is a

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on the

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 the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan. It is operated by Tokyo Metro.

Lines

Myōden Station is managed by the

. It is from the line's terminus at .

Station layout

This station is composed of two elevated

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s that serves four tracks on the third floor. The trains travel to Nishi-Funabashi depart from either Track 1 or Track 2. The trains travel to Nakano depart from either Track 3 or Track 4. Trains depart from track 1 and 4.

Platforms

File: Tokyo Metro Myouden sta 002.jpg, Ticket gates, 2008 File:Myoden-station-platforms-may3-2017.jpg, Platforms, 2017

History

Myoden Station was established as Shimo-Myoden Signal Station ( ja:''下妙典信号場'') by the

Teito Rapid Transit Authority 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 Toei ...

which was timed to be coincided with the Tozai Line extended to

Nishi-Funabashi Station is a railway station in Funabashi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Tokyo Metro, and the Tōyō Rapid Railway. It is the easternmost station of the Tokyo subway network, lying in Chiba Prefecture. Lines Nishi-Funabashi ...

and opening to traffic on March 29, 1969. It had been used as a rail yard as the first/last trains depart/arrive from/at Gyōtoku station were parked. Construction for responding to a passenger-accessible station had not done until February 1997. Myōden Station was officially opened on January 22, 2000. In 2004 the station's facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA).

Passenger statistics

In 2019's

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, the station saw a daily average of 53,009 passengers.

Bus services

Notes

References

External links

Tokyo Metro station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Myoden Station Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Stations of Tokyo Metro Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 2000 Ichikawa, Chiba