Kinshichō Station (original) (raw)

Railway and metro station in Tokyo, Japan

JO22 JB22 Z13Kinshichō Station錦糸町駅
General information
Location	3 Kōtōbashi, Sumida, Tokyo（東京都墨田区江東橋3丁目）Japan
Operated by	JR East Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) JB Chūō-Sōbu Line Z Hanzōmon Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	JO22 (Sōbu Line (Rapid)) JB22 (Chūō-Sōbu Line) Z-13 (Hanzōmon Line)
History
Opened	9 December 1894; 129 years ago (9 December 1894)
Passengers
JR East, FY2013	103,522 daily
Services Preceding station JR East Following station ShinjukuSJKJC05towards Minami-Otari Azusa FunabashiJO25towards Chiba ShinjukuSJKJC05towards Ōtsuki Fuji Excursion FunabashiOne-way operation TokyoTYOJO19Terminus Shiosai FunabashiJO25(limited service)towards Chōshi BakurochōJO21towards Tokyo Sōbu LineRapid Shin-KoiwaJO23towards Chiba RyōgokuJB21towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line KameidoJB23towards Chiba Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station SumiyoshiZ12towards Shibuya Hanzōmon Line OshiageZ14Terminus
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Kinshichō Station (錦糸町駅, Kinshichō-eki) is a railway station in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metro.

The surrounding area is the largest shopping district in Sumida Ward, featuring several large department stores such as Termina Shopping Mall which houses numerous small shops and restaurants.

Kinshichō Station is served by the JR East Sōbu Line (Rapid) and Chūō-Sōbu Line, as well as the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line (Station number Z-13).

JR Sōbu Line trains stabled next to the station platforms during the daytime, August 2007

Tokyo Metro platforms

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Hanzōmon Line underground platforms, December 2008

The station first opened on 9 December 1894.[1] The Hanzōmon Line station opened on 19 March 2003.

The station facilities of the Hanzōmon Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[2]This station was one of the more popular spots in Tokyo for people to gather and play the mobile game Pokemon GO when it was first released in August 2016.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 103,522 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 36th-busiest station operated by JR East.[3] In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 92,658 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers), making it the 41st-busiest station operated by Tokyo Metro.[4] The daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.

• Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kinshicho → Ryōgoku was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[15]

• Kinshi Park
• Sumida Triphony Hall (concert hall)
• List of railway stations in Japan

1. ^ a b Represents a significant ridership decrease owing to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport.

2. ^ 各駅情報(錦糸町駅) [Station information (Kinshichō Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 November 2011.

3. ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

4. ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 （2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

5. ^ a b 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （1999年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 1999)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

9. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

10. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

11. ^ 駅別乗降人員順位表（2011年度1日平均） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

12. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

13. ^ 各駅の乗降人員ランキング (2012年) [Station usage ranking (2012)] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

14. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2020年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

15. ^ 各駅の乗降人員ランキング (2020年) [Station usage ranking (2020)] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

16. ^ "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

• JR East station information (in Japanese)
• Tokyo Metro station information (in Japanese)

35°41′46″N 139°48′50″E / 35.696°N 139.814°E / 35.696; 139.814