Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station

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M14 C07 Kokkai-gijidomae Station 国会議事堂前駅
Station ticket barriers
Location	Chiyoda, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (Marunouchi Line) 1 island platform (Chiyoda Line)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Connections	G06 N06 Tameike-sanno Station
Construction
Depth	37.9 m (124 ft) (Chiyoda Line platform)
Other information
Station code	C-07, M-14
History
Opened	1959
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Akasaka-mitsuke M13 towards Ogikubo or Hōnanchō Marunouchi Line Kasumigaseki M15 towards Ikebukuro Akasaka C06 towards Yoyogi-Uehara Chiyoda Line Kasumigaseki C08 towards Kita-Ayase

Kokkai-gijidomae Station (国会議事堂前駅, Kokkai-gijidō-mae-eki) is a subway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is located adjacent to the National Diet Building.

The station name literally means "in front of the National Diet Building".

Lines[]

Kokkai-gijidomae Station is served by the following lines.

• Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-14)
• Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-07)

The station is also connected by underground passageways to Tameike-Sanno Station, which is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, and it is possible to transfer between the two stations without passing through the ticket gates.

Station layout[]

The Chiyoda Line platforms are 37.9 m underground, making this station the deepest in the Tokyo Metro network (although a number of stations on the Toei Oedo Line are farther underground).

1	M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line	for Shinjuku and Ogikubo
2	M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line	for Ginza, Otemachi, and Ikebukuro
3	C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line	for Omote-sando and Yoyogi-uehara Odakyu Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi and Isehara
4	C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line	for Otemachi, Kita-senju, and Ayase JL Jōban Line (Local) for Abiko and Toride

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  Marunouchi Line concourse

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  Chiyoda Line platform

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  Marunouchi Line platforms

History[]

The Marunouchi Line platforms in 1977

The station first opened on March 15, 1959, as a station on the Marunouchi Line. The Chiyoda Line platforms opened on October 20, 1972. It also became possible to transfer to the Ginza and Namboku lines via a passageway to the newly opened Tameike-Sannō Station which opened on September 30, 1997.

Surrounding area[]

• National Diet Building
• The official residence of the Prime Minister of Japan（Kantei）
• Cabinet Office
• Hibiya High School
• Hie Shrine
• The Capitol Hotel Tokyu

External links[]

• Kokkai-gijidomae Station information (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°40′27″N 139°44′43″E / 35.674119°N 139.745246°E / 35.674119; 139.745246