Shimura-sanchome Station
I22 · Mita Line · Itabashi
Shimura-sanchome Station (志村三丁目)
Trains reach Shimura-sanchome in daylight. The Mita Line comes to the surface between Shimura-sakaue and this station, so the platforms stand on a viaduct, two side platforms a level above a ground-floor ticket hall, and everything from here to the terminus at Nishi-takashimadaira runs above the street rather than beneath it.
I22 opened on 27 December 1968 with the first section of what was then Toei Line 6; the line became the Mita Line in 1978. Its working name during construction was Shimura-yonchome, one block away from the address it ended up taking. A waiting room on platform 1 has been in use since March 2015, which an open platform needs more than a tunnel does, and an escalator serves only the Meguro-bound side. Toei counted 30,055 passengers a day in 2024.
Finding Shimura-sanchome on the signs
Every line gives the station its own letter-and-number code. You never have to read the Japanese name to find the right platform.
Station numbers at Shimura-sanchome
Tokyo signposts every platform, exit and train door with a letter and a two-digit number. Matching the number is faster than reading the name — and it is what you will see on the map, in announcements and on the platform edge.
First and last trains at Shimura-sanchome
Departure times come from the operators’ own GTFS timetables (ODPT GTFS Toei-Train-GTFS (version 20261009, valid 2026-03-14..2027-03-12) + TokyoMetro-Train-GTFS (version 20261008, valid 2026-09-19..2027-03-12)). Japan publishes two subway timetables: 平日 weekdays and 土休日 Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. There is no separate Sunday timetable, and the December 30 – January 3 period runs the holiday timetable.
How often do trains run?
| Line | Weekdays, busiest hour | Sat / Sun / holidays, busiest hour |
|---|---|---|
| IMita | 20 trains/hour (about one every 3 min) | 11 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Shimura-sanchome
Scheduled running time between Shimura-sanchome and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| IMita | I23Hasune | 2 min |
| IMita | I21Shimura-sakaue | 2 min |
Transfers and connections
Only the Mita Line stops here, and no other railway serves this station, so there is nothing to transfer to inside the station.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMita | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 |
- Mita Line: Toei: step-free “1-route” secured; 2 elevator(s) on this line. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Toei: every station has elevators and a street-gate-platform “1-route” is secured.
What is near Shimura-sanchome Station?
The station stands above a crossroads, with a shopping center about 140 m away and the Itabashi north post office barely 70 m from the exits. Shimura Kumano-jinja shrine is roughly 220 m off and Shiroyama Park about 160 m, with the ward’s Shimura Park a little further out. Ring Road No. 8 and the Shuto Expressway pass close by, and buses from the stop outside run towards Ikebukuro, Akabane and Narimasu.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Shimura Kumano-jinja Shrine 志村熊野神社 | 220 m | about 4 min |
| 志村ショッピングセンター | 140 m | about 2 min |
| 志村城山公園 | 160 m | about 3 min |
| 四中前公園 | 160 m | about 3 min |
| 板橋区立志村公園 | 300 m | about 5 min |
| 坂下一丁目公園 | 390 m | about 6 min |
| むつみ橋児童遊園 | 390 m | about 6 min |
| 板橋北郵便局 | 70 m | about 1 min |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The walking time is an estimate (straight line plus 30 %, 80 m a minute), not a measured route. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Frequently asked questions
No. The Mita Line surfaces between Shimura-sakaue and this station, so the platforms sit on a viaduct with the ticket hall at ground level below them. Every station from here to the Nishi-takashimadaira terminus is above ground, which makes this stretch of the line unusual for a Tokyo subway route.
Shimura-yonchome. That working name, taken from the neighbouring block, was used while the line was being built; by the opening on 27 December 1968 it had been changed to Shimura-sanchome, matching the address the station actually stands in.