Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station
Z11 E14 · Hanzomon Line and Oedo Line · Koto
Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station (清澄白河)
Two subway companies share this name, and they built their halves nearly three years apart. Toei opened the Oedo Line station, E14, on 12 December 2000; Tokyo Metro’s Hanzomon Line platform, Z11, followed on 19 March 2003, inherited by the company a year later when the Teito Rapid Transit Authority was privatized.
The two layouts are quite different. Tokyo Metro has the standard arrangement, one island platform and two tracks. Toei built three tracks between two island platforms, with the middle track served by both platforms 2 and 3, which is why Kiyosumi-shirakawa is a place where trains end their runs rather than simply pass through — Oedo Line services terminate and start here, and so do some Hanzomon Line ones. The Hanzomon Line trains that do carry on keep going past the subway, onto Tokyu tracks at one end and Tobu tracks at the other, which makes a modest Koto ward station the turning point for a surprising amount of traffic.
Finding Kiyosumi-shirakawa on the signs
Every line gives the station its own letter-and-number code. You never have to read the Japanese name to find the right platform.
Station numbers at Kiyosumi-shirakawa
Tokyo signposts every platform, exit and train door with a letter and a two-digit number. Matching the number is faster than reading the name — and it is what you will see on the map, in announcements and on the platform edge.
First and last trains at Kiyosumi-shirakawa
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| ZHanzomonZ11 towards Oshiage (Skytree) | 05:06 – 00:31 | 05:06 – 00:04 |
| ZHanzomonZ11 towards Shibuya | 05:13 – 00:25 to Suitengumae | 05:13 – 00:00 |
| EOedoE14 towards Tochomae | 05:00 – 00:16 to Tochomae | 05:00 – 00:16 to Tochomae |
| EOedoE14 towards Tochomae | 05:05 – 00:05 to Shin-okachimachi | 05:05 – 00:05 to Shin-okachimachi |
Departure times come from the operators’ own GTFS timetables (ODPT GTFS Toei-Train-GTFS (version 20261009, valid 2026-03-14..2027-03-12) + TokyoMetro-Train-GTFS (version 20261008, valid 2026-09-19..2027-03-12)). Japan publishes two subway timetables: 平日 weekdays and 土休日 Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. There is no separate Sunday timetable, and the December 30 – January 3 period runs the holiday timetable.
How often do trains run?
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Kiyosumi-shirakawa
Scheduled running time between Kiyosumi-shirakawa and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| ZHanzomon | Z10Suitengumae | 3 min |
| ZHanzomon | Z12Sumiyoshi | 3 min |
| EOedo | E15Monzen-nakacho | 2 min |
| EOedo | E13Morishita | 1 min |
Transfers and connections
- Subway: transfer between Hanzomon Line and Oedo Line. The Tokyo Metro lines and the Toei Subway lines belong to different companies, so a trip that uses both costs more than one operator alone — see fares.
Accessibility
- Hanzomon Line: Step-free elevator route street-gate-platform (official “1-route by elevator”). Street elevator at exit(s): A3. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
- Oedo Line: Toei: step-free “1-route” secured; 3 elevator(s) on this line. Elevator exit(s): A3. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Tokyo Metro: the “1-route” (step-free street-gate-platform path by elevator, slope, stair lift or wheelchair escalator) is complete at all 180 stations; a separate list shows stations with an elevator-only 1-route. Toei: every station has elevators and a street-gate-platform “1-route” is secured.
What is near Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station?
The exits open into old Fukagawa, where temples are the dominant feature: Reiganji about 110 m away, Rinsenji around 150 m, Honsei-ji about 180 m, and a dozen more within 300 m. The Fukagawa Edo Museum is roughly 170 m out, Fukagawa Inari Shrine about 230 m, and Kiyosumi Gardens about 330 m; the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo is the other draw the station is used for. Shirakawa 1-chome Park, some 140 m away, is the nearest open space.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Reiganji Temple 霊巌寺 | 110 m | about 2 min |
| Fukagawa Edo Museum 江東区深川江戸資料館 | 170 m | about 3 min |
| Fukagawa Inari Shrine 深川稲荷神社 | 230 m | about 4 min |
| Kiyosumi Gardens 清澄庭園 | 330 m | about 5 min |
| 宜雲寺 | 370 m | about 6 min |
| Shirakawa 1-chome Park 白河一丁目公園 | 140 m | about 2 min |
| Rinsenji Temple 臨川寺 | 150 m | about 2 min |
| Honsei-ji Temple 本誓寺 | 180 m | about 3 min |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The walking time is an estimate (straight line plus 30 %, 80 m a minute), not a measured route. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Frequently asked questions
The Toei half was built for it. Its three tracks sit between two island platforms, with one track reachable from both platform 2 and platform 3, so Oedo Line trains can be turned here without blocking the through tracks. Some Hanzomon Line services also start and finish at this station.
No. The Toei Oedo Line station opened first, on 12 December 2000. The Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line platform opened on 19 March 2003, built by the Teito Rapid Transit Authority shortly before its privatization transferred the station to Tokyo Metro in 2004.