Shintomichō Station
Metro station in Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
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Shintomichō Station (新富町駅, Shintomichō-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. Its station number is Y-20.
Shintomicho Station 新富町駅 | |||||||||||
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 Exit4 in December 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-1 Tsukiji, Chūō City, Tokyo （東京都中央区築地1-1-1） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operator |  Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||
| Line |  Yūrakuchō Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Tsukiji | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Y-20 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 March 1980 | ||||||||||
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Line
Shintomichō Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line from Wakōshi in Saitama Prefecture to Shin-Kiba in south-east Tokyo. Located between Ginza-itchōme and Tsukishima, it is 22.4 km from Wakōshi.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Chest-high platform edge doors were installed in April 2013.[2]
Platforms
| 1 | Yūrakuchō Line |
for Shin-Kiba |
| 2 | Yūrakuchō Line |
for Ikebukuro and Wakōshi Tobu Tojo Line for Shinrinkōen Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō |
History
The station was opened on 27 March 1980 by the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA).[1]
Surrounding area
- Tsukiji Station (
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line) (approximately 2 minutes walk) - Chuo Ward Office
- Tsukiji Police Station
- Tsukiji fish market
- St. Luke's International Hospital
- St. Luke's College of Nursing
- Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph
- Tsukiji Hongan-ji
- Sumida River
