is a railway station in
Minato, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English.
It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits th ...
, Japan. It serves as an interchange for the
Toei Ōedo Line
The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. T ...
(E-19) and
Yurikamome
, formerly the , is an automated guideway transit service operated by ''Yurikamome, Inc.'', connecting Shimbashi to Toyosu, via the artificial island of Odaiba in Tokyo, Japan, a market in which it competes with the Rinkai Line.
The line is na ...
(U-02).
Line
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Yurikamome
, formerly the , is an automated guideway transit service operated by ''Yurikamome, Inc.'', connecting Shimbashi to Toyosu, via the artificial island of Odaiba in Tokyo, Japan, a market in which it competes with the Rinkai Line.
The line is na ...
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Toei Ōedo Line
The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. T ...
Station layout
Both parts of the station are not directly linked to one another.
Toei
The Toei part of the station has an underground
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
with two tracks on either side.
File:Shiodome-Sta-Toei-Gate.JPG, Toei ticket gates, 2016
File:Toei-subway-E19-Shiodome-station-platform-20191201-122050.jpg, Toei platforms, December 2019
Yurikamome
The Yurikamome uses an elevated island platform with two tracks on either side.
File:Shiodome-Sta-Yurikamome-Gate.JPG, Yurikamome ticket gates
File:Shiodome-Sta-Yurikamome-Platform.JPG, Yurikamome platforms, 2016
History
Although the structures of both the Yurikamome and Toei stations were completed on 1 November 1995 and 12 December 2000, they were not opened yet as the surrounding area was undergoing redevelopment. It was only on 2 November 2002 when both stations opened.
[外山勝彦「鉄道記録帳2002年11月」、『RAIL FAN』第50巻第2号、鉄道友の会、2003年2月1日、 20頁。]
See also
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List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
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Railway stations
Japan
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References
External links
Shiodome Station information(Yurikamome)
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Railway stations in Japan opened in 2002
Yurikamome
Toei Ōedo Line
Railway stations in Tokyo
Shiodome
Buildings and structures in Minato, Tokyo