A17 E11 Kuramae Station 蔵前駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Shinjitai | 蔵前駅 | |||||||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 藏前驛 | |||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | くらまええき | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-3-1 Kuramae (Asakusa Line) 3-3-1 Kotobuki (Ōedo Line) Taitō City, Tokyo Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Toei Subway | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms (Asakusa Line), 2 side platforms (Ōedo Line) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 for each line) | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 December 1960 | |||||||||||||||
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Kuramae Station (蔵前駅, Kuramae-eki) is a subway station located in the Kuramae and Kotobuki neighborhoods of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It serves the Toei Asakusa Line and Toei Oedo Line, both of which are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The station is identified as A-17 on the Asakusa Line and E-11 on the Ōedo Line. While there is no underground connection between the two lines, passengers can transfer between them at ground level.
Station layout
On the Asakusa Line, Kuramae has two platforms with the two tracks between them. Track 1 is for passengers bound for Nihombashi and Nishi-magome Stations. Track 2 is for those traveling in the opposite direction toward the terminal of the Asakusa subway line at Oshiage Station.
| 1 | A Asakusa Line | for Nihombashi, Shimbashi, and Nishi-magome KK Keikyū Main Line for Shinagawa and Haneda Airport (International Terminal and Domestic Terminal) |
| 2 | A Asakusa Line | for Asakusa, and Oshiage KS Keisei Main Line for Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) KS Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport HS Hokusō Line for Imba Nihon-idai SR Shibayama Railway Line for Shibayama-Chiyoda |
On the Oedo Line, an island platform stands between the two tracks. Track 1 serves passengers bound for Iidabashi and Tochōmae Stations, while Track 2 carries trains toward Ryōgoku and Daimon Stations.
| 1 | E Ōedo Line | for Iidabashi and Tochomae |
| 2 | E Ōedo Line | for Ryogoku and Daimon |
Asakusa Line platforms, May 2023
Oedo Line platforms, December 2017
History
Kuramae Station opened on December 4, 1960, as a station on Toei Line 1 (the present-day Asakusa Line). The Oedo Line (Line 12) station opened on December 12, 2000.
Surrounding area
The station serves the Kuramae and Kotobuki neighborhoods. Nearby are the Kuramae Water Treatment Center (on the site of the old Kuramae sumo stadium, which the station served until the stadium closed), the Sumida River, National Route 6, offices of the Waterworks and Bureau of Sewerage, the Torigoe Shrine.
See also
References
This article incorporates material from the article 蔵前駅 (Kuramae-eki) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on December 16, 2007.
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