Shinjuku Station
Major railway and metro station in Tokyo, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shinjuku Station (新宿駅, Shinjuku-eki) is a major railway station in the Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. In Shinjuku, it is part of the Nishi-Shinjuku and Shinjuku districts. In Shibuya, it is located in the Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts. It is the world's busiest railway station.
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 Appearance on the south side of Shinjuku Station in November 2022 | |
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| Location | Shinjuku and Shibuya wards, Tokyo Japan |
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| Status | Active |
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| Opened | 1 March 1885 |
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Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between Tokyo's special wards and Western Tokyo on the inter-city rail, commuter rail, and subway lines, the station was used by an average of 3.59 million people per day in 2018, making it, by far, the world's busiest station (and registered as such with Guinness World Records).[1] The main JR station and the directly adjacent private railways have a total of 35 platforms, including an underground arcade, above-ground arcade and numerous hallways with another 17 platforms (53 total) that can be accessed through hallways to 5 directly connected stations without surfacing outside. The entire above/underground complex has well over 200 exits.