Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo)
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Kasumigaseki Station (霞ケ関駅, Kasumigaseki-eki?) is a Tokyo Metro station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, serving the Kasumigaseki government district.
[edit] History
- October 15, 1958 Marunouchi Line station opens.
- March 25, 1964 Hibiya Line station opens.
- March 20, 1971 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.[2]
- March 20, 1995 Sarin gas attack targets the station.
[edit] 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 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. It takes about five minutes.
| 1 |
○Marunouchi Line |
Shinjuku, Ogikubo, Hōnanchō |
| 2 |
○Marunouchi Line |
Ginza, Ōtemachi, Ikebukuro |
| 3 |
○Hibiya Line |
Ebisu, Naka-Meguro, (Tokyū Tōyoko Line Direct) Kikuna |
| 4 |
○Hibiya Line |
Ginza, Ueno, Kita-Senju, (Tōbu Isesaki Line Direct) Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen |
| 5 |
○Chiyoda Line |
Yoyogi-Uehara, (Odakyu Odawara Line Direct) Hon-Atsugi, Karakida |
| 6 |
○Chiyoda Line |
Ōtemachi, Kita-Senju, Ayase, (Jōban Line Direct) Abiko, Toride |
[edit] Adjacent stations
| « |
|
Service |
|
» |
| Marunouchi Line (M-15) |
| Kokkai-gijidōmae (M-14) |
- |
Ginza (M-16) |
| Hibiya Line (H-06) |
| Kamiyachō (H-06) |
- |
Hibiya (H-07) |
| Chiyoda Line (C-08) |
| Kokkai-gijidō-mae (C-07) |
- |
Hibiya (C-09) |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Tokyo Metro Statistics (FY2007) (Japanese)
- ^ 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", Center for a New American Security, July 2011.
Coordinates: 35°40′26″N 139°45′04″E / 35.673888°N 139.751061°E / 35.673888; 139.751061
