Mitsukoshimae Station

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Mitsukoshimae Station
三越前駅
Ginza Line platform, December 2006
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Chūō
History
Year opened 1932
Rail services
Station number(s) G-12, Z-09
Operator(s) Tokyo Metro
Line(s) Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line

Mitsukoshimae Station (三越前駅 Mitsukoshimae-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.

Lines

Mitsukoshimae Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (station number G-12) and the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line (station number Z-09). Passengers can also transfer to the connected Shin-Nihombashi Station on the JR Sōbu Line (Rapid) service.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms.

1 Tokyo Metro Ginza Line for Shibuya
2 Tokyo Metro Ginza Line for Asakusa
3 Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line for Shibuya
Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-Rinkan
4 Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line for Oshiage
Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-12)
Nihombashi (G-11) - Kanda (G-13)
Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line (Z-09)
Ōtemachi (Z-08) - Suitengūmae (Z-10)

History

The station opened on April 29, 1932, as the southern terminus of the line from Asakusa. It became a through station on December 24 that year when the line was extended further to Kyōbashi. The Hanzomon Line platforms opened on January 26, 1989, as the terminus of the line from Chūō-Rinkan; they became through platforms on November 28, 1990, when the line was extended to Suitengū-mae.

Surrounding area

The station is adjacent to the Mitsukoshi Department Store and the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower.


Coordinates: 35°41′04″N 139°46′29″E / 35.684551°N 139.774611°E / 35.684551; 139.774611

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