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is a subway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator
Tokyo Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toe ...
. It is located adjacent to the National Diet Building
The is the building where both houses of the National Diet of Japan meet. It is located at Nagatachō 1-chome 7–1, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
Sessions of the House of Representatives take place in the south wing and sessions of the House of Councillo ...
.
The station name literally means "in front of the National Diet Building".
Lines
Kokkai-gijidomae Station is served by the following lines. *Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The line runs in a U-shape between Ogikubo Station in Suginami and Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, with a branch line between Nakano-Sakaue Station and Hōnanchō Station. The offici ...
(M-14)
*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).Tameike-sannō Station, which is served by the Ginza and s, and it is possible to transfer between the two stations without passing through the ticket gates.
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
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
Kokkai-gijidomae Station information
(Tokyo Metro) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kokkai-Gijidomae Railway stations in Tokyo Stations of Tokyo Metro Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1959
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 are farther underground).History
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
The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toe ...
after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.
Surrounding area
*National Diet Building
The is the building where both houses of the National Diet of Japan meet. It is located at Nagatachō 1-chome 7–1, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
Sessions of the House of Representatives take place in the south wing and sessions of the House of Councillo ...
* Prime Minister's Official Residence (Japan)
* Cabinet Office
* Hibiya High School
is a Japanese high school founded in 1878 as the . It was well known in the 1950s and 1960s for the large proportion of graduates who gained admission to the prestigious University of Tokyo; though it suffered a decline in the 1970s, as of 2005 ...
* Hie Shrine
Hie may refer to:
* Hie (pronoun), an Old English pronoun
* Hie Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
* Hie Station, in Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
* Health information exchange
* Highlands and Islands Enterprise
* Holiday Inn Expres ...
*The Capitol Hotel Tokyu
References
External links
Kokkai-gijidomae Station information
(Tokyo Metro) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kokkai-Gijidomae Railway stations in Tokyo Stations of Tokyo Metro Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1959