Tawaramachi Station (Tokyo)
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G18 Tawaramachi Station 田原町駅 | |||||||||||
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 Entrance 2 (October 24th, 2018) | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-18 Nishi-asakusa, Taitō-ku, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°42′36″N 139°47′27″E / 35.70988°N 139.79079°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||
| Line | G Ginza Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | G-18 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 December 1927 | ||||||||||
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| FY2011 | 26,216 daily | ||||||||||
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Tawaramachi Station (田原町駅, Tawaramachi-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is numbered "G-18".
While situated relatively close to Asakusa on the Tsukuba Express, there are no transfer passageways between the two stations.
Lines
[edit]Tawaramachi Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line from Shibuya to Asakusa.
Station layout
[edit]The station has two side platforms located on the first basement (B1F) level, serving two tracks.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | G Ginza Line | for Ueno, Ginza, and Shibuya |
| 2 | G Ginza Line | for Asakusa |
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Entrance No. 3 in December 2019 -
Nishiasakusa District Gate in August 2018 -
The platforms in July 2008, with platform 2 on the left and platform 1 on the right -
The Platforms after renewal in January 2018
History
[edit]The Tokyo Underground Railway Tawaramachi Station is part of the first section of underground railway line in Asia, opened on 30 December 1927.[1]
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 26,216 passengers daily.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 214. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
