Shibuya Station

Shibuya Station

渋谷駅
The station's Hachiko exit in August 2015
Japanese name
Shinjitai渋谷駅
Kyūjitai澁谷驛
Hiraganaしぶやえき
General information
LocationShibuya, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°39′31″N 139°42′05″E / 35.658514°N 139.70133°E / 35.658514; 139.70133
Operated by
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
History
Opened1 March 1885; 138 years ago (1 March 1885)
Location
Shibuya Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Shibuya Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Shibuya Station is located in Tokyo
Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station (Tokyo)
Shibuya Station is located in Japan
Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station (Japan)

Shibuya Station (渋谷駅, Shibuya-eki) is a major railway station in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Keio Corporation, Tokyu Corporation, and Tokyo Metro. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the fourth-busiest commuter rail station in Japan and the world (after Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and Ōsaka / Umeda) handling a large amount of commuter traffic between the city center and suburbs to the south and west.

Lines

JR East

Private railways

Subways

Note that the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line and Fukutoshin Line are directly connected to each other (and passengers can switch from one to another without passing through ticket gates), but they are not directly connected to the Ginza Line.

Station layout

(Hachikō Front Square)

In 2013 and 2014, Shibuya station underwent major renovations as a part of a long-term site redevelopment plan. While all rail and subway lines continued to operate, some station exits and entrances were subject to change. As of March 2013, the east side of the main station was transformed due to the provision of through train services between the Tokyu Toyoko Line and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line. While much of the main station building, previously housing the Tokyu department store, had been closed and was set for demolition, the west building of the Tokyu department store continued to operate as before. The Shibuya Hikarie building, also owned by the Tokyu Group, opened in 2012 and contains department store retail, restaurants, and offices.[citation needed]

The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, originally built and operated by a Tokyu keiretsu company, continues to use platforms on the third floor of the station building. The JR lines are on the second floor in a north-south orientation. The Tokyu Toyoko Line originally used parallel platforms on the second floor of the same building, but effective on 16 March 2013, the Toyoko Line moved underground to provide through service with the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line. The Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and Tokyu Den-en-Toshi Line share platforms underground in a different part of the station. The Keio Inokashira Line uses platforms on the second floor of the Shibuya Mark City building to the west of the main station complex.

The main JR/Tokyu/Tokyo Metro complex has six exits. The northwest Hachikō Exit (ハチ公口, Hachikō-guchi), named for the nearby statue of the dog Hachikō and located next to Shibuya's famous scramble crossing, is a particularly popular meeting spot. The Tamagawa Exit (玉川口, Tamagawa-guchi) on the west side leads to the Keiō Inokashira Line Shibuya Station platforms.

On 17 November 2008 (15 years ago) (2008-11-17), a mural by Tarō Okamoto, "The Myth of Tomorrow", depicting a human figure being hit by an atomic bomb, was unveiled in its new permanent location at the station, in the connecting passage to the Keio Inokashira Line entrance.

JR East

SBYJY20JA10JS19
Shibuya Station

渋谷駅
Yamanote Line platform, January 2023
General information
Location1-1 Dogenzaka Itchōme, Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Platforms2 Island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround level
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1885
Passengers
FY2013378,539 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ebisu
EBSJY21
Next counter-clockwise
Yamanote Line Harajuku
JY19
Next clockwise
Shinjuku
SJKJS20
towards Takao or Ōmiya
Narita Express Shinagawa
SGWJO17

(limited service)
Musashi-Kosugi
MKGJS15
towards Itō
Saphir Odoriko Shinjuku
SJKJS20
Terminus
Fujisawa
JT08
towards Odawara
Shōnan
Ōsaki
OSKJS17
towards Odawara
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Special Rapid
Shinjuku
SJKJS20
Ebisu
EBSJS18
towards Odawara or Zushi
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Rapid
Local
Ebisu
EBSJA09
towards Ōsaki
Saikyō Line
Commuter Rapid
Rapid
Local
Shinjuku
SJKJA11
towards Ōmiya
Ebisu
EBSJA09
towards Ebina
Sōtetsu–JR Link Line Shinjuku
SJKJA11
Terminus

Platforms

There are two island platforms with a total of four tracks. One of the platforms serves the Yamanote Line and the other serves the Saikyō Line and Shōnan–Shinjuku Line.

The station was opened in 1885 with one island platform serving what is now the Yamanote Line. To alleviate congestion, a second side platform was opened to the west in July 1940 and the original platform was converted to a side platform. In March 1996, the first Saikyō Line platform was opened. It was located to the south of the Yamanote Line platforms, approximately 350 m (1,148 ft 4 in) away. This platform was relocated to its current location during 30-31 May 2020. The original Yamanote Line platform was then widened during 23-24 October 2021. It was widened further during 7-8 January 2023, when the west side platform was removed from service and both directions of the Yamanote Line were recombined into a single island platform.


1 JY Yamanote Line for Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro
2 JY Yamanote Line for Shinagawa and Tokyo
3 JA Saikyō Line for Shinjuku, Ōmiya, and Kawagoe
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Shinjuku and Ōmiya
(via the JU Takasaki Line) for Kumagaya, Takasaki, Maebashi
(via the JU Utsunomiya Line) for Oyama, Utsunomiya
4 JA Saikyō Line for Ōsaki
R Rinkai Line for Shin-Kiba
Sotetsu Line for Hazawa yokohama-kokudai and Ebina
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Yokohama and Ōfuna
(via the JT Tōkaidō Line) for Odawara
(via the JO Yokosuka Line) for Zushi
 Ltd. Express Narita Express for Tokyo and Narita Airport

Tokyo Metro/Tokyu

Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line and Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line

DT01 Z01
Shibuya Station

渋谷駅
/Tokyo Metro station
Hanzomon Line-Den-en-Toshi Line Platforms
General information
Location2-1-1 Dogenzaka Nichōme, Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeDT01, Z-01
History
OpenedApril 7, 1977 (DT Den-en-toshi Line)
August 1, 1978 (Z Hanzōmon Line)
Services
Preceding station Tōkyū Railways Following station
Sangenjaya
DT03
Den-en-toshi Line
Express
through to Hanzomon Line
Ikejiri-ōhashi
DT02
Den-en-toshi Line
Semi Express
Local
Preceding station The logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro Following station
through to Den-en-toshi Line Hanzōmon Line Omote-sando
Z02
towards Oshiage
Platforms

On the third basement (B3F) level, a single underground island platform serves two tracks.


1 DT Den-en-toshi Line for Futako-tamagawa, Nagatsuta, and Chūō-rinkan
2 Z Hanzōmon Line for Otemachi and Oshiage
TS Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
TI Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
TN Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-kurihashi

Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line

TY01 F16
Shibuya Station

渋谷駅
Tokyu Railway/Tokyo Metro station
Platforms 4 and 5 in 2018
General information
Location1-1 Dogenzaka Nichōme, Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeTY01, F-16
History
Opened14 June 2008; 15 years ago (2008-06-14)
Services
Preceding station Tōkyū Railways Following station
Jiyūgaoka
TY07
S-Train
(weekends and national holidays)
Shinjuku-sanchome
F13
Naka-meguro
TY03
F Liner Meiji-jingumae
F15
towards Hannō or Ogawamachi
Naka-meguro
TY03
towards Yokohama
Tōyoko Line
Limited Express
Commuter Express
Express
through to Fukutoshin Line
Daikanyama
TY02
towards Yokohama
Tōyoko Line
Local
Preceding station The logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro Following station
through to Toyoko Line Fukutoshin Line
Express
Meiji-jingumae
F15
towards Wakoshi
Fukutoshin Line
Commuter Express
Shinjuku-sanchome
F13
towards Wakoshi
Fukutoshin Line
Local
Meiji-jingumae
F15
towards Wakoshi
Platforms

Two underground island platforms on the fifth basement (B5F) level serve four tracks. Tokyu has been managing the station since the opening of the Fukutoshin Line in 2008, and the Toyoko Line uses platforms 3 and 4 since the start of through services with the two lines on 16 March 2013.


3-4 TY Tōyoko Line
5-6 F Fukutoshin Line

Tokyo Metro Ginza Line

G01
Shibuya Station

渋谷駅
Tokyo Metro station
The new Ginza Line platforms that opened in January 2020
General information
Location1-1 Dogenzaka Itchōme, Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan
Operated byThe logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro
Line(s)G Ginza Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeG-01
History
OpenedDecember 20, 1938
Rebuilt2018–2019
Passengers
FY2013212,136 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro Following station
Terminus Ginza Line Omote-sando
G02
towards Asakusa
Platforms

As of January 2020, one island platform serves two tracks. Until December 2019, two side platforms each served one track, with one platform for terminating services and one for services departing towards Asakusa.

Due to the distance between Ginza and Hanzomon Line platforms, the transfer announcements was announced at Omote-sando station instead.


1-2 G Ginza Line for Akasaka-mitsuke, Ginza, Ueno, and Asakusa

Keio Inokashira Line

IN01
Shibuya Station

渋谷駅
Keio station
The Keio Inokashira Line platforms in October 2020
General information
Location4-1 Dogenzaka Itchōme, Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by Keio Corporation
Line(s) Keio Inokashira Line
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeIN01
History
Opened1933
Passengers
FY2013730,849 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station
Shimo-kitazawa
IN05
towards Kichijōji
Inokashira Line
Express
Terminus
Shinsen
IN02
towards Kichijōji
Inokashira Line
Local

Platforms

The Keio station consists of two bay platforms serving two tracks.


1, 2 IN Keio Inokashira Line for Shimo-Kitazawa, Meidaimae, Eifukuchō, and Kichijōji

History

On 1 March 1885, Shibuya Station first opened as a stop on the Shinagawa Line, a predecessor of the present-day Yamanote Line.[citation needed] The station was later expanded to accommodate the Tamagawa Railway (1907; closed 1969), the Toyoko Line (1927), and the Teito Shibuya Line (1 August 1933; now the Inokashira Line).

Between 1925 and 1935, the legendary Akita dog named Hachikō waited for his deceased owner, appearing at the station right when his train was due for nine years.

In 1938, the station added platforms for the Tōkyō Rapid Railway, which began through service with the Ginza Line in 1939 and formally merged with it in 1941.[citation needed]

In 1946, the infamous Shibuya incident, a gang fight involving hundreds of people, occurred in front of the station.

More recently, the Den-en-toshi Line (1977), the Hanzōmon Line (1978), and the Fukutoshin Line (2008) began serving the station.[citation needed] Between December 2008 and March 2009, piezoelectric mats were installed at Shibuya Station as a small scale test.

From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Shibuya Station becoming "IN01".

Station numbering was later introduced to the JR East platforms in 2016 with Shibuya being assigned station numbers JS19 for the Shonan-Shinjuku line, JA10 for the Saikyo line, and JY20 for the Yamanote Line. At the same time, JR East assigned its major transfer stations a 3-letter code; Shibuya was assigned the code "SBY".

On 3 January 2020, the Ginza Line platforms were shifted about 50 meters (164 ft 1 in) east of the old platforms.

On 1 June 2020, the Saikyo Line platforms were shifted about 350 meters (1,148 ft 4 in) north of the old platforms, and now sits right next to the Yamanote Line platforms.

Major widening work took place on the Yamanote Line inner circle platform (Platform 2) on 23–24 October 2021. As a result, Yamanote Line service was suspended between Ikebukuro and Osaki. To accommodate for delays, an additional special train service was run between Shinagawa and Shinjuku by way of the Yamanote Freight Line.

Effective the timetable revision on 18 March 2023, through services onto the Sagami Railway commenced courtesy of the Tokyu and Sotetsu Shin-yokohama Line. Most southbound services routing through Hiyoshi on the Tokyu Shin-yokohama Line continue as far south as Shōnandai Station on the Sōtetsu Izumino Line.

Former Toyoko Line station

TY01
Shibuya Station

渋谷駅
Tokyu station
Shibuya Toyoko Line.jpg
Former Tokyu Toyoko Line platforms in February 2009
General information
Location2-24-1 Shibuya, Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan
Operated byTokyu Corporation
Line(s)Tokyu Toyoko Line
Tracks4
Other information
Station codeTY-01
History
Opened1927
Closed15 March 2013
Former services
Preceding station   Tokyū Railways   Following station
Tokyu Toyoko Line
Naka-Meguro TY03   Limited Express   Terminus
Naka-Meguro TY03   Commuter Express   Terminus
Naka-Meguro TY03   Express   Terminus
Daikan-yama TY02   Local   Terminus

The former above-ground Tokyu Toyoko Line terminal station platforms were taken out of use after the last train service on 15 March 2013. From the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013, Toyoko Line services used the underground platforms 3-4 shared with Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line services.

Platforms

The station had four 8-car long bay platforms numbered 1 to 4, serving four tracks.


1-4  Tokyu Toyoko Line for Naka-Meguro, Jiyūgaoka, Yokohama, (Minatomirai Line) Motomachi-Chūkagai

Future developments

JR East is in the process of rebuilding the station, with reconstruction work starting in earnest in fiscal year 2015.

On the platform of the Toyoko Line, which was moved to the east side of the station, Tokyu Corporation constructed a 230-meter (754 ft 7 in) high, 47-story commercial building "Shibuya Scramble Square", which became the tallest building in Shibuya when it opened in November 2019. Several commercial buildings connected to the station will be constructed by 2027.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2013, the JR East station was used by 378,539 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the fifth-busiest JR East station. Over the same fiscal year, the Keio station was used by an average of 336,957 passengers daily (exiting and entering passengers), making it the busiest station on the Inokashira Line. In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro Ginza station was used by an average of 212,136 passengers daily and the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon and Fukutoshin stations were used by an average of 731,184 passengers daily. Note that the latter statistics consider passengers who travel through Shibuya station on a through service as users of the station, even if they did not disembark at the station. In fiscal 2013, the Tokyu Toyoko Line station was used by an average of 441,266 passengers daily and the Den-en-toshi Line station was used by an average of 665,645 passengers daily. The daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year JR East Tokyu Tokyo Metro Keio
Tōyoko Line Den-en-toshi Line
1999 423,336 323,180
2000 428,165
2005 423,884 412,237 631,481
2010 403,277 419,482 647,331 336,926
2011 402,766 420,163 641,781 217,117 335,475
2012 412,009 435,994 656,867 226,644 344,972
2013 378,539 441,266 665,645 212,136 336,957
  • Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.
  • Note that the Tokyo Metro figures are for the Ginza Line station only.

Surrounding area

The sectioned body of a former Tokyu 5000 series "Green frog" carriage on static display near the Hachikō exits before it was removed in August 2020. It is now being displayed near a visitor center in Odate, Akita Prefecture (the birthplace of Hachikō)
Bus terminal on the west side of Shibuya Station

Surrounding the station is the commercial center of Shibuya. The Tokyu Department Store is connected to the east gate of the station and several other department stores are within walking distance.

The Shibuya River flows directly under the station, to the east and parallel to the JR tracks. Unlike most other Japanese department stores, the east block of Tokyu Department Store closed in 2013, and due for demolition as a part of the Shibuya Station redevelopment plan, did not have basement retail space due to the river passing directly underneath. An escalator in the east block of the store was constructed over the river stops a few steps above floor level to make space for machinery underneath without the need for further excavation. Rivers are deemed public space under Japanese law, so building over one is normally illegal. It is not clear why this was allowed when the store buildings were first constructed in 1933.

See also


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