is a subway station in

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, Japan, operated by

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(Toei). It is adjacent to Tamachi Station on the

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and Keihin-Tōhoku Line and is a major station for commuters due to the proximity of many office and condominium developments. It is also the closest station to the main campus of

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. Despite its name, the station is not located in Mita, but in the neighboring Shiba district.

Lines

Mita Station is served by the following lines. *

Toei Asakusa Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ōta and in Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, under which it passes. The Asa ...

(with through services to

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Keisei Oshiage Line The is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by private railway company Keisei Electric Railway. It connects Oshiage Station in Sumida and Aoto Station in Katsushika. The Oshiage Line passes through areas typical of Tokyo's ''shitamachi ...

Keisei Higashi-Narita Line The is a 7.1 km branchline in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. It branches off from the Keisei Main Line at Keisei Narita Station to Higashi-Narita Station (the former Narita Airp ...

, and

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) *

Toei Mita Line The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line ...

(with through services to

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)

Station layout

The station consists of two sets of platforms, for the Asakusa Line and Mita Line. The Asakusa Line is served by an

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 o ...

(platforms 1 and 2) located on the second basement ("B2F") level, while the Mita Line is served by two

side platforms 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 ...

located on separate levels, with the southbound platform (platform 3) on the second basement ("B2F") level, and the northbound platform (platform 4) on the third basement ("B3F") level.

Platforms

File:Mita_Sta_Hibiya_Str_Gate-ticket_corner_2020,7.jpg, Ticket gates File:Toei-subway-A08-Mita-station-platform-20220306-154152.jpg, Platforms 1 and 2 File:Toei-subway-I04-Mita-station-platform-3-20191210-142748.jpg, Platform 3 File:Toei-subway-I04-Mita-station-platform-4-20191230-164732.jpg, Platform 4

History

The station opened on 21 June 1968, initially served only by the Toei Asakusa Line. The Mita Line station opened on 27 November 1973.

In popular culture

Mita station was featured in English rock band

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's So Lonely (1980) music video.The Police"So Lonely" MV撮影地は都営地下鉄浅草線三田駅というのは本当なのか
Kamata, Note.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-09

References

External links

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