Kanda Station (Tokyo)

JR East:

• Chūō Main Line
• Keihin - Tohoku Line
• Yamanote Line

Tokyo Metro:

• Ginza Line

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The Kanda Station (Jap.神 田 駅, Kanda -eki ) is located in Chiyoda in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. He is approached by the East Japan Railway Company and the Tokyo Metro. In the network of the Tokyo Metro station has the registration G - 13th

History

The station was opened on 1 March 1919 as a pure passenger station after completion of the last missing section of the Yamanote Line, which also made ​​Japan's first building construction route. On 21 November 1931, the Metro Station Kanda is dedicated to the order is part of the route of the oldest subway in Asia. The underground route is now traversed by the Ginza Line of Tokyo Metro.

Design and tracks

Both the JR station and the Tokyo Metro station are built as a through train stations.

Platforms JR East

The tracks at JR Kanda Station run approximately in the northeast -southwest direction, and it has spread to a total of three central platforms with a total of six platform tracks. Here, the Keihin - Tohoku Line and the Yamanote line dividing the eastern and central platform and ride it to according to the direction of travel. Western platform is operated by Chuo main line. Directly east next to the platform tracks run the tracks of the Shinkansen.

Platforms Tokyo Metro

The tracks of the Tokyo Metro follow the course of the National Road 17 in northwest -southeast direction and the metro station connects directly west of the JR station. The station of the Ginza line has two platform tracks which approach a single central platform. In Shibuya (north-west ) end of the platform is much wider than the other end, thus forming a wedge.

Lines

The station is served by three lines of JR East, as well as a line of Tokyo Metro. The colors used in the table below correspond to the contracts awarded by the respective company color codes of the lines.

Environment

Around the station, a large number have settled booksellers and antique shops.

Use

In 2007, the station from an average of 106 766 passengers was used on the day, so that the rank 30 took over 900 on the ranking of the busiest train stations of JR East in 2007. The Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 52 596 passengers per day in 2007. The station is now on rank 68 of the busiest train stations of Tokyo Metro in 2007.

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