Tsukiji Station

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.

For the station on the Toei Ōedo Line, see Tsukijishijō Station.
H11
Tsukiji Station

築地駅
Exit1, August 2019
Location3-15-1 Tsukiji, Chūō, Tokyo
（東京都中央区築地3-15-1）
Japan
Operated byTokyo Metro
Line(s)H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
ConnectionsY20 Shintomicho Station
Other information
Station codeH-11
History
Opened1963
Services
Preceding station   Tokyo Metro   Following station
H10
toward Naka-meguro
Hibiya Line
H12
toward Kita-Senju

Lines

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

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
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
  • Ticketing machines
  • Platforms

History

Tsukiji Station opened on 28 February 1963.[1]

Surrounding area
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.[2] On the eastern side of the station is the Tsukiji Hongan-ji, a pilgrimage site for Buddhists worldwide.

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References
  1. 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. Guide to sightseeing Tokyo Metro Retrieved 18 January 2009

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