Shibuya Station 渋谷駅 | |||||
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 Shibuya Station in 2025. Facing south with Shibuya Crossing in the foreground. | |||||
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| Shinjitai | 渋谷駅 | ||||
| Kyūjitai | 澁谷驛 | ||||
| Hiragana | しぶやえき | ||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Shibuya, Tokyo Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°39′31″N139°42′05″E / 35.658514°N 139.70133°E /35.658514; 139.70133 | ||||
| Operated by | |||||
| Connections |  Bus terminal | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 March 1885; 140 years ago (1 March 1885) | ||||
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Shibuya Station (渋谷駅,Shibuya-eki) is a majorrailway station inShibuya,Tokyo, Japan, operated byEast Japan Railway Company (JR East),Keio Corporation,Tokyu Corporation, andTokyo Metro. It serves as a terminal for six railway lines, five of which are operated by Tokyo Metro and Tokyu Corporation.
As of 2025, this station has about 3 million people per day visiting. It is thesecond-busiest railway station in Japan and the world. Also, it is the ninth busiest metro station in Japan. It handles a large population of commuter traffic between the city center and suburbs to the south and west.[1]
Keio Inokashira Line - terminusNote that while the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line and Fukutoshin Line are directly connected to each other (and passengers can switch from one to another without passing throughticket gates), the Ginza Line station is a standalone terminal. Transfers to the Fukutoshin/Tōyoko Line are given 60 min to do so outside thefare control area, but those needing to transfer to Hanzōmon/Den-en-toshi Line should transfer at theOmotesando station instead.
On 1 March 1885, Shibuya Station first opened as a stop on the Shinagawa Line, a predecessor of the present-dayYamanote Line. The Shinagawa Line was opened by theNippon Railway. The station in its first years had little usage by passengers, with 16 to 17 people using the station every day on average. The Shinagawa Line itself was initially single-tracked, and the station was serviced by two-car formations making three return trips. Usage increased from 1887, when locals began to realize the convenience of railways.[2] The Nippon Railway was later nationalized in 1906 under theRailway Nationalization Act.[3] The station was later expanded to accommodate theTamagawa Line [ja], now a section of theSetagaya Line, in August 1907. TheTokyo Toden extended to the station in August 1911. The station building was rebuilt with the one that has a clock tower in 1916. The station was also elevated around this period. The Tamagawa Electric Railway opened the Tenngennji Line which terminates at the station in 1922. The station continued to service additional lines, with the station servicing the Toyoko Line operated by the predecessor ofTokyu Corporation from 1927, and the currentInokashira Line in 1933.[4] TheTokyo Rapid Railway (later theTokyo Metro Ginza Line) opened and began serving the station in 1938. Developments in the area around Shibuya Station paused during theWorld War II.[2]
After the World War II, theDen-en-toshi Line (1977), theHanzōmon Line (1978), and theFukutoshin Line (2008) began serving the station. Between December 2008 and March 2009, piezoelectric mats were installed at Shibuya Station as a small scale test.[5][6][7][8] From 22 February 2013,station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Shibuya Station becoming "IN01".[9] Station numbering was later introduced to the JR East platforms in 2016 with Shibuya being assigned station numbers JS19 for the Shonan-Shinjuku line, JA10 for the Saikyo line, and JY20 for the Yamanote Line. At the same time, JR East assigned its major transfer stations a 3-letter code; Shibuya was assigned the code "SBY".[10][11]
In 2013 and 2014, Shibuya station underwent major renovations as a part of a long-term site redevelopment plan.[12] Older buildings, such as the former main station building that previously housed theTokyu department store, has been closed and demolished.[13] TheShibuya Hikarie building, also owned by theTokyu Group, opened in 2012 and contains department store retail, restaurants, and offices.[14]
JR East is in the process of rebuilding the station, with reconstruction work starting in earnest in fiscal year 2015.[15] On 3 January 2020, the Ginza Line platforms were shifted about 50 meters (164 ft 1 in) east of the old platforms.[16] On 1 June 2020, the Saikyo Line platforms were shifted about 350 meters (1,148 ft 4 in) north of the old platforms, and now sits right next to the Yamanote Line platforms.[17] Major widening work took place on the Yamanote Line inner circle platform (Platform 2) on 23–24 October 2021.[18] As a result, Yamanote Line service was suspended between Ikebukuro and Osaki.[19] With the opening of the Sotetsu Link Line on 30 November 2019, the Saikyo Line commenced through services onto theSagami Railway.
On the platform of the Toyoko Line, which was moved to the east side of the station,Tokyu Corporation constructed a 230-meter (754 ft 7 in) high, 47-story commercial building "Shibuya Scramble Square", which became the tallest building in Shibuya when it opened in November 2019. The other areas of the building are under construction and will be completed by 2031.[20] Several commercial buildings connected to the station will be constructed by 2027.[21]
TheTokyo Metro Ginza Line, originally built and operated by a Tokyukeiretsu company, continues to use platforms on the third floor of the station building. The JR lines are on the second floor in a north-south orientation. TheTokyu Toyoko Line originally used parallel platforms on the second floor of the same building, but effective on 16 March 2013, the Toyoko Line moved underground to provide rail service with theTokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line. TheTokyo Metro Hanzomon Line andTokyu Den-en-Toshi Line share platforms underground in another part of the station. TheKeio Inokashira Line uses platforms on the second floor of theShibuya Mark City building to the west of the main station complex.[22]
The main JR/Tokyu/Tokyo Metro complex has six exits. The northwest Hachikō Exit (ハチ公口,Hachikō-guchi), named for the nearbystatue of the dogHachikō and located next to Shibuya's famousscramble crossing, is a particularly popular meeting spot. The Tamagawa Exit (玉川口,Tamagawa-guchi) on the west side leads to the Keiō Inokashira Line Shibuya Station platforms.[22]
On 17 November 2008 (17 years ago) (2008-11-17), a mural byTarō Okamoto, "The Myth of Tomorrow", depicting a human figure being hit by an atomic bomb, was unveiled in its new permanent location at the station, in the connecting passage to the Keio Inokashira Line entrance.[23]
SBYJY20JA10JS19 Shibuya Station 渋谷駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1 Dogenzaka Itchōme,Shibuya, Tokyo Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 Island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1885 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2013 | 378,539 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There are twoisland platforms with a total of four tracks. One of the platforms serves theYamanote Line and the other serves theSaikyō Line andShōnan–Shinjuku Line.
The station was opened in 1885 with one island platform serving what is now the Yamanote Line. To alleviate congestion, a secondside platform was opened to the west in July 1940 and the original platform was converted to a side platform. In March 1996, the first Saikyō Line platform was opened. It was located to the south of the Yamanote Line platforms, approximately 350 m (1,148 ft 4 in) away. This platform was relocated to its current location during 30–31 May 2020.[15][24] The original Yamanote Line platform was then widened during 23–24 October 2021.[25] It was widened further during 7–8 January 2023, when the west side platform was removed from service and both directions of the Yamanote Line were recombined into a single island platform.[26]
| 1 | JY Yamanote Line | forShinjuku, andIkebukuro |
| 2 | JY Yamanote Line | forShinagawa andTokyo |
| 3 | JA Saikyō Line | for Shinjuku,Ōmiya, andKawagoe |
| JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Shinjuku and Ōmiya (via theJUTakasaki Line) forKumagaya,Takasaki,Maebashi (via theJUUtsunomiya Line) forOyama,Utsunomiya | |
| 4 | JA Saikyō Line | forŌsaki RRinkai Line forShin-Kiba  Sotetsu Line forHazawa yokohama-kokudai andEbina |
| JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | forYokohama andŌfuna (via theJTTōkaidō Line) forOdawara (via theJOYokosuka Line) forZushi | |
| ■ Ltd. ExpressNarita Express | forTokyo andNarita Airport |
| Station layout | ||
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| 3F Ginza Line platforms | Platform2 | →Ginza Line towardsAsakusa(Omotesandō) → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform1 | →Ginza Line towardsAsakusa(Omotesandō) → | |
| Ginza Line concourse | Ginza Line ticket barriers, ticket office Passageways to JR platforms | |
| 2F | Upper mezzanine | Ginza Line ticket barriers, ticket machines, station agent Passageways to JR and Keio Inokashira Line platforms |
| 1F | Street Level | Exit/Entrance Transfer between Ginza Line and Hanzomon Line/Fukutoshin Line/Tokyu stations |
| B1F | Transfer mezzanine | Staircases and elevators to lower mezzanine |
| B2F | Lower mezzanine | Hanzomon Line/Fukutoshin Line/Tokyu ticket barriers, ticket machines, station agent |
| B3F Hanzōmon Line Den-en-toshi Line platform | Platform2 | →Hanzōmon Line towardsOshiage(Omotesandō) → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform1 | ←Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line towardsChūō-rinkan(Ikejiri-ōhashi) ←Hanzōmon Line termination track | |
| B4F | Transfer mezzanine | Transfer between Hanzōmon Line/Den-en-toshi Line and Fukutoshin Line/Tōyoko Line platforms |
| B5F Fukutoshin Line Tōyoko Line platforms | Platform6 | →Fukutoshin Line towardsWakōshi(Meiji-Jingūmae) → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left/right | ||
| Platform5 | →Fukutoshin Line towardsWakōshi(Meiji-Jingūmae) → | |
| Platform4 | ←Tokyu Toyoko Line towardsYokohama(Daikan-yama) | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left/right | ||
| Platform3 | ←Tōkyū Tōyoko Line towardsYokohama(Daikan-yama) | |
DT01Z01 Shibuya Station 渋谷駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Platforms for the Den-en-Toshi Line and Hanzomon Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-1-1 Dogenzaka Nichōme,Shibuya, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | /Tokyo Metro station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | DT01, Z-01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 7, 1977 (DTDen-en-toshi Line) August 1, 1978 (ZHanzōmon Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On the third basement (B3F) level, a single underground island platform serves two tracks.[27]
| 1 | DT Den-en-toshi Line | forFutako-tamagawa,Nagatsuta, andChūō-rinkan |
| 2 | Z Hanzōmon Line | forOtemachi andOshiage TSTobu Skytree Line forTōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TITobu Isesaki Line forKuki TNTobu Nikko Line forMinami-kurihashi |
TY01F16 Shibuya Station 渋谷駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Platforms 4 and 5 on the Toyoko Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1 Dogenzaka Nichōme,Shibuya, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Tokyu Railway/Tokyo Metro station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TY01, F-16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 June 2008; 17 years ago (2008-06-14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Two underground island platforms on the fifth basement (B5F) level serve four tracks.[28] Tokyu has been managing the station since the opening of the Fukutoshin Line in 2008, and the Toyoko Line uses platforms 3 and 4 since the start of through services with the two lines on 16 March 2013.
| 3-4 | TY Tōyoko Line | |
| 5-6 | F Fukutoshin Line |
G01 Shibuya Station 渋谷駅 | |||||||||||
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 The new Ginza Line platforms | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1 Dogenzaka Itchōme,Shibuya,Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
| System | Tokyo Metro station | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||
| Line | GGinza Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | G-01 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 20, 1938 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2018–2019 | ||||||||||
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| FY2013 | 212,136 daily | ||||||||||
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As of January 2020, one island platform serves two tracks.[28] Until December 2019, two side platforms each served one track, with one platform for terminating services and one for services departing towards Asakusa.
Due to the distance between the Ginza and Hanzomon Line platforms, transfer information is announced at Omote-sando Station instead.
| 1-2 | G Ginza Line | forAkasaka-mitsuke,Ginza,Ueno, andAsakusa |
IN01 Shibuya Station 渋谷駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 The Keio Inokashira Line platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 4-1 Dogenzaka Itchōme,Shibuya, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||
| System | Keio station | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keio Corporation | ||||||||||||||
| Line | Keio Inokashira Line | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | IN01 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1933 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2013 | 730,849 daily | ||||||||||||||
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The Keio station consists of twobay platforms serving two tracks.[29] It began operations on 1 August 1933.[30]
| 1, 2 | IN Keio Inokashira Line | forShimo-Kitazawa,Meidaimae,Eifukuchō, andKichijōji |
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 Former Tokyu Toyoko Line platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-24-1 Shibuya,Shibuya, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Tokyu station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Tokyu Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Tokyu Toyoko Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TY-01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 15 March 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The former above-ground Tokyu Toyoko Line terminal station platforms were taken out of use after the last train service on 15 March 2013. From the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013, Toyoko Line services used the underground platforms 3-4 shared withTokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line services.
The station had four 8-car longbay platforms numbered 1 to 4, serving four tracks.
| 1-4 | ■ Tokyu Toyoko Line | forNaka-Meguro,Jiyūgaoka,Yokohama, (Minatomirai Line)Motomachi-Chūkagai |
In fiscal year 2013, the JR East station was used by 378,539 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the fifth-busiest JR East station.[31] Over the same fiscal year, the Keio station was used by an average of 336,957 passengers daily (exiting and entering passengers), making it the busiest station on the Inokashira Line.[32] In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro Ginza station was used by an average of 212,136 passengers daily and the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon and Fukutoshin stations were used by an average of 731,184 passengers daily. Note that the latter statistics consider passengers who travel through Shibuya station on a through service as users of the station, even if they did not disembark at the station.[33] In fiscal 2013, the Tokyu Toyoko Line station was used by an average of 441,266 passengers daily and the Den-en-toshi Line station was used by an average of 665,645 passengers daily.[34] The daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | JR East | Tokyu | Tokyo Metro | Keio | |
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| 1999 | 423,336[35] | 323,180[4] | |||
| 2000 | 428,165[36] | ||||
| 2005 | 423,884[37] | 412,237[38] | 631,481[38] | ||
| 2010 | 403,277[39] | 419,482[40] | 647,331[40] | 336,926[41] | |
| 2011 | 402,766[42] | 420,163[43] | 641,781[43] | 217,117[44] | 335,475[41] |
| 2012 | 412,009[45] | 435,994[46] | 656,867[46] | 226,644[47] | 344,972[32] |
| 2013 | 378,539[31] | 441,266[34] | 665,645[34] | 212,136[33] | 336,957[32] |
Surrounding the station is the commercial center of Shibuya. The Tokyu Department Store is connected to the east gate of the station and several other department stores are within walking distance.
TheShibuya River flows directly under the station, to the east and parallel to the JR tracks. Unlike most other Japanese department stores, the east block of Tokyu Department Store closed in 2013, and due for demolition as a part of the Shibuya Station redevelopment plan, did not have basement retail space due to the river passing directly underneath. An escalator in the east block of the store was constructed over the river stops a few steps above floor level to make space for machinery underneath without the need for further excavation. Rivers are deemed public space under Japanese law, so building over one is normally illegal. It is not clear why this was allowed when the store buildings were first constructed in 1933.
Various parts of the station also feature in themanga/anime television seriesJujutsu Kaisen as the setting for what is dubbed the Shibuya Incident.
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