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is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by
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 ...
. It is close to Minowabashi Station on the
Tokyo Sakura Tram The , branded as the , is a hybrid light rail/tram line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The Arakawa Line is the sole survivor of Tokyo's once-extensive Tokyo Toden streetcar system. It is one ...
.


History

The station opened on 28 March 1961, as part of the original five-station section of the Hibiya line from to . The station facilities were inherited by
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 ...
after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.


Lines

Minowa Station is served by the Hibiya Line, and is 2.9 km from the northern starting point of the line at . Since the opening of on 6 June 2020, the station code is H-20.


Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.


Platforms

File:MinowaStation-exit2-Aug13-2015.jpg, Entrance No.2, August 2015 File:MinowaStation-ticketgates-Aug13-2015.jpg, The ticket barriers, August 2015 File:MinowaStation-platforms-train-Aug13-2015.jpg, A view of the platforms, August 2015


Surrounding area

* Minowabashi Station (
Tokyo Sakura Tram The , branded as the , is a hybrid light rail/tram line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The Arakawa Line is the sole survivor of Tokyo's once-extensive Tokyo Toden streetcar system. It is one ...
) (approximately 5 minutes' walk) *
San'ya is an area in the Taitō and Arakawa wards of Tokyo, located south of the Namidabashi intersection, around the Yoshino-dori. A neighborhood named "San'ya" existed until 1966, but the area was renamed and split between several neighborhoods. It ...
district *
Yoshiwara was a famous (red-light district) in Edo, present-day Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1617, Yoshiwara was one of three licensed and well-known red-light districts created during the early 17th century by the Tokugawa shogunate, alongside Shima ...
district


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Tokyo Metro station information
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