Iidabashi Station is a major interchange railway station which straddles Tokyo's Chiyoda, Shinjuku and Bunkyō wards. It was originally built as Iidamachi Station, terminus of the then Kōbu Railway, precursor to today's Chūō Line. The Ōedo Line addition to the station in 2000 was designed by architect Makoto Sei Watanabe.
JR East west entrance, November 2022
Chuo-Sobu Line platforms, 2020. The bypass tracks on the right are for rapid trains.
Tozai Line platforms, February 2020
Yurakucho Line platforms, 2016
Shinjuku , officially called Shinjuku City, is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world as well as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administrative center of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. As of 2018, the ward has an estimated population of 346,235 and a population density of 18,232 people per km2. The total area is 18.23 km2. Since the end of World War II, Shinjuku has become a major secondary center of Tokyo (fukutoshin), rivaling the original city center in Marunouchi.
Image: Skyscrapers of Shinjuku 2009 January
Image: Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Image: Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden sakura 3
Image: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building 2012
