Myōden Station
Myōden Station (妙典駅, Myōden-eki) is a railway station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan. It is operated by Tokyo Metro.
T21 Myoden Station 妙典駅 | |||||||||||
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 The station exterior in 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-2-10 Tomihama, Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture 272-0115 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.691592°N 139.925008°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | T Tozai Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 26.8 km (16.7 mi) from Nakano | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | T-21 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 January 2000 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 53,009 | ||||||||||
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  Myōden Station Location within Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula  Myōden Station Myōden Station (Chiba Prefecture)  Myōden Station Myōden Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines
Myōden Station is managed by the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line. It is 26.8 km (16.7 mi) from the line's terminus at Nakano.
Station layout
This station is composed of two elevated island platforms that serves four tracks on the third floor. The trains travel to Nishi-Funabashi depart from either Track 1 or Track 2. The trains travel to Nakano depart from either Track 3 or Track 4. Trains depart from track 1 and 4.
Platforms
| 1,2 | T Tozai Line | for Nishi-Funabashi JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Tsudanuma TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai |
| 3,4 | T Tozai Line | for Toyocho, Otemachi, Nakano JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Mitaka |
Ticket gates, 2008
Platforms, 2017
History
Myoden Station was established as Shimo-Myoden Signal Station (ja:下妙典信号場) by the Teito Rapid Transit Authority which was timed to be coincided with the Tozai Line extended to Nishi-Funabashi Station and opening to traffic on March 29, 1969. It had been used as a rail yard as the first/last trains depart/arrive from/at Gyōtoku station were parked. Construction for responding to a passenger-accessible station had not done until February 1997. Myōden Station was officially opened on January 22, 2000.[1]
In 2004 the station's facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA).[2]
Passenger statistics
In 2019's fiscal year, the station saw a daily average of 53,009 passengers.[3]
Bus services
| Bus stop | No | Via | Destination | Company | Note |
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| Route bus | 行徳02 | Saiwai Chuo Park, Verena City Gyotoku, Gyotoku Sogo Hospital,[4] Saiwai 2 chome, Gyotoku Chuo Hospital, Niihama Elementary school | Gyotoku Station | Keisei Transit Bus | |
| 塩浜02 | Saiwai Chuo Park, Verena City Gyotoku, Gyotoku Sogo Hospital,[4] Saiwai 2 chome, Gyotoku Chuo Hospital, Chidoricho | Ichikawa-Shiohama Station | |||
| 妙典05 | Baraki-Nakayama Station | Motoyawata Station | |||
| Wakuwaku Bus | 1803 | Shin-Gyotoku bashi-minami, Tajiri 3 chome | Gendai Sangyo Kagakukan-Media Park[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 1801 | Gyotoku Station, Minami-Gyotoku Station | Tokyo Bay Iryo-center[lower-alpha 2] |
| Bus stop | No | Via | Destination | Company | Note |
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| Route bus | 行徳01 | Saiwai Chuo Park, Verena City Gyotoku, Gyotoku Sogo Hospital,[4] Saiwai 2 chome, Gyotoku Chuo Hospital, Niihama Elementary school | Gyotoku Station | Keisei Transit Bus | |
| 塩浜01 | Saiwai Chuo Park, Verena City Gyotoku, Gyotoku Sogo Hospital,[4] Saiwai 2 chome, Gyotoku Chuo Hospital, Chidoricho | Ichikawa-Shiohama Station | |||
| 行徳03 | Dainana-chu, Gyotoku Station | Ichikawa-Shiohama Station | |||
| Airport bus | Limousine bus | Haneda Airport |
See also
Notes
- Passengers are able to transfer onto free shuttle buses bound for Motoyawata Station.
- It takes about 10 minutes to travel from here to Urayasu Station (Chiba) on foot. Passengers are able to board on the Urayashi City Community Bus "OSAMPO BUS" Iryo Center Line bound for Shin-Urayasu Station via Urayasu Station.
- It takes about 5 minutes from here to Myoden Station on foot.
References
- "SUBWAY NEWS 2000-1". 2000-04-09. Archived from the original on 2000-04-09. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- "「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). 2006-07-08. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- "Traffic Performance by Station｜Tokyo Metro". www.tokyometro.jp. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- Saiwai Chuo Park, Verena City Gyotoku, Gyotoku Sogo Hospital that bus stops are passed though by partly services.
External links
Media related to Myōden Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tokyo Metro station information (in English)