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Shinjuku Station
Shinjuku Station (新宿駅; -eki) is the main train station in the western city centre of Tokyo, Japan. Located in the commercial centre of Shinjuku ward (although the southern part extends into Shibuya ward) it is served by a multitude of JR, private and underground (subway) lines.
Shinjuku is the busiest train station in the world, as well as the world's second-largest.
Lines
Shinjuku is served by the following lines:
- Yamanote Line (JR)
- Chūō Line (JR)
- Shonan-Shinjuku Line (JR)
- Saikyō Line (JR)
- Narita Express (JR)
- Odakyu Line
- Keio Electric Railway Keio Line
- Seibu Line (from Seibu-Shinjuku station)
- Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (Tokyo Metro subway)
- Toei Shinjuku Line (Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation subway)
- Toei Ōedo Line (Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation subway)
There have been plans at various points in history to connect Shinjuku into the Shinkansen network. Originally, the station was slated to be the southern terminus of the Joetsu Shinkansen line to Niigata. This plan was eventually scrapped, but an area was reserved underneath the station for Shinkansen platforms. In the future, the Chuo Shinkansen may bring high-speed rail service to Shinjuku.
Adjacent Stations
| Japan Rail East Lines | |||
| Yoyogi | Yamanote Line | Shin Ōkubo | |
| Yoyogi | Chūō Line (Local) | Ōkubo | |
| Yotsuya | Chūō Line (Rapid) | Nakano | |
| Ikebukuro | Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | Shibuya | |
| Ikebukuro | Saikyō Line | Shibuya | |
| Other Lines | |||
| Keio Line | Sasazuka | ||
| Keio New Line | Hatsudai | ||
| Subway Lines | |||
| Nishi-shinjuku | Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line | Shinjuku-sanchome | |
| Toei Shinjuku Line | Shinjuku-sanchome | ||
| Yoyogi | Toei Ōedo Line | Tochōmae | |
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