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Toei Shinjuku Line: all 21 stations from Motoyawata to Shinjuku

From Motoyawata in Chiba across the Sumida and Arakawa rivers to Shinjuku. 21 stations, 195 letters.

Nippon Budokan, near Kudanshita on the Shinjuku Line
Photo: Wiiii · CC BY-SA 3.0

The Shinjuku Line is run by Toei. It first opened on December 21, 1978 between Iwamotocho and Higashi-ojima. The section from Shinjuku to Iwamotocho followed on March 16, 1980, and the line was pushed east to Funabori on December 23, 1983 and Shinozaki on September 14, 1986, before reaching Motoyawata in Chiba Prefecture on March 19, 1989. At Shinjuku its trains run through onto the Keio Line.

In the game you type it from Motoyawata toward Shinjuku.

The route

From Motoyawata, the Shinjuku Line calls at Shinozaki, Mizue, Ichinoe, Funabori, Higashi-ojima, Ojima, Nishi-ojima, Sumiyoshi, Kikukawa, Morishita, Hamacho, Bakuroyokoyama, Iwamotocho, Ogawamachi, Jimbocho, Kudanshita, Ichigaya, Akebonobashi, Shinjuku-sanchome and Shinjuku.

Sarue Onshi Park, near Sumiyoshi station
Sarue Onshi Park, near Sumiyoshi.Photo: 663highland · CC BY 2.5

Transfers and typing

Of the 21 stations, 7 are shared with other lines in the game: Sumiyoshi (Hanzomon), Morishita (Ōedo), Jimbocho (Hanzomon, Mita), Kudanshita (Tozai, Hanzomon), Ichigaya (Namboku, Yurakucho), Shinjuku-sanchome (Marunouchi, Fukutoshin) and Shinjuku (Ōedo). Typing every station once takes 195 letters in romaji, about 9.3 per station. Shinjuku-sanchome is the longest at 16, then Bakuroyokoyama at 14, and Mizue and Ojima are the shortest at 5. Start the Shinjuku Line.

Common questions

How many stations does the Shinjuku Line have in HelloSubway?

21 stations, from Motoyawata to Shinjuku.

Where can I change from the Shinjuku Line to another line?

7 of its stations are shared with other lines in the game, including Sumiyoshi, Morishita, Jimbocho, Kudanshita, Ichigaya, Shinjuku-sanchome.

How hard is the Shinjuku Line to type?

Typing every station once takes 195 letters, about 9.3 per station. The longest name is Shinjuku-sanchome at 16. The game rates it level 2 of 7 among the lines of its city.

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