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Kayabacho Station (茅場町駅, Kayabachō-eki) is a subway station in the Nihonbashi neighbourhood of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.
H13 T11 Kayabacho Station 茅場町駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 The ticket gates in April 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-4-6 Nihonbashi-Kayabachō, Chūō-ku, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°40′48″N 139°46′49″E / 35.679941°N 139.780158°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | H13, T11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 February 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKayabacho Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line.
Station layout
editThe Hibiya and Tozai lines cross perpendicularly at the station and so do their platforms. The Hibiya Line has two side platforms with southbound trains using track 1 and northbound trains using track 2. In contrast, the Tozai Line has a single island platform with tracks on either side; platform 3 serves eastbound trains whilst platform 4 serves westbound trains.
Platforms
edit| 1 | H Hibiya Line | for Ginza, Roppongi, and Naka-Meguro |
| 2 | H Hibiya Line | for Ueno, Kita-Senju TS Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TN Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi |
| 3 | T Tozai Line | for Tōyōchō, Nishi-Funabashi JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Tsudanuma TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai |
| 4 | T Tozai Line | for Otemachi, Kudanshita, Nakano JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Mitaka |
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Concourse in 2015
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The Tozai Line island platform in 2019
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The Hibiya Line platforms in August 2018
History
editThe station opened on February 28, 1963, as part of the Hibiya line, which then ran between Higashi-ginza and Kita-Koshigaya (on the Tōbu Isesaki Line). The Tōzai Line platforms opened on September 14, 1967.
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[1]
TH Liner services on the Hibiya Line between Ebisu and Kuki commenced on 6 June 2020.[2]
Surrounding area
editKayabachō Station is located at an intersection of two major streets in southern Nihonbashi (specifically Nihonbashi-Kayabachō), a neighbourhood in Chūō Ward renowned for its financial history and commercial development. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is only a few blocks west in Nihonbashi-Kabutochō.
- Suitengūmae Station (Z Hanzōmon Line) (approximately 10 minutes' walk)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 2006-07-08. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "2020年6月6日（土）東武鉄道・東京メトロダイヤ改正 東武線・日比谷線相互直通列車に初の座席指定制列車「THライナー」が誕生!" [June 6, 2020 (Saturday) Tobu Railway / Tokyo Metro Timetable Revision Tobu Line / Hibiya Line Mutual direct train, the first reserved seat train "TH Liner" is born!] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). 東武鉄道／東京地下鉄. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
External links
edit- Kayabachō Station information (Tokyo Metro) (in English)