Machiya Station (町屋駅, Machiya-eki) is a train station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Keisei Electric Railway and Tokyo Metro. This article also covers Machiya-ekimae Station (町屋駅前停留場, Machiya-ekimae teiryūjō), operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).
Lines
- Keisei Electric Railway - Machiya Station
- Tokyo Metro - Machiya Station
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) - Machiya-ekimae Station
Keisei
The Keisei Main Line station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. There is a waiting room in the center of the platform. Until October 2002, express trains stopped at the station.
Platforms
| 1 | KS Keisei Main Line | for Nippori and Keisei Ueno |
| 2 | KS Keisei Main Line | for Aoto, Keisei Funabashi, and Narita Airport |
Tokyo Metro
The Chiyoda Line station consists of two underground split platforms, with the Yoyogi-Uehara platform on the upper level and the Ayase platform on the lower level.
Platforms
| 1 | C Chiyoda Line | for Nishi-nippori, Otemachi and Yoyogi-uehara Odakyu Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi and Isehara
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| 2 | C Chiyoda Line | for Kita-senju, Ayase and Kita-ayase JL Jōban Line (Local) for Matsudo and Toride |
Toei
The Tokyo Sakura Tram station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station was previously named Machiya-itchome station.
History
- 1 April 1913 - Ōji Electric Tramway (now Toden Arakawa line) station opens
- 19 December 1931 - Keisei Electric Tramway (now Keisei Electric Railway) station opens
- 20 December 1969 - Chiyoda subway line station opens
- 1 April 2004 - Ownership of station facilities on the Chiyoda Line were transferred to Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA).[2]
- 17 June 2010 - Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations; Machiya was assigned station number KS03.[3][4]
In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Machiya → Nishi Nippori of the Chiyoda line was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[5]
Surrounding area
- Arakawa Sizen Park
- Mikawashima Sewage Treatment Center
- Machiya Bunka Center
Connecting bus services
Machiya-ekimae (Machiya Station) (Toei Bus)
- No.1
- Kusa 41: for Adachi-umedachō[6]
- No.2
- Kusa 41: for Asakusa-kotobukichō[6]
Machiya Station (Keisei Bus)
- Minami-sen 01, 02: for Minami-Senju Station West Entrance[7]
- Machiya 04, 05: for Kodomo-katei-shien Center and Shim-Mikawashima Station[7]
- Machiya 05: for Ogubashi (Kumanomae Station)[7]
See also
References
- ^ "京成電鉄 電車情報".
- ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online (in Japanese). 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "京成線各駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入いたします" ["Station numbering" will be introduced to each station on the Keisei Line] (PDF). keisei.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "京成と京急が駅ナンバリングを導入" [Keisei and Keikyu to introduce station numbering]. Tetsudo News (in Japanese). 6 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. バスのりば 町屋駅 (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Keisei Bus Co., Ltd. 路線バス時刻表検索 (in Japanese). Japan. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
This article incorporates information from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia. 35°44′33″N 139°46′54″E / 35.7424°N 139.7816°E
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