Mitsukoshimae Station

Mitsukoshimae Station (三越前駅, Mitsukoshimae-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.

G12 Z09 Mitsukoshimae Station 三越前駅
Ginza Line concourse, 2015
General information
Location	2-2-1 (Ginza Line) 1-8-1 (Hanzomon Line) Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo City, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	G Ginza Line Z Hanzōmon Line
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 for each line)
Tracks	4 (2 for each line)
Connections	JO20 Shin-Nihombashi Station
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	G-12, Z-09
History
Opened	29 April 1932; 93 years ago (1932-04-29)
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Nihombashi G11 towards Shibuya Ginza Line Kanda G13 towards Asakusa Ōtemachi Z08 towards Shibuya Hanzōmon Line Suitengumae Z10 towards Oshiage
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Lines

Mitsukoshimae Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (station number G-12) and the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line (station number Z-09). Passengers can also transfer to the connected Shin-Nihombashi Station on the JR Sōbu Line (Rapid) service.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms.

Platforms

1	G Ginza Line	for Ginza and Shibuya
2	G Ginza Line	for Ueno and Asakusa
3	Z Hanzōmon Line	for Nagatachō and Shibuya DT Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-rinkan
4	Z Hanzōmon Line	for Kinshichō and Oshiage TS Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TI Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki TN Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

The Japanese folk song "Oedo Nihonbashi" (お江戸日本橋, Oedo Nihonbashi) is used as the departure melody for the Ginza line platforms and the Hanzōmon line platforms in 2018.

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  Ginza Line tracks, 2019
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  Hanzomon Line platforms, 2020

Mitsukoshimae Station in 1971

History

The station opened on April 29, 1932, as the southern terminus of the line from Asakusa. It became a through station on December 24 that year when the line was extended further to Kyōbashi. The Hanzomon Line platforms opened on January 26, 1989, as the terminus of the line from Chūō-Rinkan; they became through platforms on November 28, 1990, when the line was extended to Suitengūmae.

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[1]

Surrounding area

The station is adjacent to the Mitsukoshi Department Store and the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower.