Tokyo Teleport Station
Tokyo Teleport Station 東京テレポート駅 | |
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| Entrance to the underground station, August 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo) |
| Ward | Kōtō |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1996 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit |
| Line(s) | Rinkai Line |
 Small bus terminal at this station | |
Tokyo Teleport Station (東京テレポート駅 Tōkyō Terepōto eki) is an underground railway station on the Rinkai Line in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR).
Lines
Tokyo Teleport Station is served by the Rinkai Line from Ōsaki to Shin-Kiba. The station is situated between Tennōzu Isle and Kokusai-Tenjijō stations, and is 4.90 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 Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture.
Station layout
The station has a single underground island platform serving two tracks.[1]
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Station concourse, October 2005
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Escalators connecting to the platform, October 2005
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Both platforms, January 2015
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rinkai Line | ||||
| Tennōzu Isle | - | Kokusai-Tenjijō | ||
History
The station opened on 30 March 1996,[2] and initially formed the terminus of the line from Shin-Kiba before it was extended to Osaki.[1]
Surrounding area
There is a bus station adjacent, which serves as the terminus to three routes (two of which are numbered 01, preceded by a kanji character). The more regular service runs to Monzen-Nakachō Station on the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line and the Toei Ōedo Line.
Attractions, including shopping centres, in the vicinity include:
- Miraikan
- Museum of Maritime Science
- Odaiba Kaihin Park
- Fuji TV Headquarters
- Tokyo International Exchange Center
- Decks Tokyo Beach
- Aqua City Odaiba
- DiverCity Tokyo
- Palette Town
- Zepp Tokyo
- Venus Fort
- Meg@web (Toyota's exhibition hall, including a small motor museum)
- Daikanransha
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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]. Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 36 (422): p.87. June 1996.
- ↑ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tokyo Teleport Station. |
- Tokyo Teleport Station information (TWR) (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°37′39″N 139°46′44″E / 35.6275°N 139.7788°E