A new computer-controlled, unmanned transportation system
Odaiba Kaihinkoen Station to Toyosu Station by Yurikamome Line
From the waterbus pier, it’s a five-minute walk to the Yurikamome Line Station. This line is named after Tokyo’s official bird, which has a vermilion beak and legs. Opened in 1995, it is also Tokyo’s most futuristic train line. The six-car trains travel on rubber tires, making them relatively noiseless. You’ll notice that there are no drivers on board as the cars are controlled and operated entirely by computers. The elevated line runs about every five minutes during the day from Shimbashi Station and passes over Rainbow Bridge before arriving at Odaiba Kaihinkoen Station. From Odaiba Kaihinkoen Station, the Yurikamome Line makes a stop at Tokyo Big Sight Station, home to one of the city’s premier convention and exhibition spaces.
It is also the most convenient line to many of the sports facilities used during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, including Ariake Arena. This facility hosted volleyball and other sports during the Games, and afterwards, its scale and capabilities made it perfect to transform into a new sporting and cultural center in Tokyo. Other events such as gymnastics were held at Ariake GYM-EX (formerly Ariake Gymnastics Centre), BMX competitions at Ariake Urban Sports Park, and tennis matches at Ariake Tennis Park. It runs 14.7 kilometers from Shimbashi Station through Ichiba-mae Station, home to Tokyo’s famous fish market “Toyosu Market,” and terminates at Toyosu Station.
The fare on the Yurikamome Line from Odaiba Kaihinkoen Station to Toyosu Station is 330 yen for adults, and 170 yen for children. It takes 18 minutes.