is a subway station on the

Toei Ōedo Line The is a rapid transit railway line of the municipal Toei Subway network in Tokyo, Japan. It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. The line is comple ...

Shinjuku, Tokyo , officially called Shinjuku City, is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world ( Shinjuku Station) as well as the Tokyo Metropol ...

, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator

Toei Subway The is one of two subway systems in Tokyo, Japan, the other being the Tokyo Metro. The Toei Subway lines were originally licensed to the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (the predecessor of Tokyo Metro) but were constructed by the Tokyo Metropolita ...

. The name of this station suggests its location in front of the

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, and it is the nearest station to that complex. Unusually, the station is both a terminus and a through station on the same line. Inbound trains pass through the station, travel south to complete a counterclockwise loop around central Tokyo, and terminate at Tochōmae. Outbound trains do the opposite, departing northbound from Tochōmae, traveling clockwise and eventually passing through the station again on the way out. Consequently, passengers may need to transfer from the Ōedo line to the Ōedo line at this station.

Lines

Tochōmae Station is served by the

, and is numbered "E-28".

Station layout

The station consists of two

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

on the 3rd basement ("3BF") level, serving four tracks. There are seven exits from the station, numbered A1 to A7. File:Tochomae Station Concourse view 2018.jpg, Concourse sculpture

Platforms

File:Tochomae Station Platform 2018.jpg, The platforms, May 2018 File:Rail_Tracks_map_Toei_Tochomae_Station.svg, Track diagram of the station. "H" stands for , "I" stands for , and "R" stands for .

History

The station began construction on August 28, 1990, and opened on December 19, 1997. The temporary name before its opening was "Nishi-Shinjuku". The name "Nishi-Shinjuku" is currently used as the name of a station on the Marunouchi Line, and is also part of the name of a station on the Oedo Line called " Nishi-Shinjuku-Go-Chome". The station was constructed using the

cut-and-cover A tunnel is an underground or undersea passageway. It is dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, or laid under water, and is usually completely enclosed except for the two Portal (architecture), portals common at each end, though ther ...

method, with a three-level underground structure, a construction length of 443 m, an average excavation width of 32.7 m (20.2 m - 36.4 m), an average excavation depth of 21.8 m (20.6 m - 28.7 m), a road surface covering of 14,500m2, and an excavated soil volume of 284,000m3, making it a large-scale project. The siding section near Hikarigaoka Station was constructed at the same time as the shield excavation between Tochomae Station and Nishi-Shinjuku 5-Chome, which is a separate construction area from the station excavation work, and 123 m of the siding was constructed using a shield machine.

Surrounding area

Nishi-shinjuku Station is a Tokyo Metro railway station in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Lines Nishi-shinjuku Station is served by the , and is numbered M-07. Station layout The station has two side platforms serving two tracks. Platforms History Nishi-shinjuku S ...

(

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line The is a Rapid transit, subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The line runs in a U-shape between Ogikubo Station in Suginami, Tokyo, Suginami and Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, Tokyo, Toshima, with a branch line between Nakano-Sa ...

) * Shinjuku Central Park * Kogakuin University * Tokyo Medical University Hospital

Office buildings

* Shinjuku Mitsui Building * Shinjuku Sumitomo Building * Shinjuku Center Building * Shinjuku Monolith Building * Shinjuku NS Building

Hotels

* Keio Plaza Hotel * Hyatt Regency Tokyo * Hilton Tokyo * Washington Hotel * The Knot Tokyo Shinjuku

References

External links

Tochomae Station information
(Toei) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tochomae Railway stations in Japan opened in 1997 Toei Ōedo Line Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation