Daimon Station (Tokyo) Explained


Daimon Station
Native Name:大門駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-27-12 (Asakusa Line)
2-3-4 (Oedo Line)
Borough:Hamamatsuchō District, Minato City, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Map Type:Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan
Map Dot Label:Daimon Station
Platforms:2 side platforms (Asakusa Line)
1 island platform (Ōedo Line)
Tracks:4 (2 for each line)
Structure:Underground

is a subway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. The station is named after the Shiba Daimon or Great Gate of Shiba, located just west of the station on the road leading to the temple of Zōjō-ji.

Daimon is adjacent to Hamamatsuchō Station, which is served by JR East and the Tokyo Monorail. On the Toei lines, Daimon is called "Daimon Hamamatsucho" in certain automated announcements. The Oedo Line station, which occupies most of the space between the Asakusa Line and the JR lines, was initially planned to be called "Hamamatsucho", but ultimately adopted the name of the existing Asakusa Line station.

Lines

Station layout

The Asakusa Line station has two side platforms. The Oedo Line station has one island platform.

Platforms

History

The station was opened on 1 October 1964 as a station on the Toei Subway Line No. 1, which would later become the Asakusa Line. On 12 December 2000, service on the Oedo Line began.

Passenger statistics

In 2012,[1] the Asakusa Line station was used by an average of around 91,000 arriving and departing passengers per day,[2] while the Oedo Line station was used by an average of around 114,000.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.train-media.net/report/1310/joukou_1310.pdf (pages 63, 66)
  2. Web site: 各駅情報. Bureau of Transportation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 19 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131219101529/http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/subway/stations/daimon/a09.html. 19 December 2013.
  3. Web site: 各駅情報. Bureau of Transportation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 19 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131219101900/http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/subway/stations/daimon/e20.html. 19 December 2013.