Location | 4-10-10 Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo (東京都中央区銀座四丁目10-10) Japan |
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Operated by | Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway |
Other information | |
Station code | A-11, H-09 |
History | |
Opened | 1963 |
Higashi-ginza Station (東銀座駅 Higashi-ginza-eki?) is a subway station on the Toei Asakusa Line, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, and on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line. The Hibiya Line station is subtitled "Kabukiza-mae". The station is located in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Its numbers are A-11 and H-09.
Higashi-ginza station consists of two stations perpendicular to each other: the Toei and Tokyo Metro stations.
Running underneath Shōwa Street (昭和通り Shōwa-dori?) Higashi-ginza's Asakusa Line station has two platforms serving two tracks. Platform 1 is for passengers bound for Sengakuji and Nishi-Magome Stations. Platform 2 is for those traveling in the opposite direction, toward Nihombashi and Oshiage Stations.
Asakusa Line platform, 2005
The Tokyo Metro component of Higashi-ginza station runs below Harumi Street (晴海通り Harumi-dori?). On the Hibiya line, an island station serves the two tracks. Platform 3 is for Ginza and Naka-Meguro Stations, and trains depart Platform 4 for Ueno, Kita-Senju, and Minami-Kurihashi on the Tobu Skytree Line and Tōbu Nikkō Line.