Station code A-11, H-09 Opened 1963 | Address Japan, 東京都中央区銀座4-12-15先 Phone +81 3-3542-0618 | |
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Higashi ginza station
Higashi-ginza Station (東銀座駅, Higashi-ginza-eki) is a subway station on the Toei Asakusa Line, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, and on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line. The Hibiya Line station is subtitled "Kabukiza-mae". The station is located in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Its numbers are A-11 and H-09.
Contents
- Higashi ginza station
- Tokyo metro hibiya line higashi ginza station 3 18 15
- Station layout
- Toei station
- Tokyo Metro station
- History
- Passenger statistics
- Surrounding area
- References
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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 Stations. Platform 2 is for those traveling in the opposite direction, toward Nihombashi and Oshiage Stations.
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.
History
Higashi-ginza Station opened on February 28, 1963, as a station on Toei Line 1. In 1978, the line was renamed the Asakusa Line.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2007, the Tokyo Metro station was used by a total of 55.067 million passengers annually.
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.