Tsukiji Station
| Tsukiji Station 築地駅 Tokyo Metro subway station |
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3-15-1 Tsukiji, Chūō-ku, Tokyo 東京都中央区築地3-15-1 |
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 February 1963 | ||||||||||
| Code | H10 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2007) | 26.024 million[citation needed] | ||||||||||
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Tsukiji Station (築地駅 Tsukiji-eki) is a subway station in Tsukiji, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. It is operated by Tokyo Metro on the Hibiya Line, and has the station code H-10.
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[edit] Location
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.[1] On the eastern side of the station is the Tsukiji Hongan-ji, a pilgrimage site for Buddhists world-wide.
[edit] Station layout
Tsukiji station has a simple side platform arrangement with two tracks. Track 1 serves southbound trains to Ginza whilst track 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.
| 1 | ○Hibiya Line | Ginza, Naka-Meguro and Kikuna |
| 2 | ○Hibiya Line | Ueno, Kita-Senju and Tobu Dobutsu-koen |
[edit] References
- ^ Guide to sightseeing Tokyo Metro Retrieved 18 January 2009
[edit] External links
- Tokyo Metro station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°40′05″N 139°46′21″E / 35.6681°N 139.7725°E