Monday, December 04, 2006

International Project - Graffiti

















TOKYO STATION- AN EXTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE STATION

Tokyo Station is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Tokyo, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district. It is the starting point and terminus for most of Japan's Shinkansen lines and is also served by many local and regional commuter lines of Japan Railways and is connected to the Tokyo Subway.
Although Tokyo Station is the main intercity rail terminal in Tokyo, it is only the second-largest railway station in the city: Shinjuku Station is larger, and both Shinjuku and Ikebukuro Station handle more passengers. Tokyo Station does hold the distinction of being the highest revenue-earning station in Japan, with ¥247m ($2.13m US) in ticket sales in 2005.
Tokyo Station was opened in 1914. The main station facade on the western side of the station is brick-built and was fashioned after Amsterdam's main station. The main station consists of 10 platforms, serving 20 tracks, raised above street level running in a north-south direction. The whole complex is linked by an extensive system of underground passageways which merge with surrounding commercial buildings and shopping centers.

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