is a subway station in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator

Tokyo Metro The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toe ...

. It serves the Ginza commercial district, and is the fourth-busiest

station after Ikebukuro,

Ōtemachi is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is located north of Tokyo Station and Marunouchi, east of the Imperial Palace, west of Nihonbashi and south of Kanda. It is the location of the former site of the village of Shibazaki, the most a ...

, and Kita-senju.

Lines

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

Tokyo Metro Ginza Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The official name is . It is 14.3 km long and serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chūō, Chiyoda, and Taitō. It is the oldest subway line in Asia. The line was named aft ...

(G-09) *

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The line runs in a U-shape between Ogikubo Station in Suginami and Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, with a branch line between Nakano-Sakaue Station and Hōnanchō Station. The offici ...

(M-16) *

Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line was named after the Hibiya area in Chiyoda's Yurakucho district, under which it passes. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color sil ...

(H-09)

Station layout

Each line has an

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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

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is used as the departure melody on the Ginza Line platforms in 2012. The song by Yujiro Ishihara and Junko Makimura is used as the departure melody on the Hibiya Line platforms in 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, 2007 File:Ginza stn Ginza Line - new platform doors - Nov 28 2018.jpeg, New platform screen doors as used on the Ginza Line platform, 2018 File:Ginza Station Marunouchi Line platforms Dec 28 2018 07-46-42 PM.jpeg, Marunouchi Line platforms, 2018 File:Ginza Station platforms - Hibiya Line - Nov 11 2019 panorama 17 03 56 035000.jpeg, Hibiya Line platforms, 2019

History

Ginza Station opened on the Ginza Line on 3 March 1934. 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

after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

Passenger statistics

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

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. * (

Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line The is a subway line in Japan owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold" (), and ...

) * (

Toei Asakusa Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ōta and in Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, under which it passes. The Asa ...

) * (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line,

Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).Toei Mita Line The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line ...

) * (Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line,

Yamanote Line The Yamanote Line ( ja, 山手線, Yamanote-sen) is a loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban c ...

, Keihin-Tōhoku Line)

References

External links

Ginza station information
(Tokyo Metro)

(Tokyo Metro) {{Coord, 35.67123, N, 139.76500, E, type:railwaystation, display=title Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Stations of Tokyo Metro Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1934 Ginza