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Shibuya Station
渋谷駅
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| Shibuya Station viewed from the east. | |
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| Prefecture | Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo) |
| Ward | Shibuya |
| (in Japanese) | 東京都渋谷区 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East Keio Tokyu Tokyo Metro |
| Major bus terminal(s) attached to the station | |
Shibuya Station (渋谷駅 Shibuya-eki) is a train station located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the fourth-busiest commuter rail station in Japan (after Shinjuku , Ikebukuro, and Ōsaka / Umeda) handling a large amount of commuter traffic between the center city and suburbs to the south and west.[1]
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Note that the Hanzōmon Line and the Fukutoshin Line are directly connected (without passing through ticket gates), but they are not directly connected to the Ginza Line. There is no direct connection between the two Tōkyū lines either.
The main station building is occupied by a Tokyu department store. The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, originally built and operated by a Tokyu keiretsu company, uses platforms on the third floor. The JR lines and Tōkyū Tōyoko Line use parallel platforms on the second floor, while the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line and Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line share platforms underground, and the Keiō Inokashira Line uses platforms on the second floor of the Shibuya Mark City building to the west of the main station complex. The Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, opened in 2008 is located on the fifth basement under Meiji Street, to the east of the Tōyoko Line station. The Tōyoko Line will be connected to the Fukutoshin Line station to allow through service between the two lines starting in 2012.
There are six exits from the main JR/Tōkyū/Tōkyō Metro complex. The Hachikō Exit (ハチ公口 Hachikō-guchi) on the west side, named for the nearby statue of the dog Hachikō and adjacent to Shibuya's famous scramble crossing, is a particularly popular meeting spot. The Tamagawa Exit (玉川口 Tamagawa-guchi) on the west side leads to the Keiō Inokashira Line station.
On November 17, 2008, a mural by Tarō Okamoto, "The Myth of Tomorrow", depicting a human figure being hit by an atomic bomb, was unveiled in its new permanent location at the station, in the connecting passage to the Keiō Inokashira Line entrance.
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Shibuya Station
渋谷駅
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| Location | |
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| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Ward | Shibuya |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-1 Dogenzaka Itchōme |
| (in Japanese) | 東京都渋谷区道玄坂一丁目1-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1885 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Yamanote Line Saikyō Line Shōnan-Shinjuku Line |
| 1 | ■Yamanote Line | Shinagawa, Tokyo |
| 2 | ■Yamanote Line | Shinjuku, Ikebukuro |
| 3 | ■Saikyō Line | Shinjuku, Ōmiya |
| ■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | Shinjuku, Ōmiya (for the Takasaki Line) Kumagaya, Takasaki, Maebashi (for the Utsunomiya Line) Oyama, Utsunomiya |
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| 4 | ■Saikyō Line, Rinkai Line | Ōsaki, Shin-Kiba |
| ■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | Yokohama (for the Tōkaidō Line) Odawara (for the Yokosuka Line) Zushi |
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| ■Ltd. Express Narita Express | Narita Airport |
| Tōkyū (Tōyoko Line) | |
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Shibuya Station
渋谷駅
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| Tōkyū Tōyoko Line platforms | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Ward | Shibuya |
| Neighborhood etc. | 24-1 Shibuya Nichōme |
| (in Japanese) | 東京都渋谷区渋谷二丁目24-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1927 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Tokyu Corporation |
| Line(s) | Tōyoko Line |
| 1, 2 | ■Tōyoko Line | Naka-Meguro, Jiyūgaoka, Yokohama, (Minatomirai Line) Motomachi-Chūkagai |
| 2, 3 | ■(Exit Only) | |
| 3, 4 | ■Tōyoko Line | Naka-Meguro, Jiyūgaoka, Yokohama, (Minatomirai Line) Motomachi-Chūkagai |
| 4 | ■(Exit Only) |
| Tōkyū (Den-en-toshi Line, Hanzōmon Line) | |
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Shibuya Station
渋谷駅
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| Location | |
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| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Ward | Shibuya |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-1 Dogenzaka Nichōme |
| (in Japanese) | 東京都渋谷区道玄坂二丁目1-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1977 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | Z-01 |
| Operator(s) | Tokyu Corporation |
| Line(s) | Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line |
| 1 | ■Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line | Futako-Tamagawa, Nagatsuta, Chūō-Rinkan |
| 2 | ○Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line | Ōtemachi, Oshiage, (Tōbu Isesaki Line) Kuki, (Tōbu Nikkō Line) Minami-Kurihashi |
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Shibuya Station
渋谷駅
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| Location | |
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| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Ward | Shibuya |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-1 Dogenzaka Nichōme |
| (in Japanese) | 東京都渋谷区道玄坂二丁目1-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 2008 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | F-16 |
| Operator(s) | Tokyu Corporation |
| Line(s) | Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line |
Two island platforms serving two tracks. The two platforms are connected by temporary structures bridging the currently unused two tracks between them, which will be taken into use in 2012 when through service to the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line starts.
| 3 | ○Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line | Shinjuku-sanchōme, Ikebukuro, Wakōshi, (Tōbu Tōjō Line) Kawagoeshi, (Seibu Ikebukuro Line) Hannō |
| ■Not in use | ||
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| 4 | ○Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line | Shinjuku-sanchōme, Ikebukuro, Wakōshi, (Tōbu Tōjō Line) Kawagoeshi, (Seibu Ikebukuro Line) Hannō |
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Shibuya Station
渋谷駅
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| A Ginza Line train arriving in Shibuya. Shibuya is the only place where the line runs above ground. | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Ward | Shibuya |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-1 Dogenzaka Itchōme |
| (in Japanese) | 東京都渋谷区道玄坂一丁目1-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1938 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | G-01 |
| Operator(s) | Tokyo Metro |
| Line(s) | Ginza Line |
| Major bus terminal(s) attached to the station | |
| 1 | ■(Exit Only) | |
| 2 | ○Ginza Line | Akasaka-mitsuke, Ginza, Ueno, Asakusa |
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Shibuya Station
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| Location | |
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| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Ward | Shibuya |
| Neighborhood etc. | 4-1 Dogenzaka Itchōme |
| (in Japanese) | 東京都渋谷区道玄坂一丁目4-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1933 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Keio Corporation |
| Line(s) | Inokashira Line |
| 1, 2 | ■Inokashira Line | Shimo-Kitazawa, Meidaimae, Eifukuchō, Kugayama, Kichijōji |
Shibuya Station first opened on March 1, 1885 as a stop on the Shinagawa Line, a predecessor of the present-day Yamanote Line. The station was later expanded to accommodate the Tamagawa Railway (1907; closed 1969), the Tōkyō Line (1927), the Teito Shibuya Line (1933; now the Inokashira Line), the Tōkyō Rapid Railway (1938; began through service with the Ginza Line in 1939 and formally merged in 1941), the Den-en-toshi Line (1977), the Hanzōmon Line (1978) and the Fukutoshin Line(2008). In 1946 the infamous Shibuya incident, a gang fight involving hundreds of people, occurred in front of the station.
From December 2008 to March 2009, piezoelectric mats were installed at Shibuya Station as a small scale test.[2][3][4][5]
Around the station is the commercial center of Shibuya. The Tokyu Department Store is connected to the east gate of the station and several other department stores are within walking distance.
There is an underground river running under the station, to the east and parallel to the JR tracks. Unlike most other Japanese department stores, the east block of Tokyu Department Store does not have retail space in the basement because of this. An escalator in the east block built over the river stops a few steps above floor level to make space for machinery underneath without digging. Rivers are deemed public space by Japanese law, so building over one is normally illegal. It is not clear why this was allowed when it was first built in 1933.
| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR East | ||||
| Yamanote Line | ||||
| Ebisu | - | Harajuku | ||
| Saikyō Line | ||||
| Ebisu | Local | Shinjuku | ||
| Ebisu | Rapid | Shinjuku | ||
| Ebisu | Commuter Rapid | Shinjuku | ||
| Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | ||||
| Shinjuku | Local | Ebisu | ||
| Shinjuku | Rapid | Ebisu | ||
| Shinjuku | Special Rapid | Ōsaki | ||
| Keiō | ||||
| Inokashira Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Shinsen | ||
| Terminus | Express | (Komaba-Tōdaimae) Shimo-Kitazawa |
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| Tōkyū (Tōyoko Line) | ||||
| Tōyoko Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Daikan-yama | ||
| Terminus | Express | Naka-Meguro | ||
| Terminus | Commuter Ltd. Exp. | Naka-Meguro | ||
| Terminus | Ltd. Exp. | Naka-Meguro | ||
| Tōkyū (Den-en-toshi Line) / Tōkyō Metro (Hanzōmon Line) | ||||
| Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line | ||||
| Tōkyō Metro Hanzōmon Line (Z 01) | ||||
| Ikejiriohashi (Den-en-toshi Line) | Local | Omotesandō (Hanzōmon Line, Z 02) | ||
| Ikejiriohashi (Den-en-toshi Line) | Semi-Express | Omotesandō (Hanzōmon Line, Z 02) | ||
| Sangen-jaya (Den-en-toshi Line) | Express | Omotesandō (Hanzōmon Line, Z 02) | ||
| Tōkyō Metro (Fukutoshin Line) | ||||
| Fukutoshin Line (F 16) | ||||
| Meiji-Jingūmae 'Harajuku' (F 15) | Local Express(Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays) |
Terminus | ||
| Shinjuku-Sanchōme (F 13) | Express (weekdays) Commuter Express |
Terminus | ||
| Tōkyō Metro (Ginza Line) | ||||
| Ginza Line (G 01) | ||||
| Terminus | - | Omotesandō (G 02) | ||
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