Tochōmae Station

Metro station in Tokyo, Japan

Tochōmae Station (都庁前駅, Tochōmae-eki, Metropolitan Government Station) is a subway station on the Toei Ōedo Line in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway.

Unusually, the station is both a terminus and a through station on the same line. Inbound trains pass through the station, travel south to complete a counterclockwise loop around central Tokyo, and terminate at Tochōmae. Outbound trains do the opposite, departing northbound from Tochōmae, traveling clockwise and eventually passing through the station again on the way out. Consequently, passengers may need to transfer from the Ōedo line to the Ōedo line at this station.

Lines

Tochōmae Station is served by the Toei Ōedo Line, and is numbered "E-28".

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms on the 3rd basement ("3BF") level, serving four tracks. There are seven exits from the station, numbered A1 to A7.

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  Concourse sculpture

Platforms

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  The platforms, May 2018
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  Track diagram of the station. "H" stands for Hikarigaoka, "I" stands for Iidabashi, and "R" stands for Roppongi.

History

The station opened on December 19, 1997.^[1]

Surrounding area

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

Office buildings

• Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
• Shinjuku Mitsui Building
• Shinjuku Sumitomo Building
• Shinjuku Center Building
• Shinjuku Monolith Building
• Shinjuku NS Building

Hotels

• Keio Plaza Hotel
• Hyatt Regency Tokyo
• Hilton Tokyo
• Washington Hotel
• The Knot Tokyo Shinjuku

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 218. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

• Tochomae Station information (Toei) (in Japanese)

35°41′27″N 139°41′33″E / 35.6907°N 139.6926°E / 35.6907; 139.6926