How many people go to Shinjuku Station a day?

Shinjuku Station - Around 3.6 millions passengers per day.



Shinjuku Station in Tokyo is officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the busiest railway station in the world, handling an average of 3.5 million to 3.8 million passengers per day in 2026. This staggering figure includes commuters using the various lines operated by JR East, Odakyu, Keio, Tokyo Metro, and the Toei Subway. To put this in perspective, the daily footfall at Shinjuku Station is roughly equivalent to the entire population of the city of Yokohama or the country of Moldova passing through a single building every 24 hours. The station features over 200 exits and 36 platforms (and even more if you count the connected subway stations), creating a subterranean maze that can be overwhelming even for locals. During the morning and evening "rush hours," the flow of people is managed with surgical precision by station staff and automated systems. Over the course of a full year, Shinjuku Station facilitates more than 1.3 billion passenger journeys, making it the primary artery of Tokyo's massive metropolitan transport network and a testament to the efficiency of Japanese urban planning and infrastructure.

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Tokyo Station - Around 1.1 million passengers per day. A traditional red brick building, which wouldn't look out of place in London, Tokyo is well worth a visit whether you're a train aficionado or not.

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Shinjuku Station has over 200 exits and 51 platforms. The station's JR lines are located on eight ground level island platforms. These platforms are connected by two underground and two overhead concourses.

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Shinjuku Station is the top passenger station with approximately 1.57 million passengers per day. The number of passengers is extremely high because Shinjuku Station is the arrival and departure point for various train lines.

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Shinjuku station is the world's busiest railway station, with more than three million passengers every day. The station itself has 13 train lines and serves as a way to connect central Tokyo with the surrounding suburbs.

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Shinjuku Station, meanwhile, is widely believed to be the world's busiest train station. Literally millions of people pass through the station daily. Thanks to the red-light district, Kabukicho, Shinjuku is known for ~sexy~ nightlife, hostess and host clubs, and love hotels.

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There are really no really no go areas, even red light areas of Kabukicho in Shinjuku have tons of tourist visiting nowadays, crime towards visitors are low, the only real way you get into trouble is if you are looking for trouble yourself.

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Shinjuku's underground labyrinth is so hard to navigate some have labeled it the “Dungeon Station”. And transfers at Shinjuku are so difficult that many don't know where to go even after looking at a map.

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Yes it is safe (the same as most of Japan). There are really no really no go areas, even red light areas of Kabukicho in Shinjuku have tons of tourist visiting nowadays, crime towards visitors are low, the only real way you get into trouble is if you are looking for trouble yourself.

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The station features ten platforms that serve 20 tracks and 12 train links. It has four major entrances and exits, including west gate, east gate, south gate, and new south gate, as well as 200 exits and an underground arcade.

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Shinjuku Station opening hours The station is open 24 hours a day; 365 days a year but most trains in Japan stop running at 12 midnight or 1am, starting again about 5am so the station is quiet at night with many shops closed.

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Not only is Tokyo Station one of the city's biggest stations, but it's also one of the most architecturally pleasing. You might find that hard to believe while trapped in the never-ending warren of underground passageways, but exit from the Marunouchi side and you'll see the station's best face.

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Shinjuku is the busiest train station in the world If that weren't enough, the number of passengers balloons to 5.2 million when you add the four other main train stations of Shinjuku City (known as Shinjuku-ku in Japanese): Takadanobaba, Yotsuya, Iidabashi and Ichigaya.

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Right to the north from Shinjuku station and to the east from Seibu-Shinjuku station there is Kabukicho district, which is an enormous district with what most people would consider the red-light kind of entertainment. It has also a large love hotel area, which is, however, notorious for its numerous incidents.

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