is a subway station in the

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neighbourhood of

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, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator

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Lines

Kayabacho Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line.

Station layout

The Hibiya and Tozai lines cross perpendicularly at the station and so do their platforms. The Hibiya Line has two

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s with southbound trains using track 1 and northbound trains using track 2. In contrast, the Tozai Line has a single

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

with tracks on either side; platform 3 serves eastbound trains whilst platform 4 serves westbound trains.

Platforms

File:Kayabacho Station Concourse 2015.jpg, Concourse in 2015 File:Kayabacho-STA Platform1.jpg, Hibiya Line platforms in November 2023 File:Kayabacho-STA Platform3-4.jpg, Tozai Line island platform in November 2023

History

The station opened on February 28, 1963, as part of the Hibiya line, which then ran between and (on the

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). The Tōzai Line platforms opened on September 14, 1967. The station facilities were inherited by

after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004. '' TH Liner'' services on the Hibiya Line between and commenced on 6 June 2020.

Surrounding area

Kayabachō Station is located at an intersection of two major streets in southern

(specifically Nihonbashi-Kayabachō), a neighbourhood in Chūō Ward renowned for its financial history and commercial development. The

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is only a few blocks west in Nihonbashi-Kabutochō. * Suitengūmae Station ( ) (approximately 10 minutes' walk)

References

External links

Kayabachō Station information
(Tokyo Metro) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kayabacho Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1963 Stations of Tokyo Metro Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Nihonbashi, Tokyo