Machiya Station Explained

Machiya Station Machiya-ekimae Station
Native Name:	町屋駅 町屋駅前停留場
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
Country:	Japan
Map Type:	Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Machiya Station

is a train station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Keisei Electric Railway and Tokyo Metro. This article also covers, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).

Lines

• Keisei Electric Railway - Machiya Station
  • Keisei Main Line
• Tokyo Metro - Machiya Station
  • Chiyoda Line
• Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) - Machiya-ekimae Station
  • Tokyo Sakura Tram

Keisei

Machiya Station
Native Name:	町屋駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	7-40-1 Arakawa, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Keisei Electric Railway
Line:	Keisei Main Line
Distance:	4.3 km from
Platforms:	1 island platform
Tracks:	2
Code:	KS04
Opened:	19 December 1931
Passengers:	20,655 daily^[1]
Pass Year:	FY2017

The Keisei Main Line station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. There is a waiting room in the center of the platform. Until October 2002, express trains stopped at the station.

Platforms

Tokyo Metro

Machiya Station
Native Name:	町屋駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	1-1-5 Machiya, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
Country:	Japan
Distance:	from
Platforms:	2 split side platforms
Tracks:	2
Structure:	Underground
Code:	C-17
Passengers:	59,061 daily
Pass Year:	FY2015

The Chiyoda Line station consists of two underground split platforms, with the Yoyogi-Uehara platform on the upper level and the Ayase platform on the lower level.

Platforms

Toei

Machiya-ekimae Station
Native Name:	町屋駅前停留場
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	7 Arakawa, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
Country:	Japan
Distance:	from
Platforms:	2 side platforms
Tracks:	2
Structure:	At grade
Code:	SA06
Former:	Machiya-itchome

The Tokyo Sakura Tram station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.The station was previously named Machiya-itchome station.

History

• 1 April 1913 - Ōji Electric Tramway (now Toden Arakawa line) station opens
• 19 December 1931 - Keisei Electric Tramway (now Keisei Electric Railway) station opens
• 20 December 1969 - Chiyoda subway line station opens
• 1 April 2004 - Ownership of station facilities on the Chiyoda Line were transferred to Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA).^[2]
• 17 June 2010 - Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations; Machiya was assigned station number KS03.^{[3] [4]}

In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Machiya → Nishi Nippori of the Chiyoda line was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.^[5]

Surrounding area

• Arakawa Sizen Park
• Mikawashima Sewage Treatment Center
• Machiya Bunka Center

Connecting bus services

Machiya-ekimae (Machiya Station) (Toei Bus)

No.1

• Kusa 41: for Adachi-umedachō^[6]

No.2

• Kusa 41: for Asakusa-kotobukichō

Machiya Station (Keisei Bus)

• Minami-sen 01, 02: for Minami-Senju Station West Entrance^[7]
• Machiya 04, 05: for Kodomo-katei-shien Center and Shim-Mikawashima Station
• Machiya 05: for Ogubashi (Kumanomae Station)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

This article incorporates information from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 京成電鉄 電車情報.
2. Web site: 2006-07-08 . 「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ . From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120516041232/http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html . 16 May 2012 . 29 May 2022 . Tokyo Metro Online . ja.
3. Web site: 京成線各駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入いたします . "Station numbering" will be introduced to each station on the Keisei Line . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928125428/https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/kouhou/news/22-034.pdf . 28 September 2022 . 25 February 2023 . keisei.co.jp . ja.
4. Web site: 6 June 2010 . 京成と京急が駅ナンバリングを導入 . Keisei and Keikyu to introduce station numbering . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226065311/https://www.tetsudo.com/news/565/ . 26 February 2023 . 26 February 2023 . Tetsudo News . ja.
5. Web site: 2017-05-04 . Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo . 2024-08-11 . Blog . en-US.
6. Web site: http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/bus/noriba/machi.html. ja: バスのりば 町屋駅. Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. Japan. Japanese. 15 March 2017.
7. Web site: http://www.keiseibus.co.jp/jikoku/search.php?mode=station_name&value=町屋駅. ja: 路線バス時刻表検索. Keisei Bus Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. dead. 15 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170107171933/http://www.keiseibus.co.jp/jikoku/search.php?mode=station_name&value=%E7%94%BA%E5%B1%8B%E9%A7%85. 7 January 2017.