Tokyo Station History of Tokyo Station (Opening 1970s) 1921 4 November Prime Minister Takashi Hara assassinated on station concourse 1914 5 December Tokyo Station announced as official name of central station by Government Railways December Construction completed 18 December Ceremony held to commemorate station opening 20 December Tokyo Station opened 1915 2 November Tokyo Station Hotel opened in Station Building Postcard with Station Building, commemorating opening of Tokyo Station 1923 1 September Station slightly damaged by Great Kanto Earthquake, but normal operations resumed 21 September 1929 Assassination memorial plate 16 December Yaesu exit opened on the other side of the railway tracks 1910 1920 Tokyo Station during initial construction Tokyo Station after completion in 1914 Prewar original interior of Tokyo Station entrance hall (now south exit) Tokyo Station Opening Ceremony on 20 December 1914 Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 61 Mar 2013 2
Photostory 1930 1 October Limited express Tsubame started operations 14 November Prime Minister Osachi Hamaguchi shot on platform 4 1944 1 April Emergency measures to escalate war effort eliminated limited express trains, first class cars, sleeper cars, and dining cars 1945 25 May Incendiary bomb hit near exit hall (now north gate) of Station Building igniting platform roofs and other facilities but operation partially resumed on 27 May with full operations from 2 June 15 August End of World War II 15 September Railway Transportation Office (RTO) of occupying Allied forces established temporarily at central entrance 1947 15 March Restoration work on Station Building completed with north and south domes converted to tapered roof and building height lowered from three to two storeys 1 May RTO office and waiting room construction completed adjacent to the entrance hall (now south gate) 20 November Yaesu Sotobori (outer moat of former Edo Castle at Yaesu) landfill construction completed 1948 16 November Yaesu Station Building completed 1949 29 April Yaesu Station Building burned down by accidental fire Attempted assassination memorial plate 1 October Full-scale work to restore Tokyo Station war damage started 16 September First Heiwa limited express since end of war started operations 1930 1940 Tokyo Station during the postwar recovery work Ceiling covered with duralumin after postwar recovery work 3 Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 61 Mar 2013
Tokyo Station History of Tokyo Station (Opening 1970s) 1951 17 January Refurbishment of Tokyo Station Hotel started 15 November Tokyo Station Hotel resumed service 1952 September National Railway authorities and privatesector investors jointly established Tetsudo Kaikan Co., Ltd. to fund reconstruction of Yaesu Station Building October 1953 Yaesu Station Building construction started 1 July Tetsudo Kaikan opened Yaesu Meitengai shopping mall. Yaesu entrance and Yaesu north exit opened with first free passageway leading to the side 1 September Yaesu central exit and south exit opened 1964 1 October Tokaido Shinkansen started operation between Tokyo Station and Shin-Osaka Station 1965 June Yaesu underground shopping mall first phase construction completed 1968 10 January Construction of underground platforms for Sobu and Yokosuka lines started beneath Station Square) 1969 10 February Yaesu underground shopping mall opened 1972 15 July Sobu Line underground platforms opened with Tokyo Station becoming Sobu Line terminus 12 October Stained-glass mural The Creation on wall of underground passageway illuminated for first time 1950 1954 14 October Use of new Yaesu Station Building and sixstorey Tetsudo Kaikan building with Daimaru Department Store opened on 21 Oct 1956 20 July Teito Rapid Transit Authority (Eidan Subway, today s Tokyo Metro) Line extended to Tokyo Station, allowing easier access to Ikebukuro 1960 1970 19 November Overnight Asakaze limited express train operations started, connecting Tokyo to Hakata in northern Kyushu 1958 15 October Semi-express Nikko started operation and express trains started service to and from Tokyo Station bound for Tohoku Line Tokaido Shinkansen Opening Ceremony held at Tokyo Station 1 November EMU Kodama limited express started operation, connecting Tokyo to Osaka Tokyo Stations Central gate in mid 1950s to early 1960s Limited Express Kodama Continued on page 49 Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 61 Mar 2013 4
Photostory Tokyo Station History of Tokyo Station (1980s 2012) 1980 1 October Through operation of Sobu and Yokosuka lines using underground platforms started 1987 1 April Operation of Tokaido Shinkansen stations taken over by JR Central and other stations by JR East with breakup and privatization of the national railways 21 July First Tokyo eki kon concert held 1988 1 April Tokyo Station Gallery opened 1991 19 March Limited express Narita Express to Tokyo New International Airport started operation 20 June Tohoku Shinkansen extended from Ueno to Tokyo Station 9 November Construction started to allow Hokuriku Shinkansen access to Tokyo Station 1995 2 July Construction of multi-level elevation of Chuo Line completed 1997 1 October Nagano Shinkansen started commercial service 2001 18 November Suica IC card services started by JR East December Proposals made to preserve and restore Station Building by committee for revitalizing area around Tokyo Station 2002 15 February JR East announces decision to restore Tokyo Station Station building 1 October Urban planning committee announced Tokyo Station as floor area ratio district exemption 2003 February opened JR Central Central Building 30 May Station Building designated important cultural property 1980 1990 2000 2004 1 April Station for Subway Line taken over by Tokyo Metro due to Eidan Subway privatization 13 October Red brick concerts started 2006 11 April Tokyo Station and Amsterdam Central Station (Netherlands) concluded sisterhood agreement 2007 8 March High-rise SapiaTower building with hotel and office opened at Nihonbashi exit 30 May Construction started to restore red-brick Station Building to original three storeys 25 October Ekinaka commercial space GranSta opened in central underground concourse 31 October GranTokyo North Tower and South Tower buildings with stores and offices opened as a part of Yaesu-side redevelopment External view of postwar restored Tokyo Station Building 49 Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 61 Mar 2013
Tokyo Station History of Tokyo Station (1980s 2012) 2010 28 March Ekinaka commercial space Ecute Tokyo opened on first floor inside ticket wickets December Ekinaka commercial space GRANSTA DINING opened on first floor inside ticket wickets 2011 5 March Tohoku Shinkansen Hayabusa started operations 20 March Ekinaka commercial space KeiyoStreet opened in Keiyo Line connecting passageway 23 March South part of GranRoof opened in advance of other pedestrian-deck facilities External view of restored Tokyo Station Building 2010 2012 22 August Clocks on north and south domes destroyed by war restored at 2 pm 1 October Restored Station Building opened along with Tokyo Station Gallery. Ekinaka commercial space Central Street held grand opening. JR EAST Travel Service Center for overseas visitors opened in north dome 3 October Tokyo Station Hotel reopened Room interior in restored Tokyo Station Hotel South Dome after recovery work Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 61 Mar 2013 50
Photostory Nihombashi Gate (Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen) Taxi Yaesu Central Entrance JR Bus 19 18 17 16 15 14 23 22 21 20 Nihombashi Gate (Tohoku,Akita,Yamagata Joetsu & Nagano Shinkansen) North Gate Yaesu North Gate Nursery Yaesu Central Gate 1 2 Yaesu South Gate 19 18 17 16 15 14 23 22 21 20 10 9 8 7 6 5 (JR Bus) 3 4 Keiyo Line (Underground) Keiyo Underground Yaesu Gate Tokyo Station Gallery JR EAST Travel Service Center THE TOKYO STATION HOTEL Taxi (B1) Central Gate (B3) South Gate Underground North Gate Underground South Gate (B1) Underground Central Gate (B4) 1 2 3 4 (B5) Sobu Line Platform (Basement Level 5) 1 2 3 4 (B4) Keiyo Underground Gate Night view of restored Tokyo Station 51 Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 61 Mar 2013