Kiba Station
Lines
Kiba Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line from Nakano in the west to Nishi-Funabashi in the east, and is located 14.9 km from Nakano.
Station layout
The station has a single underground island platform on the 4th basement level, serving two tracks.
Platforms
| 1 | T Tozai Line | for Tōyōchō and Nishi-Funabashi JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Tsudanuma TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai |
| 2 | T Tozai Line | for Otemachi, Kudanshita and Nakano JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Mitaka |
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Eastbound platform 1, October 2012 -
Westbound platform 2, October 2012
History
Kiba Station opened on 14 September 1967. It was the first Tokyo Metro station to be built by shield tunneling.
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 54,071 passengers daily.
In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kiba → Monzen Nakacho was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.
Surrounding area
- Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
- Kiba Park
- Fukagawa Police Station
- Fukagawa Fire Station
- Heikyu Elementary School
- Toei Ōedo Line Kiba Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
References
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ 木場駅 構内図 [Kiba Station guide map]. Tokyo Metro official website (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
External links
- Kiba Station information (Tokyo Metro) (in English)