Shin-Kiba Station

Shin-Kiba Station
新木場駅
Station concourse, February 2008
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Kōtō
History
Year opened 1988
Rail services
Station number(s) Y-24
Operator(s) Tokyo Metro
JR East
TWR
Line(s) Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
Keiyo Line
Rinkai Line

Shin-Kiba Station (新木場駅 Shin-kiba-eki) is a railway station in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by Tokyo Metro, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR).

Lines

Shin-Kiba Station is served by the following lines:

Station layout

Each of the three lines has its own station facilities. All tracks are elevated.

JR East platforms

1 ■Keiyo Line for Maihama, Kaihin-Makuhari, Soga, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, and Kimitsu
■Musashino Line for Nishi-Funabashi and Shin-Matsudo
2 ■Keiyo Line for Tokyo

Tokyo Metro platforms

1 ○Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line Alighting only
2 ○Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Yūrakuchō, Iidabashi, Ikebukuro, Kotake-Mukaihara, Wakōshi, Shinrinkōen (via Tobu Tojo Line), and Hannō (via Seibu Ikebukuro Line)

TWR platforms

1, 2 ■TWR Rinkai Line for Tokyo Teleport, Ōimachi, Ōsaki, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ōmiya (via Saikyō Line) and Kawagoe (via Kawagoe Line)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keiyo Line
Hatchōbori   Commuter Rapid   Soga
Hatchōbori   Keiyo Rapid   Maihama
Shiomi   Musashino Line through service   Kasairinkaikōen
Shiomi   Local   Kasairinkaikōen
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (Y-24)
Tatsumi (Y-23) - Terminus
TWR Rinkai Line
Shinonome Commuter Rapid
Rapid
Local		 Terminus

History

The Teito Rapid Transit Authority (now Tokyo Metro) station opened on 8 June 1988, as the southern terminus of the Yūrakuchō Line.[1]

On 1 December 1988, JR East opened its Shin-Kiba Station platforms as the western terminus of the Keiyō Line. The Keiyō Line was extended from Shin-Kiba Station to Tokyo Station from 10 March 1990.

The TWR station opened on 30 March 1996, as the eastern terminus of the Rinkai Line.[1] From 1 December 2002, JR Saikyō Line trains were extended to operate over the Rinkai Line to Shin-Kiba Station.

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.[2] 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.[3] In fiscal 2013, the TWR station was used by an average of 30,312 people daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The average daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year JR East Tokyo Metro TWR
2000 41,550[5]
2005 55,653[6]
2010 65,780[7]
2011 64,487[8] 93,783[9] 25,887[4]
2012 67,590[10] 96,852[11] 29,026[4]
2013 70,831[2] 101,043[3] 30,312[4]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 196/214. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 りんかい線について [Rinkai Line FAQ] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit Inc. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  6. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  7. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  8. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  9. ↑ 駅別乗降人員順位表（2011年度1日平均） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  10. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  11. ↑ 各駅の乗降人員ランキング (2012年) [Station usage ranking (2012)] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

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Coordinates: 35°38′45″N 139°49′37″E / 35.645912°N 139.826833°E