Shin-Kiba Station

Shin-Kiba Station 新木場駅
Concourse of the station
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)	Yūrakuchō Line Keiyō Line Rinkai Line

Shin-Kiba Station (新木場駅, Shin-Kiba-eki^?) is a railway station located in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan.

Lines

This station is served by following lines:

• East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
  • Keiyō Line
• Tokyo Metro
  • Yūrakuchō Line (Station Number: Y-24)
• Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR)
  • Rinkai Line

Station layout

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

JR East platforms

Tokyo Metro platforms

TWR platforms

History

Despite its important role in the rail transportation in the Tokyo waterfront, the station is relatively new. It first opened in 1988. The station had grown into a junction of three lines by 1996.

• 1988-06-08 - Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) starts operation of Shin-Kiba Station on the Yūrakuchō Line as its new southern terminal.
• 1988-12-01 - JR East starts operation of Shin-Kiba Station on the Keiyō Line as its western terminal
• 1990-03-10 - JR extends the Keiyō Line from Shin-Kiba Station to Tokyo Station, makes the station intermediate
• 1996-03-30 - TWR starts operation of Shin-Kiba Station as its eastern terminal.
• 2002-12-01 - Saikyō Line trains extend operation to Shin-Kiba Station via the Rinkai Line
• 2004-04-01 - TRTA becomes Tokyo Metro

Adjacent stations

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

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