By AYATERU HOSOZAWA/ Staff Writr
January 3, 2020 at 17:40 JST
A wider and brighter Shibuya Station opened for Tokyo Metro Co.’s Ginza subway line on Jan. 3 at one of the busiest rail complexes in Japan.
The old subway station was located on the third floor of the Tokyu department store, but the new station was constructed about 130 meters to the east over Meiji-dori street.
An M-shaped roof covers the 12-meter-wide platform, about double the width of the old station platform.
The lack of columns on the platform gives a more open feel to the station.
Before the first train on Jan. 3, a tape-cutting ceremony was held at the station, attended by a number of executives, including Tokyo Metro President Akiyoshi Yamamura.
Additional improvements will be made to the station before the start of the Tokyo Olympics in July.
Platform safety gates will be installed along with an elevator that will take passengers directly to the ground floor.
Operations were partially suspended on the Ginza Line between Dec. 28 and Jan. 2 to allow for completion of construction work for the new station.
Stories about memories of cherry blossoms solicited from readers
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series on the death of a Japanese woman that sparked a debate about criminal justice policy in the United States
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
The new Shibuya Station of Tokyo Metro Co.'s Ginza Line opens to the public on Jan. 3. (Takuya Isayama)
