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23 Events
1934
3月3日
With funding provided by Matsuya and Mitsukoshi, Tokyo Underground Railway's station opened in Ginza 4-chome, Kyobashi Ward, Tokyo City.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
松屋と三越の資金提供を受け、東京地下鉄道の駅が東京市京橋区銀座西四丁目に開業。
1941
9月1日
The Tokyo Underground Railway was integrated into Teito Rapid Transit Authority (Eidan Subway) under the Land Transport Business Adjustment Law and became an Eidan Subway station.
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陸上交通事業調整法により東京地下鉄道が帝都高速度交通営団（営団地下鉄）に統合、営団地下鉄の駅となる。
1945
1月27日
A 2,000-pound bomb dropped from an Allied aircraft directly hit and partially collapsed the ceiling of the Asakusa-bound platform on the Shimbashi side, and additionally, a water pipe rupture caused the tunnel between Nihombashi Station and Shimbashi Station to flood, resulting in shuttle operations outside the damaged section until full restoration on March 10 of the same year.
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連合国軍機から投下された2,000ポンド爆弾が直撃し、浅草方面行ホーム新橋側の天井の一部が瓦解。加えて水道管破裂により日本橋駅 - 新橋駅間のトンネルが水没し、被害区間以外での折り返し運転となった（同年3月10日全面復旧）。
1956
5月21日
Automatic ticket vending machines for passenger tickets were installed.
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乗車券自動券売機を設置。
1957
12月15日
The Toei Marunouchi Line's Nishi-Ginza Station opened and began transfer operations with Ginza Station on the Ginza Line, but initially the Marunouchi Line platform was not connected to the Ginza Line platform within the ticket gates and operated as a separate station, later renamed Ginza Station when the Hibiya Line's Ginza Station opened and connected the Ginza Line through the Hibiya Line platform.
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営団地下鉄丸ノ内線の西銀座駅が開業。銀座線銀座駅との乗り換え業務を開始。丸ノ内線のホームが建設された当時は、銀座線のホームとは改札内で接続されず、西銀座駅（にしぎんざえき）という別の駅として開業した。後に日比谷線の銀座駅が開業し、日比谷線ホームを介して銀座線と接続されたため、この時丸ノ内線の駅も銀座駅に改称し、銀座線・日比谷線の銀座駅と同一駅の扱いになった。
1964
8月29日
The Teito Rapid Transit Authority's Hibiya Line stations opened, and at the same time Marunouchi Line's Nishi-Ginza Station was merged into Ginza Station.
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営団地下鉄日比谷線の駅が開業。同時に丸ノ内線西銀座駅を銀座駅に統合。
1969
11月13日
A terrorist attack occurred where a student demonstration in the underground shopping area near the station was followed by the throwing of molotov cocktails in the underground passageway and station premises, causing a fire that temporarily halted the station's operations.
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当駅周辺の地下街で学生デモが行われた後、地下通路や駅構内で火炎瓶を投擲して炎上させるテロが発生。火災により駅の機能が一時停止。
1971
7月1日
The Teito Rapid Transit Authority began operating its first station air conditioning system, simultaneously with Nihombashi Station.
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営団では初となる駅冷房を開始（日本橋駅と同時）。
1983
4月1日
An information office was opened at the same time as Nihonbashi Station.
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案内所を開設（日本橋駅と同時）。
1993
11月4日
Automatic ticket vending machines for commuter passes were introduced.
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継続定期券発売機を導入。
1994
10月13日
A stained glass artwork titled "Rakuen" was installed as the centerpiece of an artistic space called "Ginza no Oasis" in the concourse.
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ステンドグラス「楽園」を中心とした芸術空間「銀座のオアシス」をコンコースに設置。
2000
6月8日
It was selected for "Kanto's 100 Best Stations" due to being a central Tokyo station with a bronze statue of Metro founder President Hayakawa and an artistic station space with the stained glass "Rakuen" presented with sound and lighting effects.
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「関東の駅百選」に選定される。選定理由は、「東京の中心地で地下鉄創業者早川社長の銅像があり、ステンドグラス『楽園』を音響、照明等で演出された芸術的な空間駅」。
2004
4月1日
It was inherited by Tokyo Metro due to the privatization of Teito Rapid Transit Authority and the guidance sign system was updated at the same time.
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営団地下鉄民営化に伴い、東京地下鉄（東京メトロ）に継承される。同時に案内サインシステムを更新。
2007
3月18日
The IC card "PASMO" becomes available for use.
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ICカード「PASMO」の利用が可能となる。
2008
3月23日
The movable platform gates on the Marunouchi Line platform began operating.
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丸ノ内線ホームの可動式ホーム柵を稼働開始。
2012
6月29日
The in-station commercial facility "Echika fit Ginza" opened.
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駅ナカ商業施設「Echika fit 銀座」がオープン。
2012
10月31日
The Ginza Line platforms introduced departure melodies.
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銀座線ホームに発車メロディを導入。
2016
1月26日
A fire of dust and other substances in a ventilation shaft near the C2 exit filled the station with smoke, causing the Hibiya Line to temporarily suspend operations on the entire line, affecting about 68,000 people.
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C2出口付近にある通気口の内部で埃などが燃えて駅構内に煙が充満し、日比谷線が一時全線で運転を見合わせ、約6万8千人に影響が出た。
2016
4月8日
Hibiya Line platforms introduced departure melodies.
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日比谷線ホームに発車メロディを導入。
2020
2月7日
The version of the departure melody on the Hibiya Line platform was changed.
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日比谷線ホームの発車メロディのバージョンを変更。
2020
6月6日
Transfer operations with Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line Ginza-itchome Station began.
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東京メトロ有楽町線銀座一丁目駅との乗り換え業務を開始。
2020
10月16日
The renewal of the station was completed and a press preview of the facilities was held.
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当駅のリニューアルが完成、施設の報道向け公開が行われる。
2021
10月20日
Ginza Station renovation received the 2021 Good Design Award as "Ginza Station Renewal".
Machine translation — show Japanese original
「銀座駅リニューアル」として2021年度グッドデザイン賞を受賞。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Departure Melodies
お江戸日本橋
東京地下鉄（東京メトロ）
服部良一
福嶋尚哉
串田亨
塩塚博
鏑木創
福嶋尚哉
By line
Ginza Line
A-line
Ginza Kankan Musume
Ginza Kankan Musume
B-line
Ginza Kankan Musume
Ginza Kankan Musume
Local (go-touchi) melody -- performed by Takamine Hideko
Hibiya Line
A-line
Ginza no Koi no Monogatari
Ginza no Koi no Monogatari
B-line
Ginza no Koi no Monogatari
Ginza no Koi no Monogatari
Local (go-touchi) melody
Marunouchi Line
A-line
Tomorrow's Door
Tomorrow's Door
B-line
Bird's Procession
Bird's Procession
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Platform Layout & Transfers
PLATFORM LAYOUT (GINZA LINE)
1
渋谷
2
浅草
↕ Platforms 1, 2 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Hibiya Line
Tokyo Metro
2 min
Easy
→
Marunouchi Line
Tokyo Metro
2 min
Easy
PLATFORM LAYOUT (HIBIYA LINE)
5
中目黒
6
北千住 · 久喜 · 南栗橋
↕ Platforms 5, 6 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Ginza Line
Tokyo Metro
2 min
Easy
→
Marunouchi Line
Tokyo Metro
2 min
Easy
PLATFORM LAYOUT (MARUNOUCHI LINE)
3
荻窪 · 方南町
4
池袋
↕ Platforms 3, 4 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Ginza Line
Tokyo Metro
2 min
Easy
→
Hibiya Line
Tokyo Metro
2 min
Easy
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