Takanawa Gateway Station opens to muted fanfare
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Takanawa Gateway Station opened Saturday, becoming the first station to be added to East Japan Railway Co.'s Yamanote Line in 49 years, since Nishi-Nippori Station.
Located between Tamachi and Shinagawa stations, the new station in Minato Ward, Tokyo, also serves the Keihin-Tohoku Line. The station building was designed by architect Kengo Kuma, who was involved in the design of the new National Stadium.
Amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the opening ceremony for the new station was canceled Saturday. However, about 350 people turned out to see it open anyway, and when the first train on the Yamanote Line arrived at the station, they cheered.
Yomiuri Shimbun photos
1. People gather at the newly opened JR Takanawa Gateway Station in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday.
2. A group takes a photograph in front of the JR Takanawa Gateway Station gates on Saturday.
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