is a railway station in

Sumida, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Sumida City. As of 1 April 2025, the ward has an estimated population of 287,766 and a population dens ...

, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...

(JR East) and

Tokyo Metro The Tokyo Metro () is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the #Organization, Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.52 million passengers (as of 2023), the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the Tokyo subway, two s ...

. 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) The Sōbu Line (Rapid) () is a railway service on the Sōbu Main Line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Tokyo Station in Chūō, Tokyo with Chiba Station in Chūō-ku, Chiba via ...

and

Chūō-Sōbu Line The is a railway line that runs through Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network, the line operates on separate tracks along the right-of-way of the Chūō Main Line ( Chūō Line (Rapid)) and ...

, as well as the

Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Overview The line serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō, and Sumida. Despite being shorter in length than nearly all other Tokyo subway lines, ...

(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

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. * 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.

Surrounding area

* Kinshi Park *

Sumida Triphony Hall is a concert hall in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It opened in 1997 and has two auditoria; the main hall, with 1,801 seats; and the small hall, with 252 seats. It is the home of the New Japan Philharmonic. Nikken Sekkei were the architects, with acous ...

(concert hall)

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References

External links

JR East station information

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kinshicho Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1894 Sōbu Main Line Chūō-Sōbu Line Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Stations of Tokyo Metro