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U14
Shijō-mae Station

市場前駅
U14; Shijō-mae Station; 市場前駅
	Shijō-mae Station in May 2016
General information
Location	Kōtō, Tokyo; Japan
Operated by	Yurikamome, Inc.
Line(s)	Yurikamome
Distance	13.5 km from Shimbashi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	U-14
Website	www.yurikamome.co.jp
History
Opened	27 March 2006
Passengers
FY2012	83 daily
Services

Shijō-mae Station (市場前駅, Shijōmae-eki) is a station on the Yurikamome Line in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. The station is numbered "U-14".

Lines

Shijō-mae Station is served by the 14.7 km Yurikamome automated guideway transit line between Shimbashi and Toyosu, and is located 13.5 km from the starting point of the line at Shimbashi.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	Yurikamome	for Toyosu
2	Yurikamome	for Daiba and Shimbashi

History

The station opened on 27 March 2006.^[1] The station's name means "In Front of the Market" after the upcoming Toyosu Market (豊洲市場, Toyosu-shijō) which was set to replace the Tsukiji fish market. However, numerous delays meant that Toyosu Market did not actually commence operations until 2018, 12 years after the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 83 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

Toyosu Market

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.