Myōden Station

Myōden Station (妙典駅, Myōden-eki) is an above-ground railway station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Its station number is T-21.

T21
Myoden Station

妙典駅
The station exterior in 2017
Location1-2-10 Tomihama, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0115
Japan
Coordinates35.691592°N 139.925008°E / 35.691592; 139.925008
Operated by Tokyo Metro
Line(s)T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
Distance26.8 km from Nakano
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
Station codeT-21
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened22 January 2000
Passengers
FY201953,009
Services
Preceding station   Tokyo Metro   Following station
T20
toward Nakano
Tozai Line
Local
T22
Location
Myōden Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Myōden Station
Myōden Station (Japan)

Lines

Myōden Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, and is 26.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nakano.

Station layout

This station consists of two elevated island platforms on the third floor ("3F") level serving a total of four tracks.The trains departure from Track.1 (bound for the direction of Nishi-Funabashi) or Track.4 (bound for the direction of Nakano) between the first-run and around 6 a.m. on weekdays or between the first-run and around 9 a.m. on holidays. The first trains from the station departure from Track.3 or 4 (bound for the direction of Nakano) in the morning and the evening on all days.

Platforms
1,2 T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line for Nishi-Funabashi
JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Tsudanuma
TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai
3,4 T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line for Toyocho, Otemachi, Nakano
JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Mitaka
  • Ticket gates, 2008
  • Platforms, 2017

History

The station opened by Teito Rapid Transit Authority on 22 January 2000. The station was named as Shimo-Myoden Signal box ー 下妙典信号場 and which any passengers weren't been able to get on and off till 2000. Moreover, barn which is named as Fukagawa Barn Gyotoku Branch office 深川検車区行徳分室 has sidetrack from the station since the 1970s. Besides, there ware trains which go to Gyotoku Station from the barn before constructing the station and the trains became the first train which departure from Gyotoku Station in the morning, but the first train service has departed from Myoden Station since 2000.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 53,009 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Bus services

Myoden Station busstop

Busstop No Via Destination Company
Route bus 行徳02 Saiwai 2 chome, Gyotoku Chuo Hospital, Niihama Elementary school Gyotoku Station Keisei Transit Bus
塩浜02 Saiwai 2 chome, Gyotoku Chuo Hospital, Chidoricho Ichikawa-Shiohama Station
妙典01 (Circular-route) Saiwai Chuo Park, Verena City Gyotoku, Gyotoku Sogo Hospital Myoden Station
妙典02 Saiwai Chuo Park, Verena City Gyotoku Gyotoku Sogo Hospital
Wakuwaku Bus 1802 Shin-Gyotoku bashi-minami, Tajiri 3 chome Gendai Media Sangyo Kagakukan・Media Park[2]
1801 Gyotoku Station, Minami-Gyotoku Station Tokyo Bay Iryo-center[3]

Tomihama busstop

  • It takes about 5 minutes from here to Myoden Station on foot.
Busstop No Via Destination Company
Route bus 行徳01 Saiwai 2 chome, Gyotoku Chuo Hospital, Niihama Elementary school Gyotoku Station Keisei Transit Bus
塩浜01 Saiwai 2 chome, Gyotoku Chuo Hospital, Chidoricho Ichikawa-Shiohama Station
富浜01 (Circular-route) Saiwai Chuo Park, Verena City Gyotoku, Gyotoku Sogo Hospital Tomihama
行徳03 Dainana-chu Gyotoku Station
Airport bus Limousine bus Haneda Airport

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station passenger ranking (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. Passengers are able to transfer free shuttle bus which is bound for Motoyawata Station
  3. It takes about 10 minutes to travel from here to Urayasu Station (Chiba) on foot

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