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Tsukiji Station will soon celebrate its 60th anniversary.
Do you ever use Tsukiji Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line? It may be familiar to tourists because it is the nearest station to Tsukiji Honganji Temple, Namiki Shrine, and the out-of-market market.
Tsukiji Station was opened when the subway Hibiya Line was extended between Ningyocho and Higashiginza in February 1963 (Showa 38). It will celebrate its 60th anniversary in February next year.
Prior to that, there was a route called Toden 8 (Nakameguro-Tsukiji), and a considerable part ran the same route as the current Hibiya Line. Along with the extension of the Hibiya Line, it was abolished in 1967 (Showa 42).
The Hibiya Line has a course that turns almost right from Shin-ohashi-dori St. to Harumi-dori St. on the section between Tsukiji and Higashiginza. Even if the radius (R) is secured as much as possible, it is a tight curve, so some are eaten underground in the precincts of Tsukiji Honganji Temple. Therefore, if you look closely at the platform of Tsukiji Station, you can see that the direction is corrected while curving greatly.
There are a total of four ticket gates at Tsukiji Station. Elevators are installed from Exit 1 to Exit 3, but there was no at Exit 4. The installation work was finally started several years ago, but it was suspended due to the Olympics, the COVID-19 pandemic, and various circumstances. When I was wondering what would happen, a construction plan for reopening was finally posted. If originally planned, it would have been completed for a long time, but it is likely to be completed two years from now.
Nevertheless, it is also the closest place to the transfer to Shintomicho Station on the Yurakucho Line, and I hope that it will be convenient when completed.
The concept of the “Wansho Subway” from Ginza / Tsukiji to Ariake is being discussed in Chuo-ku, and I dream that if realized, Tsukiji Station may also be able to connect to the new line.
It's sometimes fun to walk while imagining the future of the town.