Mita Station (三田駅, Mita-eki) is a subway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It is adjacent to Tamachi Station on the Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tōhoku Line and is a major station for commuters due to the proximity of many office and condominium developments. It is also the closest station to the main campus of Keio University.
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| Location | 5-34-10 (Asakusa Line) 5-18-8 (Mita Line) Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Toei Subway | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform (Asakusa Line) 2 split-level side platforms (Mita Line) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 for each line) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 June 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Despite its name, the station is not located in Mita, but in the neighboring Shiba district.
Lines
editMita Station is served by the following lines.
- Toei Asakusa Line (with through services to the Keikyu Main Line, Keisei Oshiage Line, Keisei Higashi-Narita Line, and Shibayama Railway Line)
- Toei Mita Line (with through services to the Tokyu Meguro Line)
Station layout
editThe station consists of two sets of platforms, for the Asakusa Line and Mita Line. The Asakusa Line is served by an island platform (platforms 1 and 2) located on the second basement ("B2F") level, while the Mita Line is served by two side platforms located on separate levels, with the southbound platform (platform 3) on the second basement ("B2F") level, and the northbound platform (platform 4) on the third basement ("B3F") level.
Platforms
edit| 1 | A Asakusa Line | for Sengakuji, Nishi-Magome KK Keikyu Main Line for Haneda Airport and Misakiguchi |
| 2 | A Asakusa Line | for Nihombashi and Oshiage KS Keisei Main Line for Aoto, Keisei Takasago, Keisei Sakura, Keisei Narita, and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) HS Hokusō Line for Imba Nihon-idai KS Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport SR Shibayama Railway Line for Shibayama-Chiyoda |
| 3 | I Mita Line |
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| 4 | I Mita Line | for Ōtemachi, Sugamo, and Nishi-Takashimadaira |
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Ticket gates -
Platforms 1 and 2 -
Platform 3 -
Platform 4
History
editThe station opened on 21 June 1968, initially served only by the Toei Asakusa Line.[1] The Mita Line station opened on 27 November 1973.[1]
In popular culture
editMita station was featured in English rock band The Police's So Lonely (1980) music video.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 217–218. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ The Police"So Lonely" MV撮影地は都営地下鉄浅草線 三田駅というのは本当なのか Kamata, Note.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-09
External links
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- Toei Mita Station (in Japanese)