Takanawa Gateway Station - Wikipedia

13 hectares (32 acres) of area in the Tamachi Depot will be repurposed and redeveloped, for an estimated cost of 500 billion Japanese yen. The Yamanote and Keihin-Tōhoku Line tracks were moved east by 120 meters (393 ft 8 in), such that office buildings, hotels, commercial buildings and high-rise skyscrapers could be built around the area, which is scheduled to open in 2024. JR East and the Urban

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“The results...concluded with the three top choices: Takanawa (8,398), Shibaura (4,265) and Shibahama (3,497). However, Takanawa Gateway Station was selected...despite receiving an exceedingly low number of votes, placing 130th overall in popularity among all submissions with 36 votes.”

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According to a poll conducted by the Japanese website j-town.net, 95.8% of respondents disapproved of the name "Takanawa Gateway", while a Change.org petition calling for a name change has gathered over 9,500 signatures as of December 9, 2018.◆19.5.22◆