is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line in

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Chūō, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward that forms part of the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Kyobashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo C ...

, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

Lines

Tsukiji Station is served by the

Hibiya Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line was named after the Hibiya area in Chiyoda's Yurakucho district, under which it passes. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color silve ...

, and is numbered H-11. It is located 10.7 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

Tsukiji station has a simple

side 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 platforms ...

arrangement with two tracks. Platform 1 serves southbound trains to

Ginza Ginza ( ; ja, 銀座 ) is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi. It is a popular upscale shopping area of Tokyo, with numerous intern ...

, whilst platform 2 serves northbound trains to

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and . 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

File:Tsukiji stn ticket gates - Oct 28 2018 05-44PM.jpeg, Ticketing machines File:Tsukiji stn Hibiya Line platforms - Oct 28 2018 05-45PM.jpeg, Platforms

History

Tsukiji Station opened on 28 February 1963. The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

Surrounding area

* Shintomichō Station ( Subway TokyoYurakucho

Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line) (approximately 2 minutes' walk) The station is located in the

neighbourhood of

. Only a few blocks south of the station (about 150 m) lies Tsukiji fish market, the largest seafood market in the world.Guide to sightseeing
''Tokyo Metro'' Retrieved 18 January 2009 On the eastern side of the station is the Tsukiji Hongan-ji, a pilgrimage site for

Buddhists Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...

worldwide.

References

External links

Tokyo Metro station information
{{Coord, 35.6681, N, 139.7725, E, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Buildings and structures in Chūō, Tokyo Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1963 Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Tsukiji