Sumiyoshi Station (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]

Z12 S13 Sumiyoshi Station 住吉駅
Entrance A2 in July 2008
Location	Kōtō, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35.689091°N 139.816132°E / 35.689091; 139.816132
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
Preceding station   Tokyo Metro   Following station Kiyosumi-shirakawa Z11 toward Shibuya Hanzomon Line Kinshicho Z13 toward Oshiage Toei Subway Kikukawa S12 toward Shinjuku Shinjuku Line Local Nishi-ojima S14 toward Motoyawata
Location
Sumiyoshi Station Location within Tokyo

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)

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  The Toei Shinjuku Line (platform 2) ticket barriers in March 2007
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  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

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  The Toei Shinjuku Line platforms in June 2016

Tokyo Metro platforms

Two side platforms, one above the other.

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

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  Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line platform 1 in June 2016

History

The station opened on 21 December 1978, initially served by the Toei Shinjuku Line only.[2] The Tokyo Metro platforms opened on 19 March 2003.[2]

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.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 東京メトロ｜電車・駅のご利用案内｜住吉駅
2. 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.

External links

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