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).
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Shin-Kiba Station
新木場駅
Shin-Kiba Station
JR East ticket gates
JR East platform
History[edit]
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]
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.