Toronto Sun: Losing Track At Tokyo Station

Above, at one of the shinkansen tracks at Tokyo Station. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Tokyo Station is celebrating its centennial this year and the Toronto Sun has an article on Tokyo's busiest train station.

The article reads, in part:

Thirty-seven storeys below, the station looked like the most elaborate of toy train sets, with local trains constantly rattling in and out and bulbous-nosed shinkansen sliding snake-like away every few minutes. But Tokyo Station celebrates its centenary in 2014, and following completion of a five-year project to restore its original elegance has become more than just the place to catch a train. It's now one of the most photographed landmarks in the city centre and a destination in its own right. 

A train-spotter's paradise, the station is the capital's busiest in terms of departures, the origin of multiple suburban routes and of bullet train lines that spread out to cover the country. Several city subways pass through as does the Yamanote Line, which provides an elevated and very scenic circular tour of the city, all adding to the convenience of staying at the station.

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