Morishita Station (Tokyo)

Morishita Station 森下駅
A5 entrance to Morishita Station
Location
Prefecture	Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward	Kōtō
Neighborhood etc.	Morishita 1-13-10 (Shinjuku Line) Morishita 2-17-17 (Ōedo Line)
(in Japanese)	東京都江東区森下1-13-10 (Shinjuku Line) 東京都江東区森下2-17-17 (Ōedo Line)
History
Year opened	1978
Rail services
Station number(s)	S-11 (Shinjuku Line) E-13 (Ōedo Line)
Operator(s)	Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei)
Line(s)	Toei Shinjuku Line Toei Ōedo Line
Statistics	121,571 passengers/day [1][2]

Morishita Station (森下駅, Morishita-eki^?) is a railway station in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. Its station numbers are S-11 (Shinjuku Line) and E-13 (Ōedo Line). The station opened on December 21, 1978; service on the Ōedo Line began on December 12, 2000.

Lines

• Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
  • Toei Shinjuku Line
  • Toei Ōedo Line

Platforms

Morishita Station consists of two island platforms (one for each line), each served by two tracks.

1	○Toei Shinjuku Line	for Bakuro-yokoyama, Shinjuku, Sasazuka, Hashimoto
2	○Toei Shinjuku Line	for Motoyawata
3	○Toei Ōedo Line	for Ryogoku, Iidabashi
4	○Toei Ōedo Line	for Daimon, Roppongi

Surrounding area

The station is located underneath the intersection of Tokyo Metropolitan Routes 50 (Shin-Ōhashi-dōri) and 463 (Kiyosumi-dōri). The area is typically shitamachi, with a mix of mid-rise office buildings, apartment buildings, and homes. Being close to Ryōgoku, many sumōbeya are located in the vicinity.

Connecting bus service

Toei Bus: Morishita-Ekimae

• Mon 33: for Kameido Station
• Kyūkō 06: for National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
• Kin 11: for Kinshichō Station, Shinozaki Station

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Toei Shinjuku Line
Hamachō		Local	Kikukawa
Bakuro-yokoyama		Express	Ōjima
Toei Ōedo Line
Ryōgoku		Local	Kiyosumi-Shirakawa

References

1. ^ "Morishita Station information" (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/subway/stations/morishita/s11.html. Retrieved February 2010. 
2. ^ "Morishita Station information" (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/subway/stations/morishita/e13.html. Retrieved February 2010. 

External links

• Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation: Morishita Station (Shinjuku Line) (Japanese)
• Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation: Morishita Station (Ōedo Line) (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°41′17″N 139°47′54″E / 35.688007°N 139.798235°E / 35.688007; 139.798235