Tsukiji Station

H11
Tsukiji Station

築地駅
Exit1, August 2019
General information
Location3-15-1 Tsukiji, Chūō, Tokyo
(東京都中央区築地3-15-1)
Japan
Operated byThe logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro
Line(s)H Hibiya Line
ConnectionsY20 Shintomichō
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeH-11
History
Opened28 February 1963; 61 years ago (28 February 1963)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro Following station
Higashi-ginza
H10
towards Naka-meguro
Hibiya Line Hatchōbori
H12
towards Kita-Senju

Tsukiji Station (築地駅, Tsukiji-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line in Tsukiji, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

Lines

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Tsukiji Station is served by the Hibiya Line, and is numbered H-11. It is located 10.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kita-Senju.[1]

Station layout

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Tsukiji station has a simple side platform arrangement with two tracks. Platform 1 serves southbound trains to Ginza, whilst platform 2 serves northbound trains to Ueno and Kita-Senju.

Access to the station is provided by two sets of entrances and exits, with a total of four points of entry in total. Exits 1 and 2 are on opposite sides of Route 50 at the southern end of the station near the fish market. Exits 3 and 4 are also on opposite sides of the same road but at the northern end of the station.

Platforms

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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

History

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Tsukiji Station opened on 28 February 1963.[1]

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[2]

Surrounding area

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Tsukiji Hongan-ji

The station is located in the Tsukiji neighbourhood of Chūō, Tokyo. Only a few blocks south of the station (about 150 m) lies Tsukiji fish market, the largest seafood market in the world.[3] On the eastern side of the station is the Tsukiji Hongan-ji, a pilgrimage site for Buddhists worldwide.

References

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  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 215. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online (in Japanese). 2006-07-08. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ Guide to sightseeing Tokyo Metro Retrieved 18 January 2009
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