is a subway station on the

Toei Shinjuku Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The line runs between Motoyawata Station in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and Shinjuku Station in the west. At Shin ...

Chūō, Tokyo is a special ward that forms part of the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyobashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metrop ...

, Japan, operated by

Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation The , also known as , is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government which operates public transport services in Tokyo. Among its services, the Toei Subway is one of two rapid transit systems which make up the Tokyo subway system, the othe ...

(Toei). The station opened on December 21, 1978, and it is numbered "S-10".

Lines

Hamacho Station is served by the

, and lies 8.7 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

Hamacho Station has a single underground

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular o ...

serving two tracks.

Platforms

File:Toei-subway-S10-Hamacho-station-platform-20190831-143612.jpg, Platforms

History

The station opened on 21 December 1978.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 21,426 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

The station is located underneath Hamachō Park bordering the

Sumida River The is a river that flows through central Tokyo, Japan. It branches from the Arakawa River at Iwabuchi (in Kita-ku) and flows into Tokyo Bay. Its tributaries include the Kanda and Shakujii rivers. It passes through the Kita, Adachi, Ara ...

. The

Shuto Expressway is a network of toll expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the . Most routes are grade-separated (elevated roads or tunnels) and central routes have many sharp curves and multi-lane merges that requi ...

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 The is a theatre in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally constructed in 1873. It presents ''kabuki'' and Western stage plays. History The theatre first opened in the district of Hisamatsu-chô as the Kishô-za in 1873. Six years later it reo ...

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 is a railway station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Lines Kasai Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, and is numbered T-17. Station layout The station co ...

* Edo Bus (Chūō City Community Bus): Hamachō-Eki (Meijiza-mae) * North Loop for Chūō city hall

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamacho Station Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Railway stations in Japan opened in 1978 Railway stations in Tokyo Nihonbashi, Tokyo