Kayabachō Station

Kayabachō Station
茅場町駅

A train station ticket gate with passengers entering

Ticket gates, 2016
Location 1-4-6 Nihonbashi-Kayabachō, Chūō, Tokyo
(東京都中央区日本橋茅場町一丁目4-6)
Japan
Operated by Tokyo Metro
Line(s) Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
Other information
Station code H12, T11
History
Opened 1963

Kayabachō Station (茅場町駅 Kayabachō-eki) is a subway station in the Nihonbashi neighbourhood of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Kayabachō Station is operated by Tokyo Metro.

Station layout

The Hibiya and Tōzai lines cross perpendicularly at the station and so do their platforms. The Hibiya Line has two side platforms with southbound trains using track 1 and northbound trains using track 2. In contrast, the Tōzai Line has a single island platform with tracks on either side; platform 3 serves eastbound trains whilst platform 4 serves westbound trains.

Platforms

1  Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ginza, Roppongi, and Naka-Meguro
2  Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Ueno, Kita-Senju, Kuki and Minami-Kurihashi (via Tobu Skytree Line)
3  Tokyo Metro Tozai Line for Toyocho, Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Tōyō-Katsutadai
4  Tokyo Metro Tozai Line for Otemachi, Takadanobaba, Nakano, and Mitaka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (H-12)
Hatchōbori (H-11) - Ningyōchō (H-13)
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line (T-11)
Nihombashi (T-10) - Monzen-Nakachō (T-12)

History

The station opened on February 28, 1963 as part of the Hibiya line, which then ran between Higashi-Ginza and Kita-Koshigaya (on the Tōbu Isesaki Line). The Tōzai Line platforms opened on September 14, 1967.

Surrounding area

Kayabachō Station is located at an intersection of two major streets in southern Nihonbashi (specifically Nihonbashi-Kayabachō), a neighbourhood in Chūō Ward renowned for its financial history and commercial development. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is only a few blocks west in Nihonbashi-Kabutochō.

External links

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Coordinates: 35°40′48″N 139°46′49″E / 35.679941°N 139.780158°E / 35.679941; 139.780158

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