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Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo)

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Location
  
Chiyoda, Tokyo Japan

Passengers (FY2007)
  
128,226 daily

Opened
  
1958

Operated by
  
Tokyo Metro

Address
  
Japan

Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo)

Line(s)
  
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line

Similar
  
Toranomon Station, Uchisaiwaichō Station, Kokkai‑gijidō‑mae Station, Hibiya Station, Kamiyachō Station

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.

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Lines

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

  • Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-15)
  • Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (H-06)
  • Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-08)
  • Station layout

    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.

    History

  • October 15, 1958: The Marunouchi Line station opens.
  • March 25, 1964: The Hibiya Line station opens.
  • March 20, 1971: The Chiyoda Line station opens.
  • March 15, 1995: Aum Shinrikyo attempts a biological attack by surreptitiously spreading Botulinum toxin in the station. There are no known casualties.
  • March 20, 1995: Sarin gas attack targets the station.
  • References

    Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo) Wikipedia