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| Shinjuku Station - busiest train station in the world |
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Shinjuku Station (新宿駅; -eki) is the busiest
train station in the world, as well as the world's second-largest.
Located in the commercial centre of
Shinjuku ward,
Tokyo,
Japan, it is served by a multitude of
JR,
private and underground (subway) lines.
Lines
Shinjuku is served by the following lines:
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Yamanote Line (JR)
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Chūō Line (JR)
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Shonan-Shinjuku Line (JR)
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Saikyō Line (JR)
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Narita Express (JR)
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Odakyu Line
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Keio Electric Railway
Keio Line
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Seibu Line (from Seibu-Shinjuku station)
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Eidan Marunouchi Line (subway)
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Toei Shinjuku Line (subway)
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Toei Ōedo Line (subway)
Adjacent Stations
| Yamanote Line |
Yoyogi |
Shinjuku |
Shin Ōkubo |
| Chūo Line (Local) |
Yoyogi |
Shinjuku |
Ōkubo |
| Chūo Line (Rapid) |
Yotsuya |
Shinjuku |
Nakano |
| Shonan-Shinjuku Line |
Ikebukuro |
Shinjuku |
Shibuya |
| Saikyo Line |
Ikebukuro |
Shinjuku |
Shibuya |
| Keio Line |
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Shinjuku |
Sasazuka |
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| Eidan Marunouchi Line |
Shinjuku-sanchome |
Shinjuku |
Nishi-shinjuku |
| Toei Shinjuku Line |
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Shinjuku |
Shinjuku-sanchome |
| Toei Ōedo Line |
Yoyogi |
Shinjuku |
Tochōmae |
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Japan Public Commuter Train Thoughts |
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would like to explain how the train system is truly un-Japanese... In the
80's I remember looking at pictures of people in white gloves pushing
commuters back into the car trying to push more and more people into the
car. I sort of thought that it was something that was more fiction than
reality...but the trains are a place where the rules of Japanese society
are suspended and the real demons come out. (read
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Akihabara - Electric Town |
Akihabara is also known as Akihabara Electric Town (Akihabara Denki Gai).
It is located less than five minutes by rail from Tokyo station, Tokyo,
Japan. It is sometimes shortened to Akiba by locals. While there is an
official locality named Akihabara nearby, part of Taito-ku, the area known
as Akihabara (including the JR railway station of the same name) to most
people is actually Soto-Kanda, a part of Chiyoda-ku. (read
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