Kokusai-Tenjijō Station Explained


Kokusai-Tenjijō Station
Native Name:国際展示場駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kōtō, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Operator:Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections: Bus terminal
Structure:Underground
Code:R03
Map Type:Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo#Japan
Passengers:33,308 daily
Pass Year:FY2014

is a railway station on the Rinkai Line in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR). The station serves the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition centre, after which the station is named.

Lines

Kokusai-Tenjijō Station is served by the Rinkai Line from to . The station is situated between and stations, and is 3.51 km from the starting point of the Rinkai Line at Shin-Kiba.[1]

Services

Many trains inter-run over the JR East Saikyo Line and Kawagoe Line to in Saitama Prefecture.

Station layout

The station has a single underground island platform serving two tracks.[1]

Chest-height platform edge doors are scheduled to be installed on the platform during fiscal 2018.[2]

Artwork by Osamu Tezuka

In 2019, a 2.6 by 8.8-meter large ceramic relief by Manga legend Osamu Tezuka was permanently installed.[3] It was produced by the well-known ceramic studio CREARE Atami-Yugawara Studio which spent roughly ten months creating this artwork.

History

The station opened on 30 March 1996.[4]

Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Kokusai-Tenjijō being assigned station number R03.[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 33,308 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the third busiest station on the Rinkai Line, after Osaki and Oimachi.[2]

Surrounding area

Hotels

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. 東京臨海高速臨海副都心線新木場―東京テレポート間開業. Rinkai Fukutoshin Line opens between Shin-Kiba and Tokyo Teleport. . 36. 422. 87. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan . June 1996.
  2. Web site: http://trafficnews.jp/post/43575/. ja: りんかい線ホームドア導入 国際展示場駅は2018年度中. Platform doors to be introduced on Rinkai Line – Kokusai-Tenjijō Station in fiscal 2018. 29 September 2015. Traffic News. MediaVague Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. 29 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Schulze. Martin. Osamu Tezuka’s ceramic relief in Kōtō, Tokyo – Astro Boy & Beyond. publicdelivery.org. Martin Schulze. 16 August 2023. en. 16 August 2023.
  4. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 196. 4-87366-874-3.
  5. Web site: 22 March 2016 . りんかい線「駅ナンバリング」の導入について . Introduction of Rinkai Line "Station Numbering" . https://web.archive.org/web/20230109050253/https://www.twr.co.jp/tabid/101/ItemId/218/dispmid/860/Default.aspx . 9 January 2023 . 9 January 2023 . twr.co.jp . ja.
  6. http://tokyobay.washington-hotels.jp Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington Hotel website