Shinjuku-nishiguchi Station
E01 · Oedo Line · Shinjuku
Shinjuku-nishiguchi Station (新宿西口)
The name is an instruction: nishiguchi means west exit, and the station was built under the west side of the Shinjuku complex rather than under the tracks. E01 is the first number on the Oedo Line. It opened on 12 December 2000, the day after an opening ceremony held at the station itself, and its working name during construction was Kita-Shinjuku.
The island platform lies on the fourth basement level, running from near the JR west exit towards the Shinjuku Ogado crossing. Two gates lead in different directions, the north one to the crossing, the south one into the Odakyu department store basements and on to the Marunouchi Line. For a station with Shinjuku in its name, it is oddly placed: it is nearer the Marunouchi Line, the Seibu Shinjuku Line and the bus terminal than it is to the Oedo Line’s own Shinjuku station, which is a separate stop a short walk away. Toei counted 53,643 passengers a day in 2024.
Finding Shinjuku-nishiguchi 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 Shinjuku-nishiguchi
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 Shinjuku-nishiguchi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EOedo | 14 trains/hour (about one every 4.3 min) | 12 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Shinjuku-nishiguchi
Scheduled running time between Shinjuku-nishiguchi and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| EOedo | E02Higashi-shinjuku | 2 min |
| EOedo | E28Tochomae | 2 min |
Transfers and connections
- Walking transfer: Shinjuku (Marunouchi Line, Shinjuku Line, and Oedo Line), an official transfer between two separately named stations, about 3 minutes on foot — our estimate from the distance, not an operator figure.
- JR: Chuo Rapid Line (JR East), Chuo-Sobu Local Line (JR East), Saikyo-Kawagoe Line (JR East), Shonan-Shinjuku Line (JR East), Yamanote Line (JR East). These are separate railways with their own fares.
- Private railways: Keio Line (Keio Corporation), Keio New Line (Keio Corporation), Odawara Line (Odakyu Electric Railway), Shinjuku Line (Seibu Railway). These are separate railways with their own fares.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EOedo | Yes | Yes | Yes | 28 |
- Oedo Line: Toei: step-free “1-route” secured; 4 elevator(s) on this line. Elevator exit(s): D1, D2. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Toei: every station has elevators and a street-gate-platform “1-route” is secured.
What is near Shinjuku-nishiguchi Station?
Omoide-yokocho is about 50 m from an exit. The Odakyu department store and Odakyu HALC are both about 100 m away, Seibu Shinjuku’s PePe about 160 m, and the Kabukicho Ichibangai gate roughly 200 m, with Kabukicho Park and the Shinjuku BLAZE hall beyond it. For something calmer, the Sompo Museum of Art is about 250 m off and Kinokuniya Hall about 380 m. The 3D cat billboard is roughly 170 m from the station.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Omoide-yokochō 思い出横丁 | 50 m | about 1 min |
| Odakyu Department Store 小田急百貨店 | 100 m | about 2 min |
| 3D billboard (Shinjuku Cat) クロス新宿ビジョン | 170 m | about 3 min |
| Odakyu Ace 小田急エース | 180 m | about 3 min |
| Sompo Museum of Art SOMPO美術館 | 250 m | about 4 min |
| Lumine EST Shinjuku ルミネエスト新宿 | 290 m | about 5 min |
| Keio Department Store Shinjuku 京王百貨店新宿店 | 340 m | about 6 min |
| Kinokuniya Hall 紀ノ国屋ホール | 380 m | about 6 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
Shinjuku-nishiguchi and Shinjuku are two separate Oedo Line stations, built at different points beneath the complex, and the line calls at both. Shinjuku-nishiguchi carries E01, the first number on the line, and lies closer to the Marunouchi Line, Seibu Shinjuku and the bus terminal than its namesake does.
Kita-Shinjuku. The name finally chosen points instead at the west exit of Shinjuku Station, which is where the entrances come up. The opening ceremony was held on 11 December 2000 and the station entered service the following day, with the rest of the Oedo Line.