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Kuramae Station

Coordinates: 35°42′11″N 139°47′28″E / 35.7030°N 139.7911°E / 35.7030; 139.7911
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A17 E11
Kuramae Station

蔵前駅
Kuramae Station entrance
Japanese name
Shinjitai蔵前駅
Kyūjitai藏前驛
Hiraganaくらまええき
General information
Location2-3-1 Kuramae (Asakusa Line)
3-3-1 Kotobuki (Ōedo Line)
Taitō City, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by Toei Subway
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms (Asakusa Line), 2 side platforms (Ōedo Line)
Tracks4 (2 for each line)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code
  • E-11 (Oedo Line)
  • A-17 (Asakusa Line)
History
Opened4 December 1960; 64 years ago (1960-12-04)
Services
Preceding station Toei Subway Following station
Asakusabashi
A16
towards Nishi-magome
Asakusa Line Asakusa
A18
towards Oshiage
Shin-okachimachi
E10
towards Tochōmae
Ōedo Line Ryogoku
E12
towards Hikarigaoka
Location
Kuramae Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Kuramae Station
Kuramae Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Kuramae Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Kuramae Station
Kuramae Station
Kuramae Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Kuramae Station is located in Tokyo
Kuramae Station
Kuramae Station
Kuramae Station (Tokyo)
Kuramae Station is located in Japan
Kuramae Station
Kuramae Station
Kuramae Station (Japan)

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

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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

History

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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

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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 city's Bureau of Waterworks and Bureau of Sewerage, and Torigoe Shrine.

See also

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References

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This article incorporates material from the article 蔵前駅 (Kuramae-eki) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on December 16, 2007.

35°42′11″N 139°47′28″E / 35.7030°N 139.7911°E / 35.7030; 139.7911