Kinshichō Station (錦糸町駅) 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.

Lines

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).

Station layout

JR East platforms

Tokyo Metro platforms

History

The station first opened on 9 December 1894. 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. 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

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. 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. The daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below. 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.

Surrounding area