is a subway station on the

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 ...

Shinjuku, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...

, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator

Toei Subway The is one of two subway systems in Tokyo, the other being Tokyo Metro. The Toei Subway lines were originally licensed to the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (the predecessor of Tokyo Metro) but were constructed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ...

Lines

Tochōmae Station is served by the

, and is numbered "E-28".

Station layout

The station consists of two

island platforms 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 on ...

on the 3rd basement ("3BF") level, serving four tracks. There are seven exits from the station, numbered A1 to A7. File:Tochomae Station Concourse view 2018.jpg, Concourse sculpture

Platforms

File:Tochomae Station Platform 2018.jpg, The platforms, May 2018 File:Rail_Tracks_map_Toei_Tochomae_Station.svg, Track diagram of the station. "H" stands for , "I" stands for , and "R" stands for .

History

The station opened on December 19, 1997.

Surrounding area

* Nishi-shinjuku Station ( Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line) * Shinjuku Central Park * Kogakuin University * Tokyo Medical University Hospital

Office buildings

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building The , also referred to as the for short, is the seat of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which governs the special wards, cities, towns, and villages that constitute the Tokyo Metropolis. Located in Shinjuku ward, the building was designed ...

Shinjuku Mitsui Building The is a high-rise building in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo. It is owned by Mitsui Fudosan. It is one of the ten tallest buildings in Tokyo, and was the tallest building in Tokyo and Japan from September 1974 to March 1978, when Sunshine 60 ...

Shinjuku Sumitomo Building is a high-rise building in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Design The building's three-sided construction makes good use of available space, yet the building's design sacrifices valuable floor space by including a massive atrium running the en ...

Shinjuku Center Building The is a skyscraper in the Nishi-Shinjuku business district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It has a height of 223 metres and 54 floors. The building opened on October 31, 1979 and was fully renovated in 1998. It serves as the headquarters of the Ta ...

* Shinjuku Monolith Building *

Shinjuku NS Building The is a skyscraper located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The name comes from co-developers, Nihon Seimei and Sumitomo. Construction of the 134 metre, 30-story skyscraper was completed in 1982. It made an appearance in the film The Return of Godzil ...

Hotels

* Keio Plaza Hotel * Hyatt Regency Tokyo * Hilton Tokyo * Washington Hotel

References

External links

Tochomae Station information
(Toei) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tochomae Railway stations in Japan opened in 1997 Toei Ōedo Line Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Railway stations in Tokyo