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, Japan. Its station number is S-14. The station opened on December 21, 1978.

Platforms

Nishi-ojima Station consists of a single

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served by two tracks.

Surrounding area

The station is located underneath the intersection of Tokyo Metropolitan Routes 50 (Shin-Ōhashi-dōri) and 306 (Meiji-dōri). The area is a mix of mid-rise office buildings and scattered apartment buildings, with the Ōjima 4-chōme ''

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'' owned by

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to the southeast. Other points of interest include: * Tokyo Metropolitan High School of Science and Technology * Kōtō Municipal No. 1 Ōjima Elementary School * Jōtō Health Center * Jōtō Post Office * Tokyo Metropolitan Jōtō Senior High School * Kōtō Municipal Comprehensive Sports Center * Jōtō Police Station

Connecting bus service

Toei Bus: Nishi-Ōjima-Ekimae * To 07: for Monzen-Nakachō and Kinshichō stations * Kin 18: for Shin-Kiba-Ekimae, Kinshichō Station * Kyūkō 05: for National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Kinshichō Station * Ryō 28: for Kasaibashi, Rinkai garage, No. 6 Kasai Elementary School,

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* Kame 29: for Nishi-Kasai-Ekimae, Nagisa New Town * Kame 23: for

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, Kōtō Geriatric Medical Center,

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* Kin 28: for Higashi-Ōjima-Ekimae, Kinshichō Station * Kusa 24: for Asakusa-Kotobukichō, Higashi-Ōjima-Ekimae via Ōjima Station * Kame 24: for Kasaibashi; via Nishi-Ōjima Station for Kameido Station

Line

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References

External links

Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation: Nishi-ojima Station
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