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Yamate Tunnel
The carries the Central Circular Route (C2) of the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo, Japan, from the Takamatsu on-ramp in Toshima to near the Ōi Junction in Shinagawa. It has a length of . Lying below the surface, about 70 percent of the tunnel was constructed by the tunnelling shield method. The roadway consists of two lanes in each direction. Nearly all of the tunnel lies beneath Yamate Dori. On completion the Yamate Tunnel surpassed the Kan'etsu Tunnel on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, to become the longest road tunnel in Japan and the second longest road tunnel in the world. Most of the tunnel follows the route of Yamate Street (Tokyo Metropolitan Route 317). History Plans for an expressway on the route were first drawn up around 1970, initially in the form of an elevated expressway over the Meguro River between Shibuya and Oimachi. The elevated expressway plan was shelved shortly thereafter, following concerns about environmental issues and local resident protests, but re-emerged in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibuya Route
The , signed as Route 3 of the Shuto Expressway system and AH1 as a part of that route of the Asian Highway Network, is one of the radial routes of the tolled Shuto Expressway system in the Tokyo area. The elevated expressway was planned as a part of Tokyo's post-war redevelopment before the 1964 Summer Olympics. As a radial route, it travels southwest from its eastern terminus at the Inner Circular Route, Tokyo's innermost ring road in Meguro, to the eastern terminus of the Tōmei Expressway in Setagaya. Route description The Shibuya Route runs southwest from Tanimachi Junction where it meets the Inner Circular Route, Tokyo's innermost beltway, in Minato. In all, it runs for through the wards of Shibuya, Meguro, and Setagaya. The expressway, an elevated highway, is paralleled by various surface-level streets along its entire length, primarily National Route 246. Tokyu Corporation's commuter line, the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line, travels directly beneath the expressway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fudō-mae Station
is a railway station on the Tokyu Meguro Line in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. Lines Fudō-mae Station is served by the Tokyu Meguro Line. Only "Local" all-stations trains stop at this station. Station layout This station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Only local trains stop at this station. History The station opened on March 11, 1923 as when the Meguro Kamata Railway started its operation between Meguro Station and Maruko Station (present-day Numabe Station). The station was renamed Fudō-mae in October 1923. (Tokyu Corporation) Ridership See also * List of railway stations in JapanReferences External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibuya Station
is a railway station in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Keio Corporation, Tokyu Corporation, and Tokyo Metro. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the fourth-busiest commuter rail station in Japan and the world (after Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and Ōsaka / Umeda) handling a large amount of commuter traffic between the city center and suburbs to the south and west. Lines JR East * Saikyō Line / Shōnan–Shinjuku Line (Yamanote Freight Line) - also used by ''Narita Express'' trains * Yamanote Line - unusual platform configuration, with both train lines on the same side (east) of the platforms Private railways * Keio Inokashira Line - terminus * - through service with Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line * - through service with Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line Subways * - terminus * - through service with Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line * - through service with Tokyu Tōyoko Line Note that the Tokyo Metro Hanzomo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 3 (Shuto Expressway)
The , signed as Route 3 of the Shuto Expressway system and AH1 as a part of that route of the Asian Highway Network, is one of the radial routes of the tolled Shuto Expressway system in the Tokyo area. The elevated expressway was planned as a part of Tokyo's post-war redevelopment before the 1964 Summer Olympics. As a radial route, it travels southwest from its eastern terminus at the Inner Circular Route, Tokyo's innermost ring road in Meguro, to the eastern terminus of the Tōmei Expressway in Setagaya. Route description The Shibuya Route runs southwest from Tanimachi Junction where it meets the Inner Circular Route, Tokyo's innermost beltway, in Minato. In all, it runs for through the wards of Shibuya, Meguro, and Setagaya. The expressway, an elevated highway, is paralleled by various surface-level streets along its entire length, primarily National Route 246. Tokyu Corporation's commuter line, the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line, travels directly beneath the expressway from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoyogi-Hachiman Station
is a railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. Station layout Originally, the station had two side platforms serving two tracks. However, the station had been converted from two side platforms to a single island platform with half-height platform edge doors. The new station was completed in 2019. Platforms History The station opened on 1 April 1927. Station numbering was introduced in 2014 with Yoyogi-Hachiman being assigned station number OH04. Renovation works were completed in 2019 and trains switched to the new layout beginning on 16 March of that year. Surrounding area * Yoyogi Park * Yoyogi-Koen Station (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatsudai Station
is a railway station on the Keio New Line in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation. Station layout History Hatsudai Station opened on 11 June 1914. Surrounding area Hatsudai is the closest station to Opera City Tower and the New National Theatre, Tokyo. The area is served by several bus lines as well, in particular along Opera Dori and Shin Kokuritsu Gekijo-mae at the Central and South Exits. The area around Hatsudai Station is home to corporations such as Lotte, Casio is a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturing corporation headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Its products include calculators, mobile phones, digital cameras, electronic musical instruments, and analogue and digital watches. It ... and NTT East, as well as to the Kanto International Senior High School. References {{Keio New Line Keio New Line Stations of Keio Corporation Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 4 (Shuto Expressway)
The , signed as Route 4 is one of the radial routes of the Shuto Expressway system in the Tokyo area. Route 4 runs west from Miyakezaka Junction (with the Inner Circular Route) in Chiyoda-ku and runs for 8.44 miles (13.5 km) through Shinjuku-ku, Shibuya-ku, and Suginami-ku. The Route 4 designation ends at the Takaido Interchange and the expressway continues as the intercity Chūō Expressway to Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most po ... via Yamanashi and Nagano Prefecture. History *August 2, 1964 - Miyakezaka Junction - Hatsudai Temporary Exit section opened *August 15, 1973 - Eifuku Exit - Takaido Interchange section opened *September 27, 1973 - Hatsudai Exit - Eihuku Exit section opened *May 18, 1976 - Completing the entire route. Exit list 04 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiinamachi Station
is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. Lines Shiinamachi Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from in Tokyo to in Saitama Prefecture, and is located 1.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station. Station layout The station has two ground-level side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...s serving two tracks. Platforms History Shiinamachi Station opened on 11 June 1924. The name was taken from the original name of the district in which the station was located, although it is now named Nagasaki. Station numbering was introduced during fiscal 2012, with Shiinamachi Station becoming "SI02". Passenger stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanamechō Station
is a subway station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Lines Kanamechō Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (station number "Y-08") and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (station number "F-08"). Station layout The station consists of two island platforms on different levels. The Yurakucho Line platform (tracks 1 and 2) is located on the second basement ("B2F") level, while the Fukutoshin Line platform (tracks 3 and 4) is located on the third basement ("B3F") level. The platforms are equipped with waist-height platform edge doors. Platforms File:TokyoMetro-Y08-Kanamecho-station-platform-20211216-130721.jpg, Yurakucho Line platform File:TokyoMetro-F08-Kanamecho-station-platform-20211216-130837.jpg, Fukutoshin Line platform History The station opened on 24 June 1983, serving the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line. The Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line also started operating through this station on 14 June 2008. The station facili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
