Hamacho Station

Metro station in Tokyo, Japan

35°41′18″N 139°47′21″E / 35.688264°N 139.789188°E / 35.688264; 139.789188Operated by

Toei SubwayLine(s)S Shinjuku LineDistance8.7 km (5.4 mi) from ShinjukuPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Connections

Bus stopConstructionStructure typeUndergroundOther informationStation codeS-10WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened21 December 1978; 45 years ago (21 December 1978)PassengersFY201121,426 daily Services

Preceding station	Toei Subway			Following station
Bakuro-yokoyama S09 towards Shinjuku		Shinjuku Line Local		Morishita S11 towards Motoyawata

Location
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Hamacho Station (浜町駅, Hamachō-eki) is a subway station on the Toei Shinjuku Line in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The station opened on December 21, 1978, and it is numbered "S-10".

Lines

Hamacho Station is served by the Toei Shinjuku Line, and lies 8.7 km from the starting point of the line at Shinjuku.^[1]

Layout

Hamacho Station has a single underground island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	S Shinjuku Line	for Bakuroyokoyama and Shinjuku KOKeio line for Sasazuka and Hashimoto
2	S Shinjuku Line	for Morishita, Ojima, and Motoyawata

Platforms

History

The station opened on 21 December 1978.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 21,426 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

The station is located underneath Hamachō Park bordering the Sumida River. The Shuto Expressway No. 6 Mukōjima Line runs to the east. The area is a mix of mid-rise office buildings and scattered apartment buildings. The Meiji-za theatre is a short walk to the west. Other points of interest include:

SSP Co., Ltd. headquarters
Kagome Co., Ltd. Tokyo headquarters
Shin-Ōhashi and Kiyosubashi bridges
Chūō Municipal Comprehensive Sports Center
Chūō Municipal Nihonbashi Junior High School
Hisamatsu Police Station
Tokyo Television Center
Button Museum

Connecting bus service

Toei Bus: Hisamatsuchō

Aki 26 for Kasai Station
Edo Bus (Chūō City Community Bus): Hamachō-Eki (Meijiza-mae)
North Loop for Chūō city hall

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 218. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.