Tokyo Station 東京駅
Marunouchi side of Tokyo Station.
Location
Prefecture	Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo)
City	Chiyoda
History
Year opened	1914
Rail services
Line(s)	JR East Chūō Main Line Keihin-Tōhoku Line Keiyō Line Sōbu Main Line Tōkaidō Main Line Yamanote Line Yokosuka Line Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamagata Shinkansen Akita Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Nagano Shinkansen JR Central Tōkaidō Shinkansen Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line

Tokyo Station (東京駅, Tōkyō-eki^?) is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Chiyoda City The, commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the trunk lines of JR in Japan. The is an 81 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama The is a 43 km gauge railway connecting Tokyo and Chiba, Japan, running mainly along the edge of Tokyo Bay Definition The character of the line distincts at Chiba Western urbanized section is informally but commonly called without "Main" The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. The of East Japan Railway Company (JR East is one of Tokyo 's busiest and most important Commuter rail lines The is a rail line of JR East. The line is 733 km long from Tokyo Station to Kurihama Station, is of 1067 mm gauge and is double-tracked Tōhoku Shinkansen (東北新幹線 is a high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture for a total length of 593 km Japan's The is a mini- Shinkansen in Japan, and is a part of the JR East railway company The Akita Shinkansen (秋田新幹線 is a Mini-Shinkansen High-speed rail line on Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The is a high-speed railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, via the Tōhoku Shinkansen, operated by the East Japan Railway Company is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen line opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka. Opening dates The Marunouchi Line is the second subway line to be built in the city and the first to be constructed after the Second World War. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains Marunouchi (丸の内 is a commercial district of Tokyo located in Chiyoda between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace. is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Chiyoda City officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is the imperial main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in Chiyoda Tokyo close to Tokyo Station and contains various buildings Ginza (銀座 is a district of Chūō Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and

It is the main intercity rail terminal in Tokyo, the busiest station in Japan in terms of number of trains per day (over 4,000), and the eighth-busiest in Japan in terms of passenger throughput. ^[1] It is the starting point and terminus for most of Japan's Shinkansen (high-speed rail lines), and is served by many local and regional commuter lines of Japan Railways, as well as the Tokyo Metro network. The is a Network of High-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as, consists of seven for-profit companies that took over most of the Assets and Operations of the government-owned is one of two metro systems making up the Tokyo subway system the other being Toei.

Lines

The following lines pass through or terminate at Tokyo Station:

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Chūō Line
  • Keihin-Tōhoku Line
  • Keiyō Line
  • Sobu Line (Rapid) (including Narita Express service)
  • Tōkaidō Main Line
  • Yamanote Line
  • Yokosuka Line
  • Tōhoku Shinkansen
  • Yamagata Shinkansen
  • Akita Shinkansen
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen
  • Nagano Shinkansen
• Central Japan Railway Company
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen
• Tokyo Metro
  • Marunouchi Line

The station is linked by a series of underground passageways to the Ōtemachi underground (subway) station complex served by the Tōzai, Chiyoda, Hanzōmon and Mita lines. is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies The, commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the trunk lines of JR in Japan. The is an 81 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama The is a 43 km gauge railway connecting Tokyo and Chiba, Japan, running mainly along the edge of Tokyo Bay is the express railway service on the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan abbreviated as N'EX, is a Train operated since 1991 by East Japan Railway Company (JR East serving Narita International Airport from various The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. The of East Japan Railway Company (JR East is one of Tokyo 's busiest and most important Commuter rail lines The is a rail line of JR East. The line is 733 km long from Tokyo Station to Kurihama Station, is of 1067 mm gauge and is double-tracked Tōhoku Shinkansen (東北新幹線 is a high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture for a total length of 593 km Japan's The is a mini- Shinkansen in Japan, and is a part of the JR East railway company The Akita Shinkansen (秋田新幹線 is a Mini-Shinkansen High-speed rail line on Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The is a high-speed railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, via the Tōhoku Shinkansen, operated by the East Japan Railway Company The ( is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu ( Nagoya) region of central Japan. is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen line opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka. is one of two metro systems making up the Tokyo subway system the other being Toei. Opening dates The Marunouchi Line is the second subway line to be built in the city and the first to be constructed after the Second World War. is a station on the Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway in Chiyoda Tokyo, Japan. The is a 308 km subway line of Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. The route runs east-west in the centre of Tokyo The is a Rapid transit line of the Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan, its official name being which is rarely used The is a metro line in Tokyo, Japan, administered by the Tokyo Metro. The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei network in Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo Station is also a major intercity bus terminal, with regular midday service to several cities in the Kantō region and overnight service to the Kansai and Tōhoku regions. The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan 's main island Honshū. The is a geographical area of Japan. Tōhoku is Japanese for "northeast" and the Tōhoku region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshū

Layout

Tokyo Station from above

The main station facade on the western side of the station is brick-built, surviving from the time when the station opened in 1914. The main station consists of 10 platforms, serving 20 tracks, raised above street level running in a north-south direction. A railway platform is a section of pathway alongside Rail tracks at a Train station, Metro station or Tram stop, at which passengers may board The main concourse runs east-west below the platforms. The Shinkansen lines are on the east (or Yaesu) side of the station, along with a multi-story Daimaru department store. For the brand of amateur radio equipment see Yaesu (brand is a neighborhood in Chūō Tokyo, Japan, located north is a company that operates a chain of department stores, principally in the Kansai region of Japan.

Underground are the two Sōbu/Yokosuka line platforms serving four tracks (five stories below ground level) to the west of the station; the two Keiyō line platforms serving four tracks are four stories below ground some hundreds of meters to the south of the main station with moving sidewalks to serve connecting passengers. The Keiyō line serves passengers going to Tokyo Disneyland and Makuhari Messe. is a 115 acre (466535 m² Theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. is a convention centre in Japan located in the western region of Chiba Prefecture, close to Tokyo.

The whole complex is linked by an extensive system of underground passageways which merge with surrounding commercial buildings and shopping centres.

Ground platforms

Shinkansen platforms

Yokosuka/Sōbu platforms

Keiyō platforms

Tokyo Metro platforms

History

Tokyo Station Marunouchi Side

In 1889, a Tokyo municipal committee drew up plans for an elevated railway line connecting the Tōkaidō Main Line terminal at Shinbashi to the Nippon Railway (now Tōhoku Main Line) terminal at Ueno. The, commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the trunk lines of JR in Japan. The is a Railroad in western Tokyo, Japan. It links Oku-Tama Station and Tachikawa Station; some trains continue on the Chūō Main Line The is an 81 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama The of East Japan Railway Company (JR East is one of Tokyo 's busiest and most important Commuter rail lines The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. The is a Japanese trunk Railway line which connects Atami Station in Atami, Shizuoka and Itō Station in Itō, Shizuoka is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen line opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka. The is a high-speed railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, via the Tōhoku Shinkansen, operated by the East Japan Railway Company The is a mini- Shinkansen in Japan, and is a part of the JR East railway company The Akita Shinkansen (秋田新幹線 is a Mini-Shinkansen High-speed rail line on Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The is a rail line of JR East. The line is 733 km long from Tokyo Station to Kurihama Station, is of 1067 mm gauge and is double-tracked is the express railway service on the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan The is a name used by three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company along the Pacific Ocean, on the Eastern shore of the Bōsō Peninsula. The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East along Tokyo Bay, on the Western shore of the Bōsō Peninsula. The is a name used by three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company along the Pacific Ocean, on the Eastern shore of the Bōsō Peninsula. The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East along Tokyo Bay, on the Western shore of the Bōsō Peninsula. The is a 43 km gauge railway connecting Tokyo and Chiba, Japan, running mainly along the edge of Tokyo Bay The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company along the Pacific Ocean, on the Eastern shore of the Bōsō Peninsula. The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East along Tokyo Bay, on the Western shore of the Bōsō Peninsula. Opening dates The Marunouchi Line is the second subway line to be built in the city and the first to be constructed after the Second World War. The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. was a Freight train station of the Japanese National Railways in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The is a 6313 km long Railway line operated mainly by the East Japan Railway Company, although a small segment in the north is now operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway is a major Railway station in Tokyo 's Taitō ward It is the station used to reach the Ueno district and Ueno Park -- which contains Tokyo The Imperial Diet resolved in 1896 to construct a new station on this line called Central Station (中央停車場, Chūō Teishajō^?), located directly in front of the gardens of the Imperial Palace. The is Japan's Bicameral Legislature. It is composed of a Lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an Upper house, called

Construction was delayed due to the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War, but finally commenced in 1908. The First Sino-Japanese War ( 日清戦争 Romaji: Nisshin Sensō ( 1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a war fought between The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September The three-story station building was designed by architect Tatsuno Kingo (who also designed Manseibashi Station and the nearby Bank of Japan building) as a restrained celebration of Japan's costly victory in the Russo-Japanese War. was a Japanese Architect. He studied in England until 1883 and later in Japan where he was one of the first to graduate under British architect Josiah Conder can refer to two closed train stations all in Chiyoda Tokyo, Japan is the Central bank of Japan. History Like most modern Japanese institutions the Bank of Japan was born after the Meiji Restoration. The building is often rumored to be fashioned after Amsterdam's main station, although there is little evidence to support the theory. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Amsterdam Centraal (Asd is the Central station of Amsterdam. It is one of the main railway nodes of the Netherlands and is used by approximately 150000 Terunobu Fujimori, a scholar of the Western architecture, deny the rumor by studying Tatsuno's styles, as well as the building itself. ^[2]

Tokyo Station opened on December 18, 1914; the Chuo Main Line extension to the station was completed in 1919. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The, commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the trunk lines of JR in Japan. During this early era, the station only had gates on the Marunouchi side, with the north side serving as an exit and the south side serving as an entrance.

In 1921, Prime Minister Hara Takashi was assassinated at the south gates. The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime ( 9 February 1856 – 4 November 1921) was a Japanese Politician and the 19th Prime Minister of Japan from 29 September The Yaesu side of the station opened in 1929.

Much of the station was destroyed in two B-29 firebombings on May 25 and June 25, 1945. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar These bombings shattered the impressive glass domes. The station was quickly rebuilt within the year, but simple angular roofs were built in place of the domes, and the restored building was only two stories tall instead of three.

Taxis line up in front of the Yaesu side of Tokyo Station. The multi-story building shown here is being replaced with newer buildings.

The Yaesu side was also rebuilt following the war, but the rebuilt structure was damaged by fire in 1949, and the Yaesu side was then significantly upgraded with a contemporary exterior and large Daimaru department store. The new Yaesu side facilities opened in 1953 and were later used to accommodate the first Shinkansen services in 1964. The Yaesu side was partially rebuilt again in 1991 to accommodate the Shinkansen extension from Ueno.

The station complex is presently being redeveloped. The Marunouchi side will be restored and the surrounding area converted into a broad plaza extending into a walkway toward the Imperial Palace, with space for bus and taxi ranks: this construction is scheduled for completion in 2010. On the Yaesu side, the current multi-story exterior will be replaced by a much lower structure with a large canopy covering outdoor waiting and loading areas, and twin high-rise towers at each end. This project will be completed in 2007.

There are also less definite plans to build a spur from the nearby Toei Asakusa Line, which would provide Tokyo Station a second direct connection to the subway network, and also possibly provide faster connections from the station to Tokyo's airports, Haneda and Narita. The is a subway line operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation in Tokyo, Japan. located in Ōta Tokyo, Japan, is one of the two primary Airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. is an international Airport located in Narita, Chiba, Japan, in the eastern portion of the Greater Tokyo Area.

Adjacent stations

References

External links

• (English) JR East map of Tokyo station