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This article is about the Tokyo Metro station. For the MTR Light Rail station in Hong Kong, see Ginza stop.

Ginza Station (銀座駅, Ginza-eki) is a subway station in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It serves the Ginza commercial district, and is the fourth-busiest Tokyo Metro station after Ikebukuro, Ōtemachi, and Kita-senju.[1]

Lines

Ginza Station is served by the following three Tokyo Metro lines.

Station layout

Each line has an island platform serving two tracks. The Ginza and Marunouchi Line platforms are located separately on the 2nd basement (B2F) level, while the Hibiya Line platforms are located on the 3rd basement (B3F) level.

Platforms

1 G Ginza Line for Akasaka-mitsuke, Omote-sando, and Shibuya
2 G Ginza Line for Nihombashi, Ueno, and Asakusa
3 M Marunouchi Line for Yotsuya, Shinjuku, Ogikubo, and Hōnanchō
4 M Marunouchi Line for Otemachi, Korakuen, and Ikebukuro
5 H Hibiya Line for Roppongi and Naka-meguro
6 H Hibiya Line for Ueno and Kita-senju
TS Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
TN Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi

The song "Ginza Kankan Musume" (銀座カンカン娘, Ginza Kankan Musume) by Ryōichi Hattori is used as the departure melody on the Ginza Line platforms in 2012.[2]

The song "The Love Story of Ginza" (銀座の恋の物語, Ginza no Koi no Monogatari) by Yujiro Ishihara and Junko Makimura is used as the departure melody on the Hibiya Line platforms in 2016.[3]

  • Entry to Ginza Metro station at Sukiyabashi intersection, 2020
    Entry to Ginza Metro station at Sukiyabashi intersection, 2020
  • Ginza Line platforms, 2007
    Ginza Line platforms, 2007
  • New platform screen doors as used on the Ginza Line platform, 2018
    New platform screen doors as used on the Ginza Line platform, 2018
  • Marunouchi Line platforms, 2018
    Marunouchi Line platforms, 2018
  • Hibiya Line platforms, 2019
    Hibiya Line platforms, 2019

History

Ginza Station opened on the Ginza Line on 3 March 1934.[4] The Marunouchi Line began service to Ginza on 15 December 1957,[4] and the Hibiya Line platforms opened on 29 August 1964.[4]

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[5]

TH Liner services on the Hibiya Line between Ebisu and Kuki commenced on 6 June 2020.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 257,440 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

An underground passage connects with the following stations, allowing transfer on foot. Ginza-itchōme is the official transfer station, the others are not.

References

  1. ^ a b 各駅の乗降人員ランキング 2019年度 [Station usage ranking FY2019] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ "銀座線の 4 駅に街のイメージに合った発車合図メロディを導入します！" [Departure melodies introduced to 4 stations on the Ginza Line!] (PDF) (in Japanese). 24 October 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ 日比谷線 秋葉原駅・銀座駅、千代田線 乃木坂駅 発車メロディ導入曲決定！ [Departure melodies to be introduced at Hibiya Line Akihabara and Ginza Stations and Chiyoda Line Nogizaka Station]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 214–215. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  5. ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "2020年6月6日（土）東武鉄道・東京メトロダイヤ改正 東武線・日比谷線相互直通列車に初の座席指定制列車「THライナー」が誕生!" [June 6, 2020 (Saturday) Tobu Railway / Tokyo Metro Timetable Revision Tobu Line / Hibiya Line Mutual direct train, the first reserved seat train "TH Liner" is born!] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). 東武鉄道／東京地下鉄. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

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