Hamamatsuchō Station

Hamamatsuchō Station is served by two JR East lines: the circular Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tōhoku Line. All trains on these lines stop at Hamamatsuchō. It is also the terminus of the Tokyo Monorail line to Haneda Airport. The official name of the monorail station is . ==Station layout==

JR East on the station platform The JR East station consists of two platforms serving four tracks, with cross-platform interchange in the direction of travel between the Yamanote line (tracks 2 and 3) and the Keihin-Tōhoku line (tracks 1 and 4). Tokyo Monorail The Tokyo Monorail platforms are located to the west of the JR station in a separate elevated structure. Two side platforms serve a single track, with one platform used for boarding passengers, and the other platform used for alighting passengers. Japan's domestic airlines (JAL, ANA, Skymark Airlines, and Air Do) operate check in services for domestic flights from Haneda airport along with ticketing facilities just outside the main Monorail entrances. File:Monorail-Hamamatsucho-Sta-C-Gate.JPG|Monorail Hamamatsucho's Central gate, June 2016 File:Monorail-Hamamatsucho-Sta-Platform.JPG|The Tokyo Monorail platforms, June 2016 ==Facilities==

• Japan Airlines at one time operated a domestic flights only ticketing facility on the third floor of the station. ==History==

The JR station opened on December 16, 1909, as an intermediate station on the newly opened Shinagawa to Karasumori section of the Japanese National Railways. The Tokyo Monorail station opened on September 17, 1964. ==Passenger statistics==

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 155,784 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the sixteenth-busiest station operated by JR East. Over the same fiscal year, the Tokyo Monorail station was used by an average of 108,080 passengers daily (exiting and entering passengers), making it the busiest station operated by Tokyo Monorail. The passenger figures for the JR East station (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below. ==Surrounding area==

• Daimon Station, served by the Toei Ōedo Line and the Toei Asakusa Line, is within easy walking distance, although some route maps do not mark them as an interchange. The 1-minute walk is fully signed and easy to locate. When arriving on a train from south, train cars at the front of the train are closest to the exit to Daimon station. • The station is partially under and directly connected to the World Trade Center (Tokyo). • Acty Shiodome, the fourth tallest residential building in Japan is a 3-minute walk to the north. • Hamarikyu Gardens - 1/2 mile north-east • Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden - 1/8 mile east • Shiodome City Center Shopping Mall - 10-minute walk • Tsukiji Fish Market - 15-minute walk • Hato Bus Tour terminal ==See also==