is a train station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 on the Toei Ōedo Line

Toei Oedo Line

The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation . It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12...

, a subway line in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. It is operated by the Toei

Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation

The is Tokyo's public transportation authority. Its subway lines are commonly described as 都営 Toei, meaning "operated by the metropolitan government ." It is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Tokyo Metro.-Toei Subway:The lines were originally...

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Station surroundings

Shinjuku Nishiguchi Station is essentially a satellite station to Shinjuku. Its location is at the North-West area of Shinjuku Station

Shinjuku Station

is a train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan.Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs on inter-city rail, commuter rail and metro lines, the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007,...

. The name "Nishiguchi" is translated into "West Exit" which is where this station's exits are located, relative to Shinjuku Station. While this station is close to the Oedo line's Shinjuku station, this station is closer to the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, the Seibu Shinjuku Line, and Shinjuku's bus terminal.

Station layout

Like most stations on the Oedo line, this station has a platform that runs between both trains. There are two major exits in this station. The North ticket gate leads to various exit points to Oogado Crossing. The Southern gate leads to the Odakyu Department store area and the Marunouchi line.

Platform

Adjacent stations