Tsukiji Station
Metro station in Tokyo, Japan
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Tsukiji Station (築地駅, Tsukiji-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line in Tsukiji, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.
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| Location | 3-15-1 Tsukiji, Chūō, Tokyo （東京都中央区築地3-15-1） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||
| Line |  Hibiya Line | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Shintomichō | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | H-11 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 February 1963 | ||||||||||
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Lines
Tsukiji Station is served by the Hibiya Line, and is numbered H-11. It is located 10.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kita-Senju.[1]
Station layout
Tsukiji station has a simple side platform arrangement with two tracks. Platform 1 serves southbound trains to Ginza, whilst platform 2 serves northbound trains to Ueno and Kita-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.
Platforms
| 1 | Hibiya Line |
for Ginza, Roppongi, and Naka-Meguro |
| 2 | Hibiya Line |
for Ueno, Kita-Senju Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi |
Ticket gates
Platform 1
Platform 2
History
Tsukiji Station was opened on 28 February 1963 by the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA).[1]
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the TRTA in 2004.[2]
Surrounding area
- Shintomichō Station (
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line) (approximately 2 minutes' walk)
The station is located in the Tsukiji neighbourhood of Chūō, Tokyo. Only a few blocks south of the station (about 150 m) lies Tsukiji fish market, the largest seafood market in the world.[3] On the eastern side of the station is the Tsukiji Hongan-ji, a pilgrimage site for Buddhists worldwide.
