Kuramae Station

A17 E11 Kuramae Station 蔵前駅
Kuramae Station entrance
Japanese name
Shinjitai	蔵前駅
Kyūjitai	藏前驛
Hiragana	くらまええき
General information
Location	2-3-1 Kuramae (Asakusa Line) 3-3-1 Kotobuki (Ōedo Line) Taitō City, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Toei Subway
Line(s)	E Ōedo Line A Asakusa Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (Asakusa Line), 2 side platforms (Ōedo Line)
Tracks	4 (2 for each line)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	E-11 (Oedo Line) A-17 (Asakusa Line)
History
Opened	4 December 1960 (1960-12-04)
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
Location
Kuramae Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Kuramae Station Kuramae Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula) Kuramae Station Kuramae Station (Tokyo) Kuramae Station Kuramae Station (Japan)

Kuramae Station (蔵前駅, Kuramae-eki) is a subway station located in the Kuramae and Kotobuki neighborhoods of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It serves the Toei Asakusa Line and Toei Oedo Line, both of which are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The station is identified as A-17 on the Asakusa Line and E-11 on the Ōedo Line. While there is no underground connection between the two lines, passengers can transfer between them at ground level.

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.

1	A Asakusa Line	for Nihombashi, Shimbashi, and Nishi-magome KK Keikyū Main Line for Shinagawa and Haneda Airport (International Terminal and Domestic Terminal)
2	A Asakusa Line	for Asakusa, and Oshiage KS Keisei Main Line for Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) KS Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport HS Hokusō Line for Imba Nihon-idai SR Shibayama Railway Line for Shibayama-Chiyoda

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.

1	E Ōedo Line	for Iidabashi and Tochomae
2	E Ōedo Line	for Ryogoku and Daimon

• 
  Asakusa Line platforms, May 2023
• 
  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 Torigoe Shrine.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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