is a railway station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line in

Shinjuku, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...

, Japan, operated by the

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters ar ...

(JR East).

Lines

The station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line.

Station layout

The station consists of a single

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular o ...

serving two tracks.

Platforms

File:Shinanomachi Station oct 21 2021 various 02 30 06 811000.jpeg, The platform in October 2021

History

The station opened on 9 October 1894. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

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Medical School Hospital * Meiji-Jingu Stadium *

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Headquarters ** Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu (Kosen-rufu Daiseido) * Soka Culture Center * Soka Gakkai Josei Toda International Centre (

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Headquarters) * Soka Young Women's Centre *

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Headquarters *

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Headquarters * Min-On Music MuseumMin-On Music Museum website
Retrieved 21 December 2013.

References

External links

* {{coord, 35, 40, 48, N, 139, 43, 13, E, display=title, region:JP-13_type:landmark_source:dewiki Railway stations in Japan opened in 1894 Railway stations in Tokyo Stations of East Japan Railway Company