Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station

M14 C07 Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station 国会議事堂前駅
Station ticket barriers
Japanese name
Shinjitai	国会議事堂前駅
Kyūjitai	國會議亊堂前驛
Hiragana	こっかいぎじどうまええき
Literal meaning	in front of the National Diet Building
General information
Location	1-7-1 Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	C Chiyoda Line M Marunouchi Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (Marunouchi Line) 1 island platform (Chiyoda Line)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Connections	G06 N06 Tameike-sanno
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	37.9 m (124 ft) (Chiyoda Line platform)
Other information
Station code	C-07, M-14
History
Opened	15 March 1959 (15 March 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
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Kokkai-gijidō-mae 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-gijidō-mae 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-sannō Station, which is served by the Ginza and Namboku Lines, 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 Ōedo Line are farther underground).

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

• 
  Marunouchi Line concourse
• 
  Chiyoda Line platform
• 
  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.

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, this station and Tameike-sannō combined had an average of 150,922 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• National Diet Building
• Prime Minister's Official Residence (Japan)
• Cabinet Office
• Hibiya High School
• Hie Shrine
• The Capitol Hotel Tokyu

External links

• Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station information (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)