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Kanda Station
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23 Events
1919
3月1日
It opened as an intermediate station on the Chuo Main Line with the extension opening of the Chuo Main Line from Manseibashi Station to Tokyo Station by the Railway Institute.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
鉄道院の中央本線・万世橋駅 - 東京駅の延伸開業に伴い、中央本線の途中駅として開業。
1925
11月1日
The Tōhoku Main Line was extended from Akihabara Station and became a transfer station with the Keihin Line (now the Keihin-Tōhoku Line) and the Yamanote Line.
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東北本線が秋葉原駅から延伸され、京浜線（現・京浜東北線）および山手線との乗り換え駅となる。
1931
11月21日
The station of Tokyo Underground Railway, now Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, opened.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東京地下鉄道（現・東京メトロ銀座線）の駅が開業。
1941
9月1日
The Tokyo Underground Railway transferred its lines to Teito Kōsoku Denki Tetsudō (Teito Rapid Transit Authority, or Eidan Subway) under the Land Transport Business Adjustment Law.
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陸上交通事業調整法により、東京地下鉄道が路線を帝都高速度交通営団（営団地下鉄）に譲渡。
1949
6月1日
Japanese National Railways was established.
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日本国有鉄道が発足。
1956
9月17日
One more platform was added and the boarding areas for the Keihin-Tohoku Line and the Yamanote Line were separated.
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ホームを1面増設し、京浜東北線と山手線の乗り場を分離。
1960
2月5日
The handling of freight was abolished.
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荷物の扱いを廃止。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the station became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Machine translation — show Japanese original
国鉄分割民営化に伴い、国鉄の駅は東日本旅客鉄道（JR東日本）の駅となる。
1988
3月13日
With the start of rapid service on the Keihin-Tohoku Line, the Keihin-Tohoku Line began to pass through during the daytime.
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京浜東北線の快速運転開始に伴い、日中は京浜東北線が通過するようになる。
1990
12月1日
JR East installed automatic ticket gates at the south and west entrance ticket gates.
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JR東日本の南口・西口改札口に自動改札機を設置。
1990
12月8日
JR East installed automatic ticket gates at the north and east exit ticket gates.
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JR東日本の北口・東口改札口に自動改札機を設置。
2001
11月18日
IC card "Suica" becomes available for use on JR East.
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JR東日本でICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。
2004
4月1日
With the privatization of Teito Rapid Transit Authority, the stations on the Ginza Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro.
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営団地下鉄の民営化に伴い、銀座線の駅が東京地下鉄（東京メトロ）に継承される。
2007
3月18日
IC card "PASMO" becomes available for use on Tokyo Metro.
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東京メトロでICカード「PASMO」の利用が可能となる。
2015
3月14日
The Keihin-Tohoku Line's rapid service began making stops.
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京浜東北線の快速が停車するようになる。
2015
6月20日
The Ginza Line platforms introduced departure melodies.
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銀座線ホームに発車メロディを導入。
2016
2月13日
The Yamanote Line platform (tracks 2 and 3) began using platform doors.
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山手線（2・3番線）ホームでホームドアの使用を開始。
2019
10月23日
In 2019, the use of platform doors began on the Keihin-Tohoku Line (platforms 1 and 4).
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（令和元年）：京浜東北線（1・4番線）ホームでホームドアの使用を開始。
2020
In autumn, JR East launched the station-based shared office "STATION BOOTH".
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秋：JR東日本で、駅ナカシェアオフィス「STATION BOOTH」が開業。
2020
3月14日
Chuo Line trains departing and arriving at Tokyo Station were unified to rapid service, resulting in no Chuo Line local trains entering this station.
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東京駅発着の中央線電車が快速運転に統一され、当駅に乗り入れる中央線各駅停車がなくなる。
2021
10月31日
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
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みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
2023
10月2日
JR East added "Arsenal Headquarters" as a sub-station name, and the departure melodies on the Yamanote Line platforms 2 and 3 were changed to the commercial song of Mondamin, a oral care brand of Earth Pharmaceutical, and the names of Earth Pharmaceutical products were added to the signs at the ticket gate entrances of each exit, all of which are scheduled to last for 5 years until September 30, 2028.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
JR東日本の駅名称に「アース製薬本社前」の副駅名を追加。併せて、山手線（2・3番線）ホームの発車メロディがアース製薬の口腔衛生ブランド「モンダミン」のCMソングに変更。各出口の改札口入口標などにアース製薬の商品の名称を追加。いずれも2028年（令和10年）9月30日までの5年間の予定。
2025
10月1日
JR East started the Eki-net Q-Chike service.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
JR東日本でえきねっとQチケのサービスを開始。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Departure Melodies
お祭りマンボ
美空ひばり
By line
Ginza Line
A-line
Omatsuri Mambo
Omatsuri Mambo
B-line
Omatsuri Mambo
Omatsuri Mambo
Local (go-touchi) melody -- performed by Misora Hibari
Landmarks
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Standard Access
Getting around
Platforms, transfers and navigation
Platform Layout & Transfers
PLATFORM LAYOUT (CHŪŌ LINE (RAPID))
5
Up
東京
6
Down
御茶ノ水 · 新宿 · 高尾
↕ Platforms 5, 6 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Ginza Line
Tokyo Metro
5 min
Moderate
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Yamanote Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
PLATFORM LAYOUT (GINZA LINE)
1
渋谷
2
浅草
↕ Platforms 1, 2 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Chūō Line (Rapid)
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Yamanote Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
PLATFORM LAYOUT (KEIHIN–TŌHOKU LINE)
1
Down
東京 · 品川 · 横浜
4
Up
上野 · 赤羽 · 大宮
↕ Platforms 1, 4 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Chūō Line (Rapid)
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Ginza Line
Tokyo Metro
5 min
Moderate
→
Yamanote Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
PLATFORM LAYOUT (YAMANOTE LINE)
2
Down
東京 · 品川 · 渋谷
3
Up
上野 · 田端 · 池袋
↕ Platforms 2, 3 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Chūō Line (Rapid)
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Ginza Line
Tokyo Metro
5 min
Moderate
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
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What train lines connect at Kanda Station?
Kanda Station is served by Chūō Line (Rapid), Ginza Line, Keihin–Tōhoku Line, Yamanote Line.