Sumiyoshi Station (Tokyo)

Sumiyoshi Station (住吉駅, Sumiyoshi-eki) is a subway station in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) and Tokyo Metro. The station numbers are Z-12 for the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and S-13 for the Toei Shinjuku Line.^[1]

Z12 S13 Sumiyoshi Station 住吉駅
Entrance A2 in July 2008
General information
Location	Kōtō, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35.689091°N 139.816132°E / 35.689091; 139.816132
Operated by	Toei Subway Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	S Shinjuku Line Z Hanzōmon Line
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	S-13, Z-12
History
Opened	21 December 1978; 46 years ago (21 December 1978)
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Kiyosumi-shirakawa Z11 towards Shibuya Hanzōmon Line Kinshicho Z13 towards Oshiage Preceding station Toei Subway Following station Kikukawa S12 towards Shinjuku Shinjuku Line Local Nishi-ojima S14 towards Motoyawata
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Lines

Sumiyoshi Station is served by the following two lines.

• Toei Shinjuku Line (S-13)
• Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line (Z-12)

Station layout

• B1 level: Concourses
• B2 level: Ticket halls/gates; Toei Shinjuku Line platforms
• B3 level: Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line platform 1 (for Shibuya)
• B4 level: Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line platform 2 (for Oshiage)

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  The Toei Shinjuku Line (platform 2) ticket barriers in March 2007
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  The Tokyo Metro ticket barriers in March 2007

Toei platforms

Two side platforms serving two tracks. Here, passengers must choose their direction before passing through the ticket gates.

1	S Shinjuku Line	for Jimbocho, Ichigaya, and Shinjuku KO Keiō Line for Hatsudai, Hatagaya, Meidaimae, Chōfu, and Hashimoto
2	S Shinjuku Line	for Ojima and Motoyawata

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  The Toei Shinjuku Line platforms in December 2018

Tokyo Metro platforms

Originally built as two island platforms, one above the other, but only one side is used, and the other side, originally reserved for future extension plan to Toyosu, are used as stabling tracks.^[2]

1	Z Hanzōmon Line	for Otemachi and Shibuya DT Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-Rinkan
2	Z Hanzomon Line	for Kinshichō and Oshiage TS Tobu Skytree Line for Kita-Koshigaya and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TI Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki TN Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

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  Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line platform 1 in June 2016. The other side of the platform is covered up with fences and information board.

History

The station opened on 21 December 1978, initially served by the Toei Shinjuku Line only.^[3] The Tokyo Metro platforms opened on 19 March 2003.^[3]

The station facilities of the Hanzōmon Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[4]

Surrounding area

Sumiyoshi Station is located about 15 minutes' walk away from Kinshichō Station, one of Kōtō, Tokyo's largest shopping areas and also lies in close proximity to Sarueonshi Park.

Future developments

In 2021, plans were announced to branch the Yurakucho line at Toyosu Station, traveling north for 4.8 km (3.0 mi) connecting up to Sumiyoshi Station. This branch line, expected to be in service in the mid-2030s, will connect Sumiyoshi Station with the region south of it.

A branch line from Toyosu Station has been planned since the early 1980s, heading north via Kameari Station (on the Jōban Line) to Noda in northwest Chiba Prefecture.^[5]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan