Kotake-mukaihara Station
Y06 F06 · Yurakucho Line and Fukutoshin Line · Nerima
Kotake-mukaihara Station (小竹向原)
Kotake-mukaihara is a junction first and a neighborhood station second. Its two parallel island platforms and four tracks opened on 24 June 1983, and they are where the Yurakucho Line and the Fukutoshin Line stop sharing: from Wakoshi down to this station the two lines use the same tracks and the same platforms, and here they part company, with separate platforms from Senkawa onward. The Seibu Yurakucho Line joins at the same point, numbered SI37 by its own operator alongside Y06 and F06.
The Fukutoshin Line platform number was added on 14 June 2008, the day that line opened, and waist-height platform edge doors went in the same month. The consequence of all this is traffic: Tokyo Metro counted 184,844 entries and exits a day in the 2025 survey at a Nerima station with four street exits. Trains through here run onto Seibu and Tobu tracks, and on the Fukutoshin Line onward to Tokyu, Minatomirai and Sotetsu as well.
Finding Kotake-mukaihara 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 Kotake-mukaihara
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 Kotake-mukaihara
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| YYurakuchoY06 towards Shin-kiba | 05:03 – 23:59 to Ikebukuro | 05:03 – 23:59 to Ikebukuro |
| YYurakuchoY06 towards Wakoshi | 05:18 – 00:20 | 05:18 – 00:20 |
| FFukutoshinF06 towards Shibuya | 05:00 – 00:08 | 05:00 – 00:08 |
| FFukutoshinF06 towards Wakoshi | 05:28 – 00:17 | 05:29 – 00:17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| YYurakucho | 19 trains/hour (about one every 3.2 min) | 12 trains/hour |
| FFukutoshin | 15 trains/hour (about one every 4 min) | 14 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Kotake-mukaihara
Scheduled running time between Kotake-mukaihara and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| YYurakucho | Y05Hikawadai | 3 min |
| YYurakucho | Y07Senkawa | 3 min |
| FFukutoshin | F05Hikawadai | 3 min |
| FFukutoshin | F07Senkawa | 2 min |
Transfers and connections
- Subway: transfer between Yurakucho Line and Fukutoshin Line.
- Private railways: Seibu Yurakucho Line (Seibu Railway). These are separate railways with their own fares.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YYurakucho | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 |
| FFukutoshin | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 |
- Yurakucho Line: Step-free elevator route street-gate-platform (official “1-route by elevator”). Street elevator at exit(s): 3. 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 Kotake-mukaihara Station?
Street level is ordinary Nerima, close to the Itabashi boundary, and the station’s own catchment is small — housing, schools and two libraries, the nearer about 270 m from the exits and Kotake Library roughly 360 m. Two small parks lie 340–390 m away. Musashino Academia Musicae and several junior and elementary schools are among the places the station serves, along with Keiai Hospital and Tokyo Musashino Hospital.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| やくも公園 | 340 m | about 6 min |
| 向原公園 | 390 m | about 6 min |
| Kotake Library 練馬区立小竹図書館 | 360 m | about 6 min |
| 板橋区立小茂根図書館 | 270 m | about 4 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
On the Wakoshi side of Kotake-mukaihara the Yurakucho and Fukutoshin lines run over one pair of tracks and call at the same platforms all the way to Wakoshi. This station is where they separate: beyond it each line has its own tracks, and stations such as Senkawa and Kanamecho give them separate platforms.
The Seibu Yurakucho Line meets the subway here and its trains continue onto Tokyo Metro tracks, which is why Seibu gives the station its own number, SI37. Services from Seibu run through to both the Yurakucho and Fukutoshin lines rather than terminating.