Machiya Station

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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).

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Machiya Station
Machiya-ekimae Station

町屋駅
町屋駅前停留場
General information
LocationArakawa-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Location
Machiya Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Machiya Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Machiya Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Machiya Station
Machiya Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Machiya Station is located in Tokyo
Machiya Station
Machiya Station (Tokyo)
Machiya Station is located in Japan
Machiya Station
Machiya Station (Japan)
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Lines

Keisei

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Machiya Station

町屋駅
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Keisei station in July 2008
General information
Location7-40-1 Arakawa, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)KS Keisei Main Line
Distance4.3 km from Keisei Ueno
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeKS04
History
Opened19 December 1931
Passengers
FY201720,655 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station
Shim-Mikawashima
KS03
towards Keisei Ueno
Main Line
Local
Senjuōhashi
KS05
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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

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Machiya Station

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Station platforms
General information
Location1-1-5 Machiya, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by Tokyo Metro
Line(s)C Chiyoda Line
Distance5.2 km (3.2 mi) from Ayase
Platforms2 split side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeC-17
Websitewww.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/station/machiya/index.html
History
Opened20 December 1969; 55 years ago (20 December 1969)
Passengers
FY201559,061 daily
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station
Nishi-nippori
C16
Chiyoda Line Kita-senju
C18
towards Kita-Ayase
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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
2 C Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju, Ayase and Kita-ayase
JL Jōban Line (Local) for Matsudo and Toride

Toei

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Machiya-ekimae Station

町屋駅前停留場
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Tokyo Sakura Tram tracks and platforms
General information
Location7 Arakawa, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by Toei
Line(s) Toden Arakawa Line
Distance1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Minowabashi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station codeSA06
Websitewww.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/services/streetcar/stations/machiya-ekimae.html
History
Opened1 April 1913; 112 years ago (1 April 1913)
Previous namesMachiya-itchome
Services
Preceding station Toei Following station
Machiya-nichōme
towards Waseda
Toden Arakawa Line Arakawa-nanachōme
towards Minowabashi
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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)

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