Shin-Kiba Station

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).

JE05 Y24 R01 Shin-Kiba Station 新木場駅
In front of the station, 2020
General information
Location	Kōtō-ku, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35°38′45″N 139°49′37″E
Operated by	JR East Tokyo Metro TWR
Line(s)	JE Keiyo Line Y Yūrakuchō Line R Rinkai Line
Other information
Station code	Y-24, R01, JE05
History
Opened	8 June 1988; 37 years ago (1988-06-08)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hatchōbori JE02 towards Tokyo Keiyō Line Rapid Maihama JE07 towards Soga Shiomi JE04 towards Tokyo Keiyō Line Local Kasai-Rinkai Park JE06 towards Soga Musashino Line Keiyō Line through-service Kasai-Rinkai Park JE06 towards Fuchūhommachi Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Tatsumi Y23 towards Wakoshi Yūrakuchō Line Terminus Preceding station Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit Following station Shinonome R02 towards Ōsaki Rinkai Line Terminus
Location Shin-Kiba Station Location within Tokyo Keiyo area Show map of Tokyo Keiyo area Shin-Kiba Station Shin-Kiba Station (Tokyo wards area) Show map of Tokyo wards area Shin-Kiba Station Shin-Kiba Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shin-Kiba Station is served by the following lines:

• Y Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (Station number Y-24)
• JE Keiyo Line (JR East)
• Rinkai Line (TWR)

The station concourse in February 2008

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.

1	JE Keiyō Line	for Maihama, Kaihimmakuhari, Soga, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, and Kimitsu
	JM Musashino Line through service	for Nishi-Funabashi and Shim-Matsudo
2	JE Keiyō Line	for Tokyo

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  JR East ticket gates
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  JR East platform

Tokyo Metro platforms

1	Y Yūrakuchō Line	Arrival only
2	Y Yūrakuchō Line	for Yūrakuchō, Iidabashi, Ikebukuro, Kotake-Mukaihara and Wakōshi TJ Tobu Tojo Line for Shinrinkōen Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō

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  Tokyo Metro platforms

TWR platforms

1, 2

R TWR Rinkai Line

for Tokyo Teleport, Ōimachi and Ōsaki JA Saikyō Line for Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ōmiya ■ Kawagoe Line for Kawagoe

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  Ticket gates
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  Platform

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.

Station numbering was introduced to the Rinkai Line platforms in 2016 with Shin-Kiba being assigned station number R01.^[2] Later in 2016 the JR East platforms were assigned station number JE05 for the Keiyo Line.^[3][4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] In fiscal 2013, the TWR station was used by an average of 30,312 people daily (boarding passengers only).^[7] 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[8]
2005	55,653[9]
2010	65,780[10]
2011	64,487[11]	93,783[12]	25,887[7]
2012	67,590[13]	96,852[14]	29,026[7]
2013	70,831[5]	101,043[6]	30,312[7]

• Note that JR East and TWR figures are for boarding passengers only.

Surrounding area

• Tokyo Gate Bridge (within walking distance)
• Yumenoshima Park
• Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome
• AgeHa nightclub and event space
• Tokyo Metro Shinkiba Depot
• Tokyo Heliport

See also

• Tokyo portal

• List of railway stations in Japan