is a subway

Rapid transit

A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...

 station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

The is a metro line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro located in Tokyo, Japan. The line was named after the district of Hibiya, under which it passes.-Overview:The Hibiya Line runs between in Meguro and in Adachi...

 (operated by Tokyo Metro

Tokyo Metro

is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...

) and the Toei Asakusa Line (operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation

Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation

The is Tokyo's public transportation authority. Its subway lines are commonly described as 都営 Toei, meaning "operated by the metropolitan government ." It is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Tokyo Metro.-Toei Subway:The lines were originally...

). It is located in the Ningyōchō neighborhood of Nihonbashi

Nihonbashi

, or Nihombashi, is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603, and the current bridge made of stone dates from 1911...

, Chūō, Tokyo

Chuo, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Its numbers are H-13 (Hibiya Line) and A-14 (Asakusa Line).

Layout

On the Hibiya Line, Ningyōchō has two platforms separated by two tracks. Track 1 is for passengers traveling toward Ginza

Ginza Station

is a metro station in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, serving the Ginza commercial district. It is the fourth-busiest Tokyo Metro station after Ikebukuro, Kita-senju and Ōtemachi.- History :...

 and Naka-Meguro Station

Naka-Meguro Station

is a railway station located in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.Naka-Meguro is a convenient transfer point between the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line and the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, connecting Yokohama with the districts of Roppongi, Akihabara, Ginza, and Tsukiji in Tokyo, and beyond...

s. Track 2 serves those heading toward Ueno

Ueno Station

is a major railway station inTokyo's Taitō ward. It is the station used to reach the Ueno district and Ueno Park -- which contains Tokyo National Museum, The National Museum of Western Art, Ueno Zoo, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and other famous cultural facilities...

 and Kita-Senju Station

Kita-Senju Station

is a railway station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan.Kita-Senju is the second-busiest station on the Tobu Railway and Tokyo Metro networks...

s.

On the Asakusa Line, Ningyōchō has an island platform between the two tracks. Track 3 carries trains to Nihombashi

Nihombashi Station

Nihombashi Station is a subway station in the Nihombashi district of Tokyo, Japan.-History:The Tokyo Underground Railway opened a station here on December 24, 1932, when they extended the line south to Kyōbashi...

 and Nishi-magome Station

Nishi-magome Station

is the southern terminal of the Toei Asakusa Line, a subway line operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. It is located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. It is the southernmost station of the Tokyo subway network. Its station number is A-01....

s. Trains stopping at Track 4 go toward Oshiage Station

Oshiage Station

Oshiage Station is a train station located at the Oshiage-eki-mae intersection of Metropolitan Routes 453 and 465 in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan...

.

Around the station

The station serves the Ningyōchō neighborhood. Nearby are the headquarters of Nisshinbo Industries, and Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun

Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun

Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun , one of the leading daily newspapers in Japan, specializes in business and industrial affairs, and is published by The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. . Circulation is around 420,000. The newspaper was inaugurated in 1915...

. Suitengūmae Station

Suitengumae Station

is a metro station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, located in Chūō, Tokyo. Ningyocho Station is located 500 meters east of Suitengumae Station. It is possible to transfer between the two stations, but not directly.-Station layout:...

 on the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line

Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line

The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro located in Tokyo, Japan.-Overview:The 16.8 km line serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō and Sumida. Hanzōmon Line trains run through onto the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line from Shibuya Station and the Tōbu Isesaki Line from...

is about 500 metres (1,640.4 ft) from Ningyōchō Station.

History

Ningyōchō opened on May 31, 1962, as a station on the Hibiya Line. The Asakusa Line (then known as Toei Line 1) station commenced operations on September 30, 1962.

Adjacent stations