Monzen-nakacho Station
T12 E15 · Tozai Line and Oedo Line · Koto
Monzen-nakacho Station (門前仲町)
A station here was written into the reconstruction plans for Line 5 in December 1946, two decades before it was built. The Tozai Line opened T12 on 14 September 1967; Toei’s Oedo Line added E15 on 12 December 2000, and the two are genuinely separate stations — Tokyo Metro’s lies in Monzen-nakacho 1-chome and Toei’s in 2-chome.
Preparing for that second line meant rebuilding the first. Work on the Tozai Line station started in March 1999 and finished in March 2001, widening the concourse and cutting a new connecting passage, at a cost of around ¥2.35 billion. A further stage in January 2016 widened platform 2 by 60 m and finished new elevators. Since 15 March 2014 passengers using an IC card have been able to pass through the other operator’s gate area when changing here, which takes some of the friction out of a transfer between two companies. Tozai Line trains carry on past the subway onto JR East and Toyo Rapid tracks.
Finding Monzen-nakacho 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 Monzen-nakacho
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 Monzen-nakacho
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| TTozaiT12 towards Nishi-funabashi | 05:26 – 00:19 to Myoden | 05:26 – 00:19 to Myoden |
| TTozaiT12 towards Nakano | 05:03 – 00:07 | 05:03 – 00:07 |
| EOedoE15 towards Tochomae | 05:02 – 00:19 to Tochomae | 05:02 – 00:19 to Tochomae |
| EOedoE15 towards Tochomae | 05:29 – 00:42 to Kiyosumi-shirakawa | 05:29 – 00:41 to Kiyosumi-shirakawa |
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?
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Monzen-nakacho
Scheduled running time between Monzen-nakacho and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| TTozai | T11Kayabacho | 3 min |
| TTozai | T13Kiba | 2 min |
| EOedo | E14Kiyosumi-shirakawa | 2 min |
| EOedo | E16Tsukishima | 1 min |
Transfers and connections
- Subway: transfer between Tozai Line and Oedo Line. The Tokyo Metro lines and the Toei Subway lines belong to different companies, so a trip that uses both costs more than one operator alone — see fares.
Accessibility
- Tozai Line: Step-free elevator route street-gate-platform (official “1-route by elevator”). Street elevator at exit(s): 2, 4. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
- Oedo Line: Toei: step-free “1-route” secured; 2 elevator(s) on this line. Elevator exit(s): 4, 6. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Tokyo Metro: the “1-route” (step-free street-gate-platform path by elevator, slope, stair lift or wheelchair escalator) is complete at all 180 stations; a separate list shows stations with an elevator-only 1-route. Toei: every station has elevators and a street-gate-platform “1-route” is secured.
What is near Monzen-nakacho Station?
This is the center of old Fukagawa, and the station exists largely to serve it. Tomioka Hachimangu, the shrine behind the great Fukagawa festival, is about 360 m from the exits; Fukagawa Fudo-son is roughly 260 m away and Eitai-ji around 230 m. Fukagawa Park lies some 170 m out, with Rinkai Park about 260 m, Fukagawa Second Park around 290 m and a primary school about 240 m. Kiba is the next Tozai Line station along.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Fukagawa Park 深川公園 | 170 m | about 3 min |
| Eitai-ji Temple 永代寺 | 230 m | about 4 min |
| Fukagawa Fudō-son 深川不動尊 | 260 m | about 4 min |
| Yogaku-ji Temple 陽岳寺 | 340 m | about 6 min |
| Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine 富岡八幡宮 | 360 m | about 6 min |
| Genshinji Temple 玄信寺 | 380 m | about 6 min |
| Rinkai Park 臨海公園 | 260 m | about 4 min |
| Fukagawa Second Park 深川第二公園 | 290 m | about 5 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
They are two stations under one name, run by different companies and standing in different blocks, so the change is a walk through a connecting passage rather than a step across a platform. Since 15 March 2014, IC card users have been able to pass through the other operator’s gate area while making it.
For the arrival of the Oedo Line. Work on the Tozai Line side ran from March 1999 to March 2001 and cost about ¥2.35 billion, widening the concourse and adding the transfer passage; in January 2016 platform 2 was widened by 60 m and new elevators were completed.