgot: most of the Tokyo Metro network had been re-signed by March 2007, but Shin-nakano kept the older system until February 2008, when the station office and gates were moved and new signs went up. A crossover towards Nakano-sakaue is kept for emergencies and for extra trains at New Year. Tokyo Metro counted 34,323 passengers a day in 2025.
Finding Shin-nakano on the signs
Every line gives the station its own letter-and-number code. You never have to read the Japanese name to find the right platform.
Station numbers at Shin-nakano
Tokyo signposts every platform, exit and train door with a letter and a two-digit number. Matching the number is faster than reading the name — and it is what you will see on the map, in announcements and on the platform edge.
First and last trains at Shin-nakano
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| MMarunouchiM05 towards Ikebukuro | 05:09 – 00:19 to Nakano-sakaue | 05:09 – 00:19 to Nakano-sakaue |
| MMarunouchiM05 towards Ogikubo | 05:02 – 00:21 | 05:02 – 00:21 |
Departure times come from the operators’ own GTFS timetables (ODPT GTFS Toei-Train-GTFS (version 20261009, valid 2026-03-14..2027-03-12) + TokyoMetro-Train-GTFS (version 20261008, valid 2026-09-19..2027-03-12)). Japan publishes two subway timetables: 平日 weekdays and 土休日 Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. There is no separate Sunday timetable, and the December 30 – January 3 period runs the holiday timetable.
How often do trains run?
| Line | Weekdays, busiest hour | Sat / Sun / holidays, busiest hour |
|---|---|---|
| MMarunouchi | 18 trains/hour (about one every 3.3 min) | 11 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Shin-nakano
Scheduled running time between Shin-nakano and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| MMarunouchi | M04Higashi-koenji | 2 min |
| MMarunouchi | M06Nakano-sakaue | 2 min |
Transfers and connections
Only the Marunouchi Line stops here, and no other railway serves this station, so there is nothing to transfer to inside the station.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMarunouchi | Yes | Yes | Not listed | 4 |
- Marunouchi Line: Step-free elevator route street-gate-platform (official “1-route by elevator”). Street elevator at exit(s): 1, 4. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Tokyo Metro: the “1-route” (step-free street-gate-platform path by elevator, slope, stair lift or wheelchair escalator) is complete at all 180 stations; a separate list shows stations with an elevator-only 1-route.
What is near Shin-nakano Station?
Mid-rise buildings crowd together above the station and small shops fill their ground floors. Sugiyama Park is about 220 m from one pair of exits and gives its name to the crossing there; the Nabeya-yokocho shopping street runs from the other pair. Jigenji temple is roughly 240 m away and the small Itsuhashira Gojo shrine about 160 m. Banks, a fire station and a police station make up much of the rest — a stop for the neighborhood rather than for visitors.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| 慈眼寺 | 240 m | about 4 min |
| Sugiyama Park 杉山公園 | 220 m | about 4 min |
| 五柱五成神社 | 160 m | about 3 min |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The walking time is an estimate (straight line plus 30 %, 80 m a minute), not a measured route. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, briefly. It opened on 8 February 1961 as the terminus of the Ogikubo Line and lost that role on 1 November the same year, when the line was extended to Minami-asagaya. A crossover towards Nakano-sakaue survives and is still used for emergencies and New Year extras.
Tokyo Metro replaced its signage across most of the network by March 2007, but Shin-nakano was left on the older system. Its turn came in February 2008, when the station office and ticket gates were relocated, an elevator was added and the current signs were installed.