is a subway station in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan operated by the Tokyo subway operator

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. It serves the lower part of the Tsukiji district, including the enormous

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, the Tokyo headquarters of the

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newspaper, and Japan's National Cancer Center.

Lines

Tsukijishijō Station is served by 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 ...

, and is numbered E-18.

Station layout

The station consists of an 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 on ...

serving two tracks.

Platforms

File:Toei-subway-E18-Tsukijishijo-station-platform-20191201-120943.jpg, Platforms, December 2019

History

The station opened on 12 December 2000.

Surrounding area

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* Hamarikyu Gardens *

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References

External links

Toei station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsukijishijo Station Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 2000 Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Toei Ōedo Line Tsukiji