Kuramae Station

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A17 E11 Kuramae Station 蔵前駅
Kuramae Station entrance
Location	2-3-1 Kuramae (Toei Asakusa Line) 3-3-1 Kotobuki (Toei Oedo Line), Taitō, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Toei
Line(s)	E Toei Oedo Line A Toei Asakusa Line
Other information
Station code	E-11 (Oedo Line) A-17 (Asakusa Line)
History
Opened	1960
Services
Preceding station Toei Subway Following station Asakusabashi A16 towards Nishi-magome Asakusa Line Asakusa A18 towards Oshiage Shin-okachimachi E10 towards Tochōmae Ōedo Line Ryogoku E12 towards Hikarigaoka

Kuramae Station (蔵前駅, Kuramae-eki) is a subway station on the Toei Asakusa Line and Toei Oedo Line, both operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It is located in the and Kotobuki neighborhoods of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. Its number on the Asakusa Line is A-17, and that on the Ōedo Line is E-11. There is not an underground connection between the two stations; still, passengers may transfer between them.

Station layout[]

On the Asakusa Line, Kuramae has two platforms with the two tracks between them. Track 1 is for passengers bound for Nihombashi and Nishi-magome Stations. Track 2 is for those traveling in the opposite direction toward the terminal of the Asakusa subway line at Oshiage Station.

On the Oedo Line, an island platform stands between the two tracks. Track 1 serves passengers bound for Iidabashi and Tochōmae Stations, while Track 2 carries trains toward Ryōgoku and Daimon Stations.

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  Asakusa Line platforms, December 2017

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  Oedo Line platforms, December 2017

History[]

Kuramae Station opened on December 4, 1960, as a station on Toei Line 1 (the present-day Asakusa Line). The Oedo Line (Line 12) station opened on December 12, 2000.

Surrounding area[]

The station serves the Kuramae and Kotobuki neighborhoods. Nearby are the Kuramae Water Treatment Center (on the site of the old Kuramae sumo stadium, which the station served until the stadium closed), the Sumida River, National Route 6, offices of the Waterworks and Bureau of Sewerage, the .

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

References[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kuramae Station.

This article incorporates material from the article 蔵前駅 (Kuramae-eki) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on December 16, 2007

Coordinates: 35°42′11″N 139°47′28″E / 35.7030°N 139.7911°E / 35.7030; 139.7911