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7 Events
1963
2月28日
The Higashi-Ginza Station on the Toei Subway Line 1 and the Teito Rapid Transit Authority Hibiya Line opened simultaneously, and Eidan and Toei Subway started joint use of ticket sales operations.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
都営地下鉄1号線と営団地下鉄日比谷線の東銀座駅が同時に開業。営団地下鉄と都営地下鉄が出札業務の共同使用を開始。
1963
10月31日
Two entrances and exits on the Ginza side were opened.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
銀座側の出入口2つを開設。
1978
7月1日
The Toei 1 Line was renamed the Asakusa Line.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
都営1号線を浅草線に改称。
2004
4月1日
With the privatization of Teito Kōsoku Denkō Tetsudan, the stations on the Hibiya Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
帝都高速度交通営団（営団地下鉄）民営化に伴い、日比谷線の駅は東京地下鉄（東京メトロ）に継承される。
2007
3月18日
The IC card "PASMO" becomes available for use.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
ICカード「PASMO」の利用が可能となる。
2019
3月9日
The Asakusa Line began using departure melodies on its platforms.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
浅草線ホームで発車メロディの使用を開始する。
2020
2月7日
The use of departure melodies began on the Hibiya Line platforms.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
日比谷線ホームで発車メロディの使用を開始する。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Departure Melodies
メロディ
素直な心
桃山
ノスタルジア
By line
Hibiya Line
Traditional Eidan buzzer, not a melody -- most of Hibiya Line still uses this
Asakusa Line
B-line
Sunao na Kokoro
Sunao na Kokoro
Uniform network-wide since 2019; Sengakuji and Oshiage kept their prior sound for through-service coordination with Keikyu/Tobu. Other direction's melody title unconfirmed.
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Higashi-Ginza Station FAQ
What train lines connect at Higashi-Ginza Station?
Higashi-Ginza Station is served by Hibiya Line, Asakusa Line.