Suspension of all-day service from May 10 to 13 On the 7th, Tokyo Metro revealed to the press the site of station renovation work underway at Minami Sunamachi Station on the Tozai Line in Koto Ward, Tokyo. By adding more platforms and increasing the platform from two tracks on one side to three tracks on either side, trains will be able to arrive and depart alternately. This will help reduce congestion on the platform and prevent delays. At the same time, the existing ticket gates will be consolidated into one location and a waiting room will be created. From the first train on the 11th to the last train on the 12th, service between Toyocho Station and Nishikasai Station will be suspended for the entire day and work will begin to move the tracks to one side of the expanded platform.
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Tokyo Metro has included improvements to Minami Sunamachi Station in its 2011 business plan with the aim of increasing capacity and reducing congestion. The station was chosen because it was easier to build than other stations, and construction began in 2012. A single track will be installed on the expanded platform to allow trains in the same direction to alternately arrive and depart. sessions, thereby preventing train delays.
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The first phase of switching work to be carried out on the 11th will be to move routes to Nakano south. We will install new turns (points) and carry out equipment construction, and connect the tracks leading to additional platforms. The construction area is about 670 meters, and the maximum width of the platform is about 9 meters. At the same time, ticket gates and automatic ticket machines will be relocated. Kumagai Gumi was in charge of the civil engineering work on the front end, and Taisei Corporation and Takenaka Civil Engineering JV were in charge of the central part and the architectural and electrical works.
Then, alteration of the remaining two lines will be made to create three lines on both sides. According to Takashi Yoshida, Director of the First Construction Office, Reclamation and Construction Division, Railway Headquarters, the completion date for the renovation work has not yet been determined, but is expected to be "after the fiscal year." main 2027".
Due to conversion work, trains will rotate at Toyocho Station and Kasai Station. They are calling for a detour using other railway lines. Minami Sunamachi Station, opened in March 1969, serves approximately 54,000 people per day.
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