New Shibuya subway station opens in Tokyo
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On January 3, Tokyo Metro Co Ltd held a ceremony for the commencement of operation of the new station building at Shibuya Station on the Ginza Line (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo).
Shibuya Station on the Ginza Line was opened in 1938, and in FY2018, about 220,000 users used the station on a daily basis.
This time, a third round of line switching work and platform relocation work was carried out from the night of December 27th, 2019 to the early morning of January 3rd, 2020, and the new station building was put into service from the beginning of January 3rd (Friday) after the construction.
View of the new station building facilities.
The new station building is about 6-12 meters wide and equipped with barrier-free facilities such as multifunctional restrooms, and an M-shaped arch-shaped station building is created on Meiji-dori Street.
※New island-type platform. Source: shibuyabunka.com
In addition, the station extends from the third floor of the Tokyu Departments to the area between JR Shibuya Station and Shibuya Hikarie, eastward above Meiji-dori Street by about 130 meters, with an island-type platform positioned between two tracks.
※New automated ticket gates built on both sides of the platform. Source: shibuyabunka.com
The company also plans to install platform doors and additional restrooms.
Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/01/04/metro/