Machiya Station

Not to be confused with Machida Station (JR East) or Machida Station (Odakyu).

For the Shōnan Monorail station, see Shōnan-Machiya Station. For the Echizen Railway station, see Matsumoto Machiya Station.

Machiya Station Machiya-ekimae Station 町屋駅 町屋駅前停留場
General information
Location	Arakawa-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Keisei Electric Railway Tokyo Metro Toei
Line(s)	KS Keisei Main Line C Chiyoda Line Toden Arakawa Line
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Machiya Station (町屋駅, Machiya-eki) is a train station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Keisei Electric Railway and Tokyo Metro. This article also covers Machiya-ekimae Station (町屋駅前停留場, Machiya-ekimae teiryūjō), operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).

Lines

• Keisei Electric Railway - Machiya Station
  • Keisei Main Line
• Tokyo Metro - Machiya Station
  • Chiyoda Line
• Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) - Machiya-ekimae Station
  • Tokyo Sakura Tram

Keisei

KS04 Machiya Station 町屋駅
Keisei station in July 2008
General information
Location	7-40-1 Arakawa, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)	KS Keisei Main Line
Distance	4.3 km from Keisei Ueno
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	KS04
History
Opened	19 December 1931
Passengers
FY2017	20,655 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station Shim-Mikawashima KS03 towards Keisei Ueno Main Line Local Senjuōhashi KS05 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1

The Keisei Main Line station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. There is a waiting room in the center of the platform. Until October 2002, express trains stopped at the station.

Platforms

1	KS Keisei Main Line	for Nippori and Keisei Ueno
2	KS Keisei Main Line	for Aoto, Keisei Funabashi, and Narita Airport

Tokyo Metro

C17 Machiya Station 町屋駅
Station platforms
General information
Location	1-1-5 Machiya, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	C Chiyoda Line
Distance	5.2 km (3.2 mi) from Ayase
Platforms	2 split side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	C-17
Website	www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/station/machiya/index.html
History
Opened	20 December 1969; 55 years ago (20 December 1969)
Passengers
FY2015	59,061 daily
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Nishi-nippori C16 towards Yoyogi-Uehara Chiyoda Line Kita-senju C18 towards Kita-Ayase

The Chiyoda Line station consists of two underground split platforms, with the Yoyogi-Uehara platform on the upper level and the Ayase platform on the lower level.

Platforms

1	C Chiyoda Line	for Nishi-nippori, Otemachi and Yoyogi-uehara Odakyu Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi and Isehara
2	C Chiyoda Line	for Kita-senju, Ayase and Kita-ayase JL Jōban Line (Local) for Matsudo and Toride

Toei

Machiya-ekimae Station 町屋駅前停留場
Tokyo Sakura Tram tracks and platforms
General information
Location	7 Arakawa, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Toei
Line(s)	Toden Arakawa Line
Distance	1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Minowabashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	SA06
Website	www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/services/streetcar/stations/machiya-ekimae.html
History
Opened	1 April 1913; 111 years ago (1 April 1913)
Previous names	Machiya-itchome
Services
Preceding station Toei Following station Machiya-nichōme towards Waseda Toden Arakawa Line Arakawa-nanachōme towards Minowabashi

The Tokyo Sakura Tram station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station was previously named Machiya-itchome station.

History

• 1 April 1913 - Ōji Electric Tramway (now Toden Arakawa line) station opens
• 19 December 1931 - Keisei Electric Tramway (now Keisei Electric Railway) station opens
• 20 December 1969 - Chiyoda subway line station opens
• 1 April 2004 - Ownership of station facilities on the Chiyoda Line were transferred to Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA).[2]
• 17 June 2010 - Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations; Machiya was assigned station number KS03.[3][4]

In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Machiya → Nishi Nippori of the Chiyoda line was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[5]

Surrounding area

• Arakawa Sizen Park
• Mikawashima Sewage Treatment Center
• Machiya Bunka Center

Connecting bus services

Machiya-ekimae (Machiya Station) (Toei Bus)

No.1

• Kusa 41: for Adachi-umedachō[6]

No.2

• Kusa 41: for Asakusa-kotobukichō[6]

Machiya Station (Keisei Bus)

• Minami-sen 01, 02: for Minami-Senju Station West Entrance[7]
• Machiya 04, 05: for Kodomo-katei-shien Center and Shim-Mikawashima Station[7]
• Machiya 05: for Ogubashi (Kumanomae Station)[7]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "京成電鉄 電車情報".
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. "京成線各駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入いたします" ["Station numbering" will be introduced to each station on the Keisei Line] (PDF). keisei.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
4. "京成と京急が駅ナンバリングを導入" [Keisei and Keikyu to introduce station numbering]. Tetsudo News (in Japanese). 6 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
5. "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
6. Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. バスのりば 町屋駅 (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
7. Keisei Bus Co., Ltd. 路線バス時刻表検索 (in Japanese). Japan. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.

This article incorporates information from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia. 35.7424°N 139.7816°E / 35.7424; 139.7816