Shinjuku Station (新宿駅, Shinjuku-eki?) is a railway station in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan.
Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs on inter-city rail, commuter rail, and metro lines, the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007, making it, by far, the world's busiest transport hub (and registered as such with Guinness World Records). The station has 35 platforms. Including an underground arcade, there are well over 200 exits.
Read more about Shinjuku Station: Lines, Daily Entries/exits, History, Adjacent Stations
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