Ginza Station
{{About|the Tokyo Metro station|the MTR Light Rail station in Hong Kong|Ginza stop}}
{{short description|Metro station in Tokyo, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox station
| name ={{TSSN|G|09|50}} {{TSSN|H|09|50}} {{TSSN|M|16|50}}
Ginza Station
| native_name = 銀座駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Ginza-station-ExitA3-after-renewal.jpg
| alt =
| caption = ExitA3 and Wako
| other_name =
| address = 4-1-2 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator ={{ric|Tokyo Metro|name=y}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{TSLS|G}} {{lnl|Tokyo Metro|G}}
- {{TSLS|H}} {{lnl|Tokyo Metro|H}}
- {{TSLS|M}} {{lnl|Tokyo Metro|M}}
}}
| platforms = 3 island platforms (1 for each line)
| tracks = 6 (2 for each line)
| connections = {{TSSN|Y|19}} Ginza-itchōme Station
| structure = Underground
| code = G-09, M-16, H-09
| website = {{url|1=https://www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/station/ginza/index.html}}
| opened = {{start date and age|3 March 1934|df=y}}
| closed =
|accessible = Yes
| former =
| 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
| services = {{Adjstn|system=Tokyo Metro
|line16=Ginza|left16=Shimbashi|note-left16={{TSSN|G|08}}|right16=Kyōbashi|note-right16={{TSSN|G|10}}
|line17=TH Liner|left17=Kasumigaseki|note-left17={{TSSN|H|07|25}}|right17=Kayabachō|note-right17={{TSSN|H|13|25}}
|line18=Hibiya|left18=Hibiya|note-left18={{TSSN|H|08}}|right18=Higashi-ginza|note-right18={{TSSN|H|10}}
|line19=Marunouchi|left19=Kasumigaseki|note-left19={{TSSN|M|15}}|right19=Tokyo|note-right19={{TSSN|M|17}}}}
}}
{{nihongo|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.
Lines
Ginza Station is served by the following three Tokyo Metro lines.
- Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-09)
- Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-16)
- Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (H-09)
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=
{{jpf|pfn=1|first=2|symbol={{TSLS|G}}|name={{lnl|Tokyo Metro|G}}|dir=for {{STN|Akasaka-mitsuke|x}}, {{STN|Omote-sando|x}}, and {{STN|Shibuya|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=2|symbol={{TSLS|G}}|name=Ginza Line|dir=for {{STN|Nihombashi|x}}, {{STN|Ueno|x}}, and {{STN|Asakusa|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=3|symbol={{TSLS|M}}|name={{lnl|Tokyo Metro|M}}|dir=for {{STN|Yotsuya|x}}, {{STN|Shinjuku|x}}, {{STN|Ogikubo|x}}, and {{STN|Hōnanchō|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=4|symbol={{TSLS|M}}|name=Marunouchi Line|dir=for {{STN|Otemachi|x|Tokyo}}, {{STN|Korakuen|x}}, and {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=5|symbol={{TSLS|H}}|name={{lnl|Tokyo Metro|H}}|dir=for {{STN|Roppongi|x}} and {{STN|Naka-meguro|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=6|first=3|symbol={{TSLS|H}}|name=Hibiya Line|dir=for {{STN|Ueno|x}} and {{STN|Kita-senju|x}}
{{TBLS|TS}} Tobu Skytree Line for {{STN|Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen|x}}
{{TBLS|TN}} Tobu Nikko Line for {{STN|Minami-Kurihashi|x}}}}
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.{{Cite web|date=2012-10-24|title=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！|trans-title=Departure melodies introduced to 4 stations on the Ginza Line!|url=https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/2012/pdf/metroNews20121024_ginzamelody.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511235621/https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/2012/pdf/metroNews20121024_ginzamelody.pdf|archive-date=11 May 2019|language=Japanese}}
The song {{Nihongo|"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.{{cite web |url= http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/2016/800.html|script-title=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！|trans-title=Departure melodies to be introduced at Hibiya Line Akihabara and Ginza Stations and Chiyoda Line Nogizaka Station |date= 20 January 2016|work= News release|publisher= Tokyo Metro|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 20 January 2016}}
File:Ginza subway station exit Oct 13 2020 04-40PM.jpeg|Entry to Ginza Metro station at Sukiyabashi intersection, 2020
File:TokyoMetro-G09-Ginza-station-platform-2.jpg|Ginza Line platforms before platform screen doors were installed, 2007
File:Tokyo-metro Ginza-STA Platform1-2.jpg|Ginza Line platform, 2023
File:Tokyo-metro Ginza-STA Platform3-4.jpg|Marunouchi Line platforms, 2023
File:Tokyo-metro Ginza-STA Platform5-6.jpg|Hibiya Line platforms, 2022
History
Ginza Station opened on the Ginza Line on 3 March 1934.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = 19 January 2013 | location = Japan | pages = 214–215| isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}} The Marunouchi Line began service to Ginza on 15 December 1957, and the Hibiya Line platforms opened on 29 August 1964.
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.{{Cite web |date=2006-07-08 |title=「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ |trans-title=From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro" |url=https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516041232/http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html |archive-date=16 May 2012 |access-date=29 May 2022 |website=Tokyo Metro Online}}
TH Liner services on the Hibiya Line between {{STN|Ebisu|x|Tokyo}} and {{STN|Kuki|x|Saitama}} commenced on 6 June 2020.{{Cite press release |url=https://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/4353a1a050835f139e2e94adf9cd5dc0/191219_2.pdf?date=20191219123402 |format= |language=ja |title=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! |publisher=東武鉄道／東京地下鉄 |date=19 December 2019 |accessdate=25 January 2020 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219084312/https://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/4353a1a050835f139e2e94adf9cd5dc0/191219_2.pdf?date=20191219123402 |archive-date=19 December 2019 |trans-title=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!}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 257,440 passengers daily.{{cite web|year=2020|script-title=ja:各駅の乗降人員ランキング 2019年度|trans-title=Station usage ranking FY2019|url=https://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110123851/https://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/index.html|archive-date=10 January 2021|access-date=21 January 2021 |publisher=Tokyo Metro |location=Japan |language=Japanese}}
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.
- {{STN|Ginza-itchōme|x}} (Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line)
- {{STN|Higashi-Ginza|x}} (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, Toei Asakusa Line)
- {{STN|Hibiya|x}} (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, Toei Mita Line)
- {{STN|Yūrakuchō|x}} (Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line, Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line)
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/station/ginza/index.html Ginza station information] (Tokyo Metro) {{in lang|en}}
- [https://www.tokyometro.jp/station/ginza/index.html Ginza station information] (Tokyo Metro) {{in lang|ja}}
{{Tokyo Metro Ginza Line}}
{{Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line}}
{{Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line}}
{{Chūō, Tokyo}}
{{Coord|35.67123|N|139.76500|E|type:railwaystation|display=title}}
Category:Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
Category:Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Category:Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
Category:Stations of Tokyo Metro