is a railway station in

Kōtō is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 488,632, and a population density of 12,170 persons per km². The total area i ...

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.46 ...

, Japan, operated jointly by

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 ...

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is 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 ar ...

(JR East), and

Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit The is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan. It is the only line operated by the third-sector company Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit. It connects central Tokyo to the artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba. The line is served by some trains on ...

(TWR).

Lines

Shin-Kiba Station is served by the following lines: Tokyo-metro shin-kiba-station concourse

Station layout

Each of the three lines has its own station facilities.

JR East platforms

The JR East station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. File:Shin-Kiba Station-1c.jpg, JR East ticket gates File:JR Keiyo-Line Shin-Kiba Station Platform.jpg, JR East platform

Tokyo Metro platforms

File:Shinkiba-Sta-Tokyometro-Platform.JPG, Tokyo Metro platforms

TWR platforms

File:Rinkai-Line Shin-Kiba Station Gates.jpg, Ticket gates File:Rinkai-Shikiba-STA_Platform_20210711_171451.jpg, Platform

History

The Teito Rapid Transit Authority (now

) station opened on 8 June 1988, as the southern terminus of the Yūrakuchō Line. On 1 December 1988, JR East opened its Shin-Kiba Station platforms as the western terminus of the

Keiyō Line The is a railway line connecting Tokyo and Chiba in Japan, paralleling the edge of Tokyo Bay. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line forms part of what JR East refers to as the around Tokyo, consisting of the ...

. The Keiyō Line was extended from Shin-Kiba Station to

Tokyo Station Tokyo Station ( ja, 東京駅, ) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is not far from the Ginza ...

from 10 March 1990. The TWR station opened on 30 March 1996, as the eastern terminus of the Rinkai Line. From 1 December 2002, JR

Saikyō Line The Saikyō Line ( ja, 埼京線, ) is a Japanese railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Ōsaki Station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Ōmiya Station in Saitama Prefecture. The line's name is an abbreviation o ...

trains were extended to operate over the

Rinkai Line The is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan. It is the only line operated by the third-sector company Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit. It connects central Tokyo to the artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba. The line is served by some trains on t ...

to Shin-Kiba Station.

Station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood ...

was introduced to the Rinkai Line platforms in 2016 with Shin-Kiba being assigned station number R01. Later in 2016 the JR East platforms were assigned station number JE05 for the Keiyo Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 70,831 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 61st-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 101,043 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers), making it the 34th-busiest station operated by Tokyo Metro. In fiscal 2013, the TWR station was used by an average of 30,312 people daily (boarding passengers only). The average daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below. * Note that JR East and TWR figures are for boarding passengers only.

Surrounding area

Tokyo Gate Bridge is a truss cantilever bridge across Tokyo Bay in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. It opened on 12 February 2012 with an estimated total construction cost of for the Stage II section of highway including the bridge.Official "flyer" shows Stage II includ ...

(within walking distance) * Yumenoshima Park * Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome *

AgeHa ageHa (also as 'AGH') was a weekend club event in Tokyo, Japan. It was held on Friday and Saturday at the Usen Studio Coast event space in the Shin-Kiba district, which also hosted live concerts and other events. The word ''Ageha'' is Japanese f ...

nightclub and event space * Tokyo Metro Shinkiba Depot * Tokyo Heliport

References

External links

Tokyo Metro station information

TWR station information
{{Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line Railway stations in Tokyo Keiyō Line Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line TWR Rinkai Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Stations of Tokyo Metro Stations of Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit Railway stations in Japan opened in 1988