Higashi-nihombashi Station

Location
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Higashi-nihombashi Station

東日本橋駅
; Higashi-nihombashi Station; 東日本橋駅
	Platforms in June 2023
General information
Location	3-11-8-saki Higashi-Nihonbashi, Chūō City, Tokyo; Japan
Operated by	Toei Subway
Line	Asakusa Line
Distance	14.5 km (9.0 mi) from Nishi-magome
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bakuro-yokoyama Station; JO21 Bakurochō Station;
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	A-15
Website	Official website
Services
Location
Location
	Higashi-nihombashi Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Higashi-nihombashi Station Higashi-nihombashi Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula) Higashi-nihombashi Station Higashi-nihombashi Station (Tokyo) Higashi-nihombashi Station Higashi-nihombashi Station (Japan)

Higashi-nihombashi Station (東日本橋駅, Higashi-nihonbashi-eki) is a subway station on the Toei Asakusa Line, operated by the Toei. It is located in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan.

Layout

Higashi-nihombashi Station has two platforms serving two tracks. Track 1 is for passengers traveling toward Sengakuji and Nishi-magome Stations. Track 2 serves those heading toward Asakusa and Oshiage Stations.

1	Asakusa Line	for Sengakuji and Nishi-magome Keikyu Main Line for Shinagawa, Haneda Airport (International Terminal and Domestic Terminal) and Misakiguchi
2	Asakusa Line	for Asakusa and Oshiage Keisei Main Line for Aoto, Keisei Funabashi and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) Hokusō Line for Imba Nihon-idai Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport Shibayama Railway Line for Shibayama-Chiyoda

Around the station

The station serves the Higashi-Nihonbashi, Bakuro and Yokoyama neighborhoods.

History

Higashi-Nihombashi Station opened on May 31, 1962, as a station on Toei Line 1.^[1] During planning, its tentative name was Kumatsucho.^[2]

In 1978, the line took its present name.^[1]

Coverage of the PASMO smart card on all privately-operated stations in the Tokyo area started on 18 March 2007.^[3]

Connections

The station is connected with two neighboring stations on other lines by underground passages:

Bakuro-yokoyama Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line
Bakurochō Station on the JR Sōbu Line Rapid Service

References

1 2 "都営交通のあらまし2020" [Toei Transportation Summary 2020] (PDF). kotsu.metro.jp. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
↑ 都営地下鉄建設史-1号線- [Toei Subway Construction History-Line 1-] (in Japanese). Tokyo: 東京都交通局. February 1971. p. 205.
↑ "PASMO は３月１８日（日）サービスを開始します" [Pasmo Will start service on Sunday, March 18th] (PDF). tokyu.co.jp (in Japanese). December 21, 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 1, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2021.