Kinshichō Station

Kinshichō Station (錦糸町駅, Kinshichō-eki) is a railway station in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metro.

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

[2] This station was one of the more popular spots in Tokyo for people to gather and play the mobile game Pokemon GO when it was first released in August 2016.

[4] The daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.

In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kinshicho → Ryōgoku was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.

JR Sōbu Line trains stabled next to the station platforms during the daytime, August 2007
Hanzōmon Line underground platforms, June 2023