Shijō-mae Station
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Shijō-mae Station in May 2016
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Location |
Kōtō, Tokyo Japan |
Operated by | Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Corporation |
Line(s) | Yurikamome |
Distance | 13.5 km from Shimbashi |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
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Structure type | Elevated |
Other information | |
Station code | U-14 |
Website | www |
History | |
Opened | 27 March 2006 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2012) | 83 daily |
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Shijō-mae Station (市場前駅 Shijōmae-eki?) is a station on the Yurikamome Line in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Corporation. The station is numbered "U-14".
Shijō-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.
The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks.
The station opened on 27 March 2006.
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 83 passengers daily.
As of 2013[update], all of the surrounding area is either vacant or under construction. The station name literally means "In Front of the Marketplace", referring to a plan to move the Tokyo Central Wholesale Market (more popularly known as the Tsukiji fish market) to an adjacent site.
Coordinates: 35°38′45″N 139°47′07″E / 35.6459°N 139.7854°E