Ginza Station

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]

G09 H09 M16 Ginza Station 銀座駅
ExitA3 and Wako
Location	4-1-2 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Connections	Y19 Ginza-itchōme Station
Other information
Station code	G-09, M-16, H-09
Website	www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/station/ginza/index.html
History
Opened	1934
Passengers
FY2019	257,440 daily
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Shimbashi G08 toward Shibuya Ginza Line Kyōbashi G10 toward Asakusa Kasumigaseki H07 toward Ebisu TH Liner Kayabachō H13 toward Kuki Hibiya H08 toward Naka-meguro Hibiya Line Higashi-ginza H10 toward Kita-Senju Kasumigaseki M15 toward Ogikubo or Hōnanchō Marunouchi Line Tokyo M17 toward Ikebukuro
Location
Ginza Station Location within Japan

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

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

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 to be used as the departure melody on the Hibiya Line platforms from spring 2016.[2]

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

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]

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.

• Ginza-itchōme (Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line)
• Higashi-Ginza (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, Toei Asakusa Line)
• Hibiya (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, Toei Mita Line)
• Yūrakuchō (Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line, Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line)

References

1. 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. 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.
3. 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.

External links

• Ginza station information (Tokyo Metro) (in English)
• Ginza station information (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)