Ayase Station

Ayase Station is served by the following two lines. • JR East Joban Line • Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line The official boundary between the Joban Line and Chiyoda Line is located east of Ayase Station, past the turnoff for the Kita-Ayase branch of the Chiyoda Line. However, the segment of the Chiyoda Line between Ayase and Kita-Senju Station is treated as part of the Joban Line for fare calculation purposes when passengers do not travel on Tokyo Metro beyond Kita-Senju. Ayase Station also serves as a turnaround point for the Odakyu 60000 series MSE Romancecar service through the Chiyoda Line, and is sometimes used as a delivery point for Tokyo Metro trainsets by rail; JR Freight transports the trainsets to Ayase during midnight hours, where Tokyo Metro takes delivery and hauls them to the nearby Ayase depot. == Station layout ==

The stations has a side platform serving one track and two island platforms serving three tracks, and a rectangular cut out for Kita Ayase trains on a fourth track. It is the only station in the Tokyo Metro network to have a "Platform 0". Platforms Platform 2/3 is used for terminating and starting trains. Platform 0 is exclusively used for 3-car trains. File:Ayase-Sta-Gate-W.JPG|The west entrance ticket barriers in June 2016 File:Ayase Station - Chiyoda Line - platforms 3 and 4 - platform doors - March 7 2020.jpeg|The platforms in March 2020 File:TokyoMetro-C19-Ayase-station-platform-20200403-135757.jpg|Platform 0 for Kita-ayase-bound trains, 2020 File:Ayase-Sta-W.JPG|West exit, 2016 ==History==

• April 1, 1943: Ayase Station opened as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) (later Japanese National Railways) Joban Line. • April 20, 1971: The Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) Chiyoda Line started operation and replaced Joban Line local service between Kita-Senju and Ayase. TRTA assumed management of the station from JNR. • December 20, 1979: The Kita-Ayase Branch Line opened. • April 1, 2004: TRTA was privatized as Tokyo Metro. ==Passenger statistics==

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 440,825 passengers daily (combined Tokyo Metro and JR East passengers). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. ==Surrounding area==

• Tokyo Detention House • Tokyo Kohoku High School • Higashi-Ayase Junior High School • Ayase Elementary School • Ayase River • Higashi Ayase park ==See also==