Ginza Station Explained
Ginza Station |
| Native Name: | 銀座駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 4-1-2 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo |
| Country: | Japan |
| Platforms: | 3 island platforms (1 for each line) |
| Tracks: | 6 (2 for each line) |
| Connections: | Ginza-itchōme Station |
| Structure: | Underground |
| Code: | G-09, M-16, H-09 |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Passengers: | 257,440 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Ginza Station |
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.
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
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.[1]
The song by Yujiro Ishihara and Junko Makimura is used as the departure melody on the Hibiya Line platforms in 2016.[2]
History
Ginza Station opened on the Ginza Line on 3 March 1934.[3] The Marunouchi Line began service to Ginza on 15 December 1957,[3] and the Hibiya Line platforms opened on 29 August 1964.[3]
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[4]
TH Liner services on the Hibiya Line between and commenced on 6 June 2020.[5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 257,440 passengers daily.[6]
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.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2012-10-24. 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!. live. 2021-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20190511235621/https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/2012/pdf/metroNews20121024_ginzamelody.pdf. 11 May 2019. Japanese.
- Web site: http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/2016/800.html. ja: 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 . 20 January 2016. News release. Tokyo Metro. Japan. ja. 20 January 2016.
- Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 214–215. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- Web site: 2006-07-08 . 「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ . From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120516041232/http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html . 16 May 2012 . 29 May 2022 . Tokyo Metro Online.
- 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! . ja . 東武鉄道／東京地下鉄 . 19 December 2019 . 25 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191219084312/https://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/4353a1a050835f139e2e94adf9cd5dc0/191219_2.pdf?date=20191219123402 . 19 December 2019 . 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!.
- Web site: 2020. ja:各駅の乗降人員ランキング 2019年度. Station usage ranking FY2019. https://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/index.html. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110123851/https://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/index.html. 10 January 2021. 21 January 2021 . Tokyo Metro . Japan . Japanese.
