Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station

Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station (国会議事堂前駅, Kokkai-gijidō-mae-eki) is a subway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is located adjacent to the National Diet Building.

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Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station

国会議事堂前駅
Station ticket barriers
Japanese name
Shinjitai国会議事堂前駅
Kyūjitai國會議亊堂前驛
Hiraganaこっかいぎじどうまええき
Literal meaningin front of the National Diet Building
General information
Location1-7-1 Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo
Japan
Operated byThe logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms (Marunouchi Line)
1 island platform (Chiyoda Line)
Tracks4 (2 on each level)
ConnectionsG06 N06 Tameike-sanno
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth37.9 m (124 ft) (Chiyoda Line platform)
Other information
Station codeC-07, M-14
History
Opened15 March 1959; 65 years ago (15 March 1959)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro Following station
Akasaka-mitsuke
M13
towards Ogikubo or Hōnanchō
Marunouchi Line Kasumigaseki
M15
towards Ikebukuro
Akasaka
C06
Chiyoda Line Kasumigaseki
C08
towards Kita-Ayase
Location
Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
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Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station
Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station
Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station is located in Tokyo
Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station
Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station
Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station (Tokyo)
Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station is located in Japan
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Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station
Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station (Japan)

The station name literally means "in front of the National Diet Building".

Lines

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Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station is served by the following lines.

The station is also connected by underground passageways to Tameike-sannō Station, which is served by the Ginza and Namboku Lines, and it is possible to transfer between the two stations without passing through the ticket gates.

Station layout

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The Chiyoda Line platforms are 37.9 m underground, making this station the deepest in the Tokyo Metro network (although a number of stations on the Ōedo Line are farther underground).


1 M Marunouchi Line for Ogikubo and Honancho
2 M Marunouchi Line for Ikebukuro
3 C Chiyoda Line for Omote-sando and Yoyogi-uehara
  Odakyu Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi and Isehara
4 C Chiyoda Line for Otemachi, Kita-senju, Ayase, and Kita-ayase
JL Jōban Line (Local) for Abiko and Toride

History

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The Marunouchi Line platforms in 1977

The station first opened on March 15, 1959, as a station on the Marunouchi Line. The Chiyoda Line platforms opened on October 20, 1972. It also became possible to transfer to the Ginza and Namboku lines via a passageway to the newly opened Tameike-Sannō Station which opened on September 30, 1997.

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, this station and Tameike-sannō combined[2] had an average of 150,922 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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References

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  1. ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online (in Japanese). 2006-07-08. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ Kokkai-gijidō-mae and Tameike-sannō stations are considered to be the same station by Tokyo Metro when collecting ridership statistics.
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35°40′27″N 139°44′43″E / 35.674119°N 139.745246°E / 35.674119; 139.745246