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
Location2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°40′26″N 139°45′04″E / 35.673888°N 139.751061°E / 35.673888; 139.751061
Operated byThe logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms and 1 island platform
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeM15, H07, C08
History
Opened15 October 1958 (15 October 1958)
Passengers
FY2019151,997 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro Following station
Omote-sando
C04
Romancecar Ōtemachi
C11
towards Kita-Senju
Kokkai-gijidō-mae
C07
Chiyoda Line Hibiya
C09
towards Kita-Ayase
Toranomon Hills
H06
(one-way trains)
towards Ebisu
TH Liner Ginza
H09
towards Kuki
Toranomon Hills
H06
towards Naka-meguro
Hibiya Line Hibiya
H08
towards Kita-Senju
Kokkai-gijidō-mae
M14
towards Ogikubo or Hōnanchō
Marunouchi Line Ginza
M16
towards Ikebukuro
Location
Kasumigaseki Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Kasumigaseki Station
Kasumigaseki Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Kasumigaseki Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Kasumigaseki Station
Kasumigaseki Station
Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Kasumigaseki Station is located in Tokyo
Kasumigaseki Station
Kasumigaseki Station
Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo)
Kasumigaseki Station is located in Japan
Kasumigaseki Station
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

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

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.

Platforms

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

History

  • 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

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "「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.
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