Tokyo Teleport Station
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R04 Tokyo Teleport Station 東京テレポート駅 | |||||||||||
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 The "A" entrance to the underground station in January 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kōtō-ku, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°37′39″N 139°46′44″E / 35.6275°N 139.7788°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Rinkai Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 4.9 km (3.0 mi) from Shin-Kiba | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | R04 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 March 1996 | ||||||||||
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Tokyo Teleport Station (東京テレポート駅, Tōkyō Terepōto eki) is an underground railway station on the Rinkai Line in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR).
Lines
[edit]Tokyo Teleport Station is served by the Rinkai Line from Ōsaki to Shin-Kiba. The station is situated between Tennōzu Isle and Kokusai-Tenjijō stations, and is 4.9 km (3.0 mi) from the starting point of the Rinkai Line at Shin-Kiba.[1]
Services
[edit]Many trains inter-run over the JR East Saikyo Line and Kawagoe Line to Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture.
Station layout
[edit]The station has a single underground island platform serving two tracks.[1]
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The station concourse in October 2005 -
The escalators connecting to the platform in October 2005 -
The platform in February 2023
History
[edit]The station opened on 30 March 1996,[2] and initially formed the terminus of the line from Shin-Kiba before it was extended to Osaki.[1]
Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Tokyo Teleport being assigned station number R04.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]There is a bus station adjacent, which serves as the terminus to three routes (two of which are numbered 01, preceded by a kanji character). The more regular service runs to Monzen-nakacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line and the Toei Oedo Line.
Attractions, including shopping centres, in the vicinity include:
- Miraikan
- Museum of Maritime Science
- Odaiba Kaihin Park
- Fuji TV Headquarters
- Tokyo International Exchange Center
- Decks Tokyo Beach
- Aqua City Odaiba
- DiverCity Tokyo
- Palette Town
- Zepp Tokyo
- Venus Fort
- Meg@web (Toyota's exhibition hall, including a small motor museum)
- Daikanransha
Bus terminal
[edit]Long-distance buses
[edit]- Skytree Shuttle; For Kinshichō Station and Tokyo Skytree[4]
- For Tsukuba Station and Tsuchiura Station[5]
- For Kashimajingū Station[6]
- For Yokohama Station[7]
- For Haneda Airport[8]
- Fantasia Nagoya; For Hoshigaoka Station, Motoyama Station, Chikusa Station, Sakae Station, and Nagoya Station[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c 東京臨海高速臨海副都心線新木場―東京テレポート間開業 [Rinkai Fukutoshin Line opens between Shin-Kiba and Tokyo Teleport]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 36, no. 422. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 1996. p. 87.
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ "りんかい線「駅ナンバリング」の導入について" [Introduction of Rinkai Line "Station Numbering"]. twr.co.jp (in Japanese). 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "お台場線｜スカイツリーシャトル(R)｜東武バスOn-Line". tobu-bus.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ 関東鉄道株式会社. "土浦･つくば～TDR・東京テレポート駅線｜高速バスご利用案内｜バス情報｜関東鉄道｜地域のふれあいパートナー". kantetsu.co.jp. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ 関東鉄道株式会社. "鹿島～TDR・東京テレポート駅線｜高速バスご利用案内｜バス情報｜関東鉄道｜地域のふれあいパートナー". kantetsu.co.jp. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "京浜急行バス". keikyu-bus.co.jp. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "京浜急行バス". keikyu-bus.co.jp. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "名古屋駅～お台場・「東京ディズニーリゾート®」（ファンタジアなごや号） ｜ 夜行高速バス ｜ 京成バス". keiseibus.co.jp. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)