is a subway station on the

Tokyo Metro Tozai Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Its name translates to "''East-West Line"''. The line runs between Nakano in Nakano-ku, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi in Funabashi, Chiba ...

in Kiba,

Kōtō is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 488,632, and a population density of 12,170 persons per km². The total area i ...

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, Japan, operated by

Tokyo Metro The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toe ...

. It is numbered T-13.

Lines

Kiba Station is served by the

Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Its name translates to "''East-West Line"''. The line runs between Nakano in Nakano-ku, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi in Funabashi, Chiba Pr ...

from in the west to in the east, and is located 14.9 km from Nakano.

Station layout

The 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 ...

on the 4th basement level, serving two tracks.

Platforms

File:Kiba Station Platform 1 20121026.JPG, Eastbound platform 1, October 2012 File:Kiba Station Platform 2 20121026.JPG, 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

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.

Surrounding area

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo The is a contemporary art museum in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. The museum is located in Kiba Park. It was opened in 1995. Collections *''Marilyn Monroe'' by Andy Warhol (1967) *'' Girl with Hair Ribbon'' by Roy Lichtenstein (1965) *''Honey-pop'' by ...

* Kiba Park * Fukagawa Police Station * Fukagawa Fire Station * Heikyu Elementary School *

Toei Ōedo Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. T ...

Kiba Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot

References

External links

Kiba Station information
(Tokyo Metro) {{Coord, 35.669391, 139.806521, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Railway stations in Japan opened in 1967 Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Stations of Tokyo Metro Railway stations in Tokyo