Minowa Station

Metro station in Tokyo, Japan

Minowa Station (三ノ輪駅, Minowa-eki) is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. It is close to Minowabashi Station on the Tokyo Sakura Tram.

History

The station entrance in August 2003

The station opened on 28 March 1961, as part of the original five-station section of the Hibiya line from Naka-Okachimachi to Minami-Senju.^[1]

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[2]

In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Minowa → Iriya was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.^[3]

Lines

Minowa Station is served by the Hibiya Line, and is 2.9 km from the northern starting point of the line at Kita-Senju.^[1] Since the opening of Toranomon Hills on 6 June 2020, the station code is H-20.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

• 
  Entrance No.2, August 2015
• 
  The ticket barriers, August 2015
• 
  A view of the platforms, August 2015

Surrounding area

• Minowabashi Station (Tokyo Sakura Tram) (approximately 5 minutes' walk)
• San'ya district
• Yoshiwara district

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online (in Japanese). 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
3. "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

External links

• Tokyo Metro station information (in Japanese)

35°43′47″N 139°47′29″E / 35.7298°N 139.7915°E / 35.7298; 139.7915