Higashi-ginza Station
Metro station in Tokyo, Japan
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Higashi-ginza Station (東銀座駅, Higashi-ginza-eki) is a subway station on the Asakusa Line, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei), and on the Hibiya Line operated by Tokyo Metro. The Hibiya Line station is subtitled "Kabukiza-mae". The station is located in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Its numbers are A-11 and H-10.
4-12-15-saki (Hibiya Line)
Ginza District, Chūō City, Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo Metro
Toei Subway
Hibiya Line
Asakusa Line2 side platforms (Asakusa Line)
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| Location | 4-10-10-saki (Asakusa Line) 4-12-15-saki (Hibiya Line) Ginza District, Chūō City, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Tokyo Metro Toei Subway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Hibiya Line Asakusa Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform (Hibiya Line) 2 side platforms (Asakusa Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 for each line) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | A-11, H-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 February 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 91,855 daily (Tokyo Metro) 86,726 daily (Toei) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station layout
Higashi-ginza station consists of two stations perpendicular to each other: the Toei and Tokyo Metro stations.
Toei station
Running underneath Shōwa Street (昭和通り, Shōwa-dori) Higashi-ginza's Asakusa Line station has two platforms serving two tracks. Platform 1 is for passengers bound for Sengakuji and Nishi-magome. Platform 2 is for those traveling in the opposite direction toward Nihombashi and Oshiage.
| 1 | Asakusa Line |
for Sengakuji and Nishi-magome Keikyu Main Line for Shinagawa, Haneda Airport (International Terminal and Domestic Terminal) and Misakiguchi
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| 2 | Asakusa Line |
for Nihombashi and Oshiage Keisei Main Line for Aoto, Keisei Funabashi and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1) Hokusō Line for Imba Nihon-idai Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport Shibayama Railway Line for Shibayama-Chiyoda |
Toei platforms, 2022
Tokyo Metro station
The Tokyo Metro component of Higashi-ginza station runs below Harumi Street (晴海通り, Harumi-dori). On the Hibiya line, an island station serves the two tracks. Platform 3 is for Ginza and Naka-Meguro Stations, and trains depart Platform 4 for Ueno, Kita-Senju, and Minami-Kurihashi on the Tobu Skytree Line and Tōbu Nikkō Line.
| 3 | Hibiya Line |
for Ginza, Roppongi, and Naka-Meguro |
| 4 | Hibiya Line |
for Ueno, Kita-Senju Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi |
Tokyo Metro platforms, 2023
Station ticket gates and ticket machines, 2018.
History
Higashi-ginza Station opened on February 28, 1963, as a station on Toei Line 1 and Hibiya Line. Later in 1978, Toei Line 1 was renamed the Asakusa Line.
The station facilities of the Hibiya Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[1]
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
The station serves the eastern part of the Ginza. In the area are the Kabuki-za, the Shinbashi Enbujō (a theater owned by Shochiku), the Tōgeki (a Shochiku cinema), the Electric Power Development Company, and the Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Ginza Hotel.
