Machiya-eki is a train station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Keisei Electric Railway and Tokyo Metro. This article also covers Machiya-ekimae teiryūjō, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).
Lines
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Keisei Electric Railway - Machiya Station
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Tokyo Metro - Machiya Station
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Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) - Machiya-ekimae Station
Keisei
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
Tokyo Metro
The Chiyoda Line station consists of two underground
, with the Yoyogi-Uehara platform on the upper level and the
Ayase Station platform on the lower level.
Platforms
Toei
The Tokyo Sakura Tram station consists of two
serving two tracks.
The station was previously named Machiya-itchome station.
History
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1 April 1913 - Ōji Electric Tramway (now Toden Arakawa line) station opens
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19 December 1931 - Keisei Electric Tramway (now Keisei Electric Railway) station opens
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20 December 1969 - Chiyoda subway line station opens
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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).
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17 June 2010 - Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations; Machiya was assigned station number KS03.
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.
Surrounding area
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Arakawa Sizen Park
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Mikawashima Sewage Treatment Center
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Machiya Bunka Center
Connecting bus services
Machiya-ekimae (Machiya Station) (
Toei Bus)
- No.1
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Kusa 41: for Adachi-umedachō
- No.2
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Kusa 41: for Asakusa-kotobukichō
Machiya Station (Keisei Bus)
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Minami-sen 01, 02: for Minami-Senju Station West Entrance
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Machiya 04, 05: for Kodomo-katei-shien Center and Shim-Mikawashima Station
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Machiya 05: for Ogubashi (Kumanomae Station)
See also
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List of railway stations in Japan
This article incorporates information from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
