Shimbashi Station
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Shimbashi Station
新橋駅 |
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East side of JR Shimbashi Station West Exit
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| Location |
Minato, Tokyo Japan |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Previous names | Karasumori (until 1914) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (JR East, FY2013) | 254,945 daily |
Coordinates: 35°39′59″N 139°45′31″E / 35.666301°N 139.758679°E
Shimbashi Station (新橋駅 Shinbashi-eki?) is a major interchange railway station in Tokyo's Minato Ward, located centrally and a 10-minute walk from the Ginza shopping district, directly south of Tokyo station.
The JR East station consists of three surface platforms serving the Tōkaidō, Yamanote, and Keihin-Tōhoku lines, and an underground platform serving the Yokosuka Line.
Tokyo Metro operates in an underground station with two side platforms serving the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.
Toei operates in an underground station with two side platforms serving the Toei Asakusa Line.
The terminus for the Yurikamome is an elevated station next to the JR station.
Shimbashi is the original terminus of Japan's first stretch of railway, the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is one of Japan's oldest stations (the oldest station being Shinagawa, a few kilometres down the line). The original Shimbashi Station, opened on October 10, 1872, was built some way to the east of the modern-day structure and was known as Shimbashi Teishajō (新橋停車場?).
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