Shijō-mae Station (市場前駅, Shijōmae-eki) is a station on the Yurikamome Line in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. The station is numbered "U-14".
U14 Shijō-mae Station 市場前駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shijō-mae Station in May 2016 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kōtō, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Yurikamome, Inc. | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Yurikamome | ||||||||||
| Distance | 13.5 km from Shimbashi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | U-14 | ||||||||||
| Website | www.yurikamome.co.jp | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 27 March 2006 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2012 | 83 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editShijō-mae Station is served by the 14.7 km Yurikamome automated guideway transit line between Shimbashi and Toyosu, and is located 13.5 km from the starting point of the line at Shimbashi.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks.
Platforms
edit| 1 |  Yurikamome
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for Toyosu |
| 2 | Yurikamome
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for Daiba and Shimbashi |
History
editThe station opened on 27 March 2006.[1] The station's name means "In Front of the Market" after the upcoming Toyosu Market (豊洲市場, Toyosu-shijō) which was set to replace the Tsukiji fish market. However, numerous delays meant that Toyosu Market did not actually commence operations until 2018, 12 years after the station.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 83 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.