Kiba Station

is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in Kiba, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. It is numbered T-13.

Lines

Kiba Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line from in the west to in the east, and is located 14.9 km from Nakano.

Station layout

The station has a single underground island platform on the 4th basement level, serving two tracks.

Platforms

History

Kiba Station opened on 14 September 1967. It was the first Tokyo Metro station to be built by shield tunneling.

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 54,071 passengers daily.

In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kiba → Monzen Nakacho was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.

Surrounding area

• Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
• Kiba Park
• Fukagawa Police Station
• Fukagawa Fire Station
• Heikyu Elementary School
• Toei Ōedo Line Kiba Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot

References

External links

• Kiba Station information (Tokyo Metro)