Kayabachō Station

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
The ticket gates in April 2016
Location	1-4-6 Nihonbashi-Kayabachō, Chūō-ku, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35.679941°N 139.780158°E / 35.679941; 139.780158
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
Platforms	2 side platforms + 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	H13, T11
History
Opened	28 February 1963
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Ginza H09 toward Ebisu TH Liner Akihabara H16 toward Kuki Hatchōbori H12 toward Naka-meguro Hibiya Line Ningyōchō H14 toward Kita-Senju Nihombashi T10 toward Nakano Tozai Line Rapid Commuter Rapid Local Monzen-nakacho T12 toward Nishi-Funabashi
Location
Kayabacho Station Location within Tokyo Show map of Tokyo Kayabacho Station Kayabacho Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kayabacho Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line.

Station layout

The 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

1	H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line	for Ginza, Roppongi, and Naka-Meguro
2	H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line	for Ueno, Kita-Senju TS Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TN Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi
3	T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line	for Tōyōchō, Nishi-Funabashi JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Tsudanuma TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai
4	T Tokyo Metro 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

The 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.

Surrounding area

Kayabachō 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 Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line) (approximately 10 minutes' walk)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Kayabachō Station information (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)