Ginza Station

G09 H09 M16
Ginza Station

銀座駅
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
Location
	Ginza Station Location within Japan

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]

Lines[]

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

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 "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.^[2]

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 used as the departure melody on the Hibiya Line platforms in 2016.^[3]

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

History[]

Ginza Station opened on the Ginza Line on 3 March 1934.^[4] The Marunouchi Line began service to Ginza on 15 December 1957,^[4] and the Hibiya Line platforms opened on 29 August 1964.^[4]

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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.
^ "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！" [Departure melodies introduced to 4 stations on the Ginza Line!] (PDF) (in Japanese). 24 October 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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)

Coordinates: 35°40′16″N 139°45′54″E / 35.67123°N 139.76500°E / 35.67123; 139.76500

[tokyometrostats2019-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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] "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！" [Departure melodies introduced to 4 stations on the Ginza Line!] (PDF) (in Japanese). 24 October 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[metro20160120-3] 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.

[terada2013-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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.

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