H11 Tsukiji Station 築地駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | 3-15-1 Tsukiji,Chūō,Tokyo (東京都中央区築地3-15-1) Japan | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | HHibiya Line | ||||||||||
Connections | Y20Shintomichō | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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Station code | H-11 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 28 February 1963; 62 years ago (28 February 1963) | ||||||||||
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Tsukiji Station (築地駅,Tsukiji-eki) is a subway station on theTokyo Metro Hibiya Line inTsukiji,Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operatorTokyo Metro.
Tsukiji Station is served by theHibiya Line, and is numbered H-11. It is located 10.7 km from the starting point of the line atKita-Senju.[1]
Tsukiji station has a simpleside platform arrangement with two tracks. Platform 1 serves southbound trains toGinza, whilst platform 2 serves northbound trains toUeno andKita-Senju.
Access to the station is provided by two sets of entrances and exits, with a total of four points of entry in total. Exits 1 and 2 are on opposite sides of Route 50 at the southern end of the station near the fish market. Exits 3 and 4 are also on opposite sides of the same road but at the northern end of the station.
1 | H Hibiya Line | forGinza,Roppongi, andNaka-Meguro |
2 | H Hibiya Line | forUeno,Kita-Senju TSTobu Skytree Line forTōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TNTobu Nikko Line forMinami-Kurihashi |
Tsukiji Station opened on 28 February 1963.[1]
The station facilities were inherited byTokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[2]
The station is located in theTsukiji neighbourhood ofChūō, Tokyo. Only a few blocks south of the station (about 150 m) liesTsukiji fish market, the largest seafood market in the world.[3] On the eastern side of the station is theTsukiji Hongan-ji, a pilgrimage site forBuddhists worldwide.
35°40′05″N139°46′21″E / 35.6681°N 139.7725°E /35.6681; 139.7725