Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station

{{More citations needed|date=May 2022}}{{Short description|Metro station in Tokyo, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name ={{TSSN|M|14|50}} {{TSSN|C|07|50}}
Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station

| native_name = 国会議事堂前駅

| native_name_lang = ja

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| mlanguage = {{Infobox Chinese/Japanese|shinjitai=国会議事堂前駅|kyujitai=國會議亊堂前驛|hiragana=こっかいぎじどうまええき|l=in front of the National Diet Building}}

| image = National-Diet-Bldg-Chiyoda-gate.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Station ticket barriers

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|depth = {{cvt|37.9|m|ft|abbr=on}} (Chiyoda Line platform)

| address = 1-7-1 Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo

| country = Japan

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| operator = {{ric|Tokyo Metro|name=y}}

| line = {{Plainlist|

  • {{TSLS|C}} {{lnl|Tokyo Metro|C}}
  • {{TSLS|M}} {{lnl|Tokyo Metro|M}}

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| platforms = 2 side platforms (Marunouchi Line)
1 island platform (Chiyoda Line)

|tracks = 4 (2 on each level)

| connections = {{TSSN|G|06}} {{TSSN|N|06}} {{STN|Tameike-sanno|x}}

| structure = Underground

| code = C-07, M-14

| opened = {{start date and age|15 March 1959|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers =

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| map_type = Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan

| services = {{Adjstn|system=Tokyo Metro

|line=Marunouchi|left=Akasaka-mitsuke|note-left={{TSSN|M|13}}|right=Kasumigaseki|note-right={{TSSN|M|15}}

|line2=Chiyoda|left2=Akasaka|note-left2={{TSSN|C|06}}|right2=Kasumigaseki|note-right2={{TSSN|C|08}}}}

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{{Nihongo|Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station|国会議事堂前駅|Kokkai-gijidō-mae-eki}} is a subway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is located adjacent to the National Diet Building.

The station name literally means "in front of the National Diet Building".

Lines

Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station is served by the following lines.

The station is also connected by underground passageways to Tameike-sannō Station, which is served by the Ginza and Namboku Lines, and it is possible to transfer between the two stations without passing through the ticket gates.

Station layout

The Chiyoda Line platforms are 37.9 m underground, making this station the deepest in the Tokyo Metro network (although a number of stations on the {{lnl|Toei Subway|E}} are farther underground).

{{Jpf|pfn=1|first=2|symbol={{TSLS|M}}|name={{lnl|Tokyo Metro|M}}|dir=for {{STN|Ogikubo|x}} and {{STN|Honancho|x}}}}

{{jpf|pfn=2|symbol={{TSLS|M}}|name=Marunouchi Line|dir=for {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}}}

{{jpf|pfn=3|symbol={{TSLS|C}}|name={{lnl|Tokyo Metro|C}}|dir=for {{STN|Omote-sando|x}} and {{STN|Yoyogi-uehara|x}}
18px Odakyu Odawara Line for {{STN|Hon-Atsugi|x}} and {{STN|Isehara|x}}}}

{{jpf|pfn=4|first=3|symbol={{TSLS|C}}|name=Chiyoda Line|dir= for Otemachi, {{STN|Kita-senju|x}}, {{STN|Ayase|x}}, and {{STN|Kita-ayase|x}}
{{JRLS|JL}} Jōban Line (Local) for {{STN|Abiko|x|Chiba}} and {{STN|Toride|x}}}}

File:National-Diet-Bldg-Marunouchi-gate.jpg|Marunouchi Line concourse

File:TokyoMetro-C07-Kokkai-gijidomae-station-platform-3-20220315-151354.jpg|Chiyoda Line platform

File:TokyoMetro-M14-Kokkai-gijidomae-station-platform-20220315-150634.jpg|Marunouchi Line platforms

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History

File:TRTA Marunouchi Line 500 783 Kokkai-gijido-mae 19770625.jpg

The station first opened on March 15, 1959, as a station on the Marunouchi Line. The Chiyoda Line platforms opened on October 20, 1972. It also became possible to transfer to the Ginza and Namboku lines via a passageway to the newly opened Tameike-Sannō Station which opened on September 30, 1997.

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.{{Cite web |date=2006-07-08 |title=「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ |trans-title=From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro" |url=https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516041232/http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html |archive-date=16 May 2012 |access-date=29 May 2022 |website=Tokyo Metro Online |language=ja}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, this station and {{STN|Tameike-sannō|x}} combinedKokkai-gijidō-mae and Tameike-sannō stations are considered to be the same station by Tokyo Metro when collecting ridership statistics. had an average of 150,922 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

References

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