Kanamechō Station
Metro station in Tokyo, Japan
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Kanamecho Station (要町駅, Kanamechō-eki) is a subway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.
Tokyo Metro  Kanamecho Station 要町駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Exit3 in November 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 1-10 Kanamecho, Toshima, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||
| System | Tokyo Metro station | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms (1 for each line) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 for each line) | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | F-08, Y-08 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 June 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2015 | 38,475 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
Kanamechō Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (station number "Y-08") and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (station number "F-08").
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms on different levels. The Yurakucho Line platform (tracks 1 and 2) is located on the second basement ("B2F") level, while the Fukutoshin Line platform (tracks 3 and 4) is located on the third basement ("B3F") level. The platforms are equipped with waist-height platform edge doors.[1]
Platforms
| 1 |  Yūrakuchō Line |
for Ikebukuro, Yūrakuchō, and Shin-Kiba |
| 2 | Yūrakuchō Line |
for Wakōshi Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoeshi, and Shinrinkōen
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| 3 |  Fukutoshin Line |
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| 4 | Fukutoshin Line |
for Wakōshi Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoeshi, and Shinrinkōen |
Yurakucho Line platform
Fukutoshin Line platform
History
The station opened on 24 June 1983, serving the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line. The Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line also started operating through this station on 14 June 2008.
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[2]
Waist-height platform edge doors were installed in January 2011.[1]
