Hamacho Station

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".

S10
Hamacho Station

浜町駅
Entrance to Hamacho Station, 2017
General information
Location2-59-3 Nihonbashi-hamachō, Chūō-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35.688264°N 139.789188°E / 35.688264; 139.789188
Operated by Toei Subway
Line(s)S Shinjuku Line
Distance8.7 km (5.4 mi) from Shinjuku
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeS-10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 December 1978 (21 December 1978)
Passengers
FY201121,426 daily
Services
Preceding station Toei Subway Following station
Bakuro-yokoyama
S09
towards Shinjuku
Shinjuku Line
Local
Morishita
S11
towards Motoyawata
Location
Hamacho Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Hamacho Station
Hamacho Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Hamacho Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Hamacho Station
Hamacho Station
Hamacho Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Hamacho Station is located in Tokyo
Hamacho Station
Hamacho Station
Hamacho Station (Tokyo)
Hamacho Station is located in Japan
Hamacho Station
Hamacho Station
Hamacho Station (Japan)

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

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

See also

References

  1. 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.
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