Shintomichō Station Explained

Shintomicho Station
Native Name:	新富町駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	1-1-1 Tsukiji, Chūō City, Tokyo
Country:	Japan
Platforms:	2 side platforms
Tracks:	2
Structure:	Underground
Code:	Y-20
Map Type:	Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan

is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. Its station number is Y-20.

Line

Shintomichō Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line from in Saitama Prefecture to in south-east Tokyo. Located between and, it is 22.4 km from Wakōshi.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Chest-high platform edge doors were installed in April 2013.^[1]

Platforms

History

The station opened on 27 March 1980.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Tsukiji Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line) (approximately 2 minutes walk)
• Chuo Ward Office
• Tsukiji Police Station
• Tsukiji fish market
• St. Luke's International Hospital
• St. Luke's College of Nursing
• Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph
• Tsukiji Hongan-ji
• Sumida River

External links

• Shintomichō Station information (Tokyo Metro)

35.6705°N 139.7737°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2013/04/13/144500.html. ja:有楽町線新富町駅にホームドア設置. Platform edge doors installed at Shintomicho Station on the Yurakucho Line. 13 April 2013. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. 13 April 2013.
2. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 216. 978-4-7770-1336-4.