is a station on the

Yurikamome , formerly the , is an automated guideway transit service operated by ''Yurikamome, Inc.'' in Tokyo, Japan. It connects Shimbashi Station, Shimbashi to Toyosu Station, Toyosu, via the artificial island of Odaiba, a market in which it competes with ...

Line in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. The station is numbered "U-14".

Lines

Shijō-mae Station is served by the 14.7 km

automated guideway transit An automated guideway transit (AGT) or automated fixed-guideway transit or automatic guideway transit system is a type of fixed guideway transit infrastructure with a riding or suspension track that supports and physically guides one or more dri ...

line between and , and is located 13.5 km from the starting point of the line at Shimbashi.

Station layout

The station consists of an elevated

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 ...

serving two tracks.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 27 March 2006. The station's name means "In Front of the Market" after the upcoming which was set to replace the

Tsukiji fish market is a major tourist attraction for both domestic and overseas visitors in Tokyo. Located in Tsukiji in central Tokyo between the Sumida River and the upmarket Ginza shopping district, the area contains retail markets, restaurants, and associ ...

. However, numerous delays meant that Toyosu Market did not actually commence operations until 2018, 12 years after the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 83 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Toyosu Market The is a wholesale market in Tokyo, located in the Toyosu area of the Kōtō, Tokyo, Kōtō ward. There are two markets for seafood, one for general wholesale and one for bidding, and one market for fruits and vegetables, with each in its own bu ...

References

External links

Official information site
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