Shin-Kiba Station (新木場駅) in Koto, Tokyo, serves the Yūrakuchō Line, Keiyō Line and Rinkai Line, and is an elevated station. The Keiyō Line station opened on 1 December 1988.
History
The Teito Rapid Transit Authority (Eidan) opened its Yūrakuchō Line station on 8 June 1988. The Keiyō Line station opened on 1 December 1988 as a transfer point, and at first it was the terminus. On 10 March 1990 the Keiyō Line was extended to Tokyo, and this station became a middle stop inside the Tokyo metropolitan fare area. From 1 December 1993 Keiyō Line rapid trains stopped here on weekends and public holidays. The Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (東京臨海高速鉄道) station on the Rinkai Line opened on 30 March 1996, first running between this station and Tokyo Teleport (東京テレポート).
Suica became usable at JR East on 18 November 2001. On 1 December 2002 the Rinkai Line was fully opened, and it began through running with the JR Saikyō Line. Suica also became usable on the Rinkai Line. On 1 April 2004 the Yūrakuchō Line passed to Tokyo Metro. On 16 October 2004 Keiyō Line commuter rapid trains began to stop here. PASMO became usable on Tokyo Metro on 18 March 2007, and the Keiyō Line platform got a departure melody on 24 March 2007.
On 3 May 2008 a temporary express called Bay Resort (ベイリゾート) began running from this station on the Yūrakuchō Line to Hon-Atsugi on the Odakyu Odawara Line. The service was suspended on 24 September 2011. Platform doors came into use on the Yūrakuchō Line platform on 29 June 2013. On 25 September 2016 the Keiyō Line platform began using the Tokyo area transport control system ATOS (東京圏輸送管理システム) and an arrival melody.
The Midori ticket window closed on 31 July 2022. On 1 October 2025 Eki-Net Q Ticket started at JR East. On 18 October 2025 the Rinkai Line platform got platform doors.
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