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is a railway station on the
File:Tokyo Metro Kasai sta 003.jpg, Platforms
The station has the world's largest fully automated parking lot for bicycles where about 9,400 bicycles are automatically parked in its 15 metre deep basement. Each of the automatic elevators at the parking lot can handle up to 180-190 and it takes just 23 seconds to retrieve the bicycle.
The Tokyo Metro Museum is also located beneath the platforms of Kasai station and was opened in 1986.
Tokyo Metro station information
{{coord, 35.663618, 139.872486, format=dms, display=title, type:railwaystation_region:JP_scale:10000 Stations of Tokyo Metro Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1969 1969 establishments in Japan
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Its name translates to "''East-West Line"''. The line runs between Nakano in Nakano-ku, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi in Funabashi, Chiba Pre ...
in Edogawa, Tokyo
is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It takes its name from the Edo River that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the ward. In English, it uses the name Edogawa City.
The easternmost of the wards, it shares b ...
, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toe ...
.
Lines
Kasai Station is served by theTokyo Metro Tozai Line
The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Its name translates to "''East-West Line"''. The line runs between Nakano in Nakano-ku, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi in Funabashi, Chiba Pre ...
, and is numbered T-17.
Station layout
The station consists of two elevatedside platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...
s. The station also has two center express tracks used for rapid service trains to bypass local trains at this station.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 29 March 1969. The station facilities were inherited byTokyo Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toe ...
after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.
Surrounding area
The station has the world's largest fully automated parking lot for bicycles where about 9,400 bicycles are automatically parked in its 15 metre deep basement. Each of the automatic elevators at the parking lot can handle up to 180-190 and it takes just 23 seconds to retrieve the bicycle.
The Tokyo Metro Museum is also located beneath the platforms of Kasai station and was opened in 1986.
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Tokyo Metro station information
{{coord, 35.663618, 139.872486, format=dms, display=title, type:railwaystation_region:JP_scale:10000 Stations of Tokyo Metro Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1969 1969 establishments in Japan