Kasumigaseki_Station_(Tokyo) Knowpia

C08 H07 M15
Kasumigaseki Station

霞ヶ関駅
C08 H07 M15; Kasumigaseki Station; 霞ヶ関駅
	B1A entrance in 2021
Japanese name
Shinjitai	霞ケ関駅
Kyūjitai	霞ケ關驛
Hiragana	かすみがせきえき
General information
Location	2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Japan
Coordinates	35°40′26″N 139°45′04″E / 35.673888°N 139.751061°E
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	C Chiyoda Line; H Hibiya Line; M Marunouchi Line;
Platforms	2 side platforms and 1 island platform
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	M15, H07, C08
History
Opened	15 October 1958; 65 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	151,997 daily
Services
Location
	Kasumigaseki Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Kasumigaseki Station Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula) Kasumigaseki Station Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo) Kasumigaseki Station Kasumigaseki Station (Japan)

Kasumigaseki Station (霞ヶ関駅, Kasumigaseki-eki) is a subway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. The station is located in the Kasumigaseki government district.

Lines edit

Kasumigaseki Station is served by the following three Tokyo Metro lines.

M Marunouchi Line (M-15)
H Hibiya Line (H-07)
C Chiyoda Line (C-08)

Station layout edit

The platforms for Marunouchi Line serving two tracks consist of one island platform and one side platform. One side of the island platform is closed off by a fence. The platform for the Hibiya Line is an island platform serving two tracks. The platform for the Chiyoda Line is an island platform serving two tracks.

The platforms for the Chiyoda Line and the Marunouchi Line are not directly connected, and transferring passengers need to walk through the Hibiya Line platform, which takes about five minutes.

Platforms edit

1	M Marunouchi Line	for Ogikubo, and Honancho
2	M Marunouchi Line	for Ikebukuro
3	H Hibiya Line	for Ebisu and Naka-meguro
4	H Hibiya Line	for Ginza, Ueno, and Kita-senju TS Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TN Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi
5	C Chiyoda Line	for Meiji-jingumae and Yoyogi-uehara Odakyu Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi and Isehara
6	C Chiyoda Line	for Otemachi, Kita-senju, Ayase, and Kita-ayase JL Jōban Line (Local) for Abiko and Toride

Marunouchi Line platforms, 2019
Hibiya platforms, 2016
An Odakyu 60000 series MSE Romancecar train on Metro Hakone at the Chiyoda Line platform, 2010

History edit

15 October 1958: The Marunouchi Line station opens.
25 March 1964: The Hibiya Line station opens.
20 March 1971: The Chiyoda Line station opens.
15 March 1995: Aum Shinrikyo attempts a biological attack by surreptitiously spreading Botulinum toxin in the station. There are no known casualties.^[2]
20 March 1995: Sarin gas attack targets the station.
1 April 2004: Ownership of the station is transferred to Tokyo Metro owing to the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA).^[3]
6 June 2020: Start of services on the TH Liner

Surrounding area edit

References edit

^ 各駅の乗降人員ランキング 2019年度 [Station usage ranking FY2019] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^ Danzig, Richard, Marc Sageman, Terrance Leighton, Lloyd Hough, Hidemi Yuki, Rui Kotani and Zachary M. Hosford, "Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine", Center for a New American Security, July 2011.
^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online (in Japanese). 2006-07-08. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.