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Shinjuku Station facts for kids

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Shinjuku Station is a very busy train station in Tokyo, Japan. It's located in the Shinjuku and Shibuya areas, which are special parts of Tokyo. This station is known as the busiest train station in the entire world! Millions of people use it every day to travel around the city and beyond.

Train Lines at Shinjuku Station

Shinjuku Station is a huge hub where many different train lines meet. This makes it easy for people to travel to many parts of Tokyo and other cities. Here are some of the main train lines that stop at Shinjuku:

JR East Lines

These lines are run by the Japan Railways (JR) company.

  • Yamanote Line
    • Yoyogi - Shinjuku - Shin-Ōkubo
  • Saikyō Line
  • Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
    • Shibuya - Shinjuku - Ikebukuro
  • Chūō Line
    • Yotsuya - Shinjuku - Kokubunji
    • Shinjuku - Mitaka
    • Yotsuya - Shinjuku - Nakano
  • Chūō-Sōbu Line
    • Yoyogi - Shinjuku - Ōkubo

Private Railway Lines

These lines are run by private companies.

  • Keiō Line
    • Shinjuku - Meidaimae
    • Shinjuku - Sasazuka
  • Keiō New Line
    • （Toei Shinjuku Line） - New LineShinjuku (S 01) - Hatsudai
  • Odakyu Odawara Line
    • Shinjuku - Yoyogi-Uehara
    • Shinjuku - Minami-Shinjuku

Subway Lines

These are underground train lines that help people get around Tokyo.

  • Toei Shinjuku Line
    • Ichigaya (S 04) - New LineShinjuku (S 01) -（Keio New Line）
    • Shinjuku-sanchōme (S 02) - New LineShinjuku (S 01) - （Keio New Line）
  • Toei Ōedo Line
    • Yoyogi (E 26) - Shinjuku (E 27) - Tochōmae (E 28)
  • Marunouchi Line
    • Nishi-Shinjuku (M 07) - Shinjuku (M 08) - Shinjuku-sanchōme (M 09)

Images for kids

  • ShinjyukuSt WestGate

    The West Gate of Shinjuku Station

  • Keio Shinjuku sta 002

    An entrance to the Keio Line at Shinjuku Station

  • OER Shinjuku station West Underground

    An entrance to the Odakyu Odawara Line

  • Area around Shinjuku station east exit

    East exit of Shinjuku Station

  • Takashimaya Times Square

    South exit of Shinjuku Station

  • Shinjuku Station 1925

    Shinjuku Station in 1925

  • JR Shinjuku Station

    Lumine Est building, which used to have the Seibu Shinjuku Line on its second floor

  • Keio Shinjuku-Oiwake Building

    Keio Shinjuku Oiwake Building, where the old terminal used to be

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA East-Gate

    East gates in July 2021

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA West-Gate

    West gates in July 2021

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA Connecting-passage

    Inside the station concourse in July 2021

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA Central-east-Gate

    Central East gates in November 2021

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA Central-West-Gate

    Central West gates in September 2021

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA South-Gate

    Central South gates in November 2021

  • JR Shinjuku Station South East Gates (20210410)

    South East gates in April 2021

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA Koshu-Kaido-Gate

    Koshu Kaido gates in September 2021

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA MIRAINA-TOWER-Gate

    Miraina Tower gates in September 2021

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA New-South-Gate

    New South gates in September 2021

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA Home1-2

    JR East platforms 1 and 2

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA Home3-4

    JR East platforms 3 and 4

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA Home5-6

    JR East platforms 5 and 6

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA Home7-8

    JR East platforms 7 and 8

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA Home9-10

    JR East platforms 9 and 10

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA Home11-12

    JR East platforms 11 and 12

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA Home13-14

    JR East platforms 13 and 14

  • JRE-Shinjuku-STA Home15-16

    JR East platforms 15 and 16

  • OER Shinjuku station South

    South gate

  • Odakyu-Shinjuku-STA West-ground-Gate

    West gate

  • Odakyu-Shinjuku-STA Home1

    Ground level platform 1

  • Odakyu-Shinjuku-STA Home2-3

    Ground level platforms 2 and 3

  • Odakyu-Shinjuku-STA Home4-5

    Ground level platforms 4 and 5

  • Odakyu-Shinjuku-STA Home6

    Ground level platform 6

  • Shinjuku-Sta-Odakyu-B1-Platform

    Underground platforms

  • Keio-Shinjyuku-STA West-Gate

    West gates

  • Keio-Shinjyuku-STA RUMINE-Gate

    Lumine gates

  • Keio-Shinjuku-STA Keio-Department-Store-Gate

    Keio Department Store gates

  • Keio-Shinjyuku-STA Hiroba-Gate

    Hiroba gates (for entry only)

  • Keio-Shinjyuku-STA Home1-2

    Platforms 1 and 2

  • Keio-Shinjyuku-STA Home2-3

    Platforms for getting off

  • Keio-Shinjyuku-STA Home3

    Platform 3

  • Keio newline shinjukusta shintoshin gate

    Ticket gates for Keio New Line and Toei Shinjuku Line, 2010

  • Keio newline sinjukusta platform

    Island platform for Keio New Line and Toei Shinjuku Line, 2010

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Estación de Shinjuku para niños

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