Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 1 (Inside front cover & inside back cover)
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The first railway in Japan was opened in 1872 between Shimbashi and
Yokohama. Tokyo Station was built 42 years later in 1914; the main
building was designed by architect Kingo Tatsuno. The domes of the
original Renaissance-style three-storied brick building were destroyed
during WWII. The present two-storied building is mainly the result of
post-war temporary repairs. Today, as Tokyo's equivalent of Grand Central Station, Tokyo Station serves about 3,800 trains daily on eleven lines including the Tokaido, Tohoku, Joetsu and Yamagata Shinkansen. It is the nation's fourth busiest station after Tokyo's major commuter terminals, Shinjuku, lkebukuro and Shibuya and is the largest station in terms of number of trains, train-fare revenues, number of employees and total floor area. |
Photo: Double-decker commuter train at elevated platform. |