Sumiyoshi Station (Tokyo)

Z12 S13
Sumiyoshi Station

住吉駅
Z12 S13; Sumiyoshi Station; 住吉駅
	Entrance A2 in July 2008
General information
Location	Kōtō, Tokyo; Japan
Coordinates	35°41′21″N 139°48′58″E / 35.689091°N 139.816132°ECoordinates: 35°41′21″N 139°48′58″E / 35.689091°N 139.816132°E
Operated by	Toei; Tokyo Metro;
Line(s)	Toei Shinjuku Line; Tokyo Metro 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
Services
Location
	Sumiyoshi Station Location within 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]

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)

The Toei Shinjuku Line (platform 2) ticket barriers in March 2007
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 Toei Shinjuku Line	for Jimbocho, Ichigaya, and Shinjuku KO Keiō Line for Hatsudai, Hatagaya, Meidaimae, Chōfu, and Hashimoto
2	S Toei Shinjuku Line	for Ojima and Motoyawata

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 Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line	for Otemachi and Shibuya DT Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-Rinkan
2	Z Tokyo Metro 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

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.

References

^ 東京メトロ｜電車・駅のご利用案内｜住吉駅
^ "ホーム南側に立坑/8号線延伸で住吉駅営業線と近接施工/東京都ら検討 | 建設通信新聞Digital". web.archive.org. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 216–218. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

External links

Toei station information (in Japanese)
Tokyo Metro station information (in Japanese)

[1] 東京メトロ｜電車・駅のご利用案内｜住吉駅

[2] "ホーム南側に立坑/8号線延伸で住吉駅営業線と近接施工/東京都ら検討 | 建設通信新聞Digital". web.archive.org. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[terada2013-3] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 216–218. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[4] "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

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