4-minute walk from Akihabara Station, the site of an abandoned station in the metropolis is a "place that connects the present and past of railroads" [March Ecute Kanda-Mansebashi].

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March Ecute Kanda-Mansebashi

An "abandoned station site" in a big city, once a museum, now a...

Have you ever heard of the "Transportation Museum" that used to be located in Kanda, Tokyo?
For railroad fans of a certain age or older, it must be a place with fond memories.
I have a distant memory of my own childhood, when my family took me by the hand to visit the museum.
The 0 series Shinkansen bullet train at the entrance, the model train diorama that looked as real as the real scenery, the excitement and thrill of driving the Yamanote Line simulator....
There is no end to the memories, but the "Transportation Museum" was closed in 2006, and its role was taken over by the "Railway Museum" in Omiya.
Did you know that the former site of the Transportation Museum is now a perfect spot for children who love trains?

March Ecute Kanda-Mansebashi

Just after crossing the Bansehashi Bridge from Akihabara Station, you will find a building with a stately atmosphere under the elevated Chuo Line. This is the "March Ecute Kanda Bansebashi" we will introduce here.

The history of the site reveals that it was the site of the former Bansebashi Station of the Japan National Railways, which operated from the Meiji Period to the beginning of the Showa Period. After the station ceased operations, the "Transportation Museum" operated on the site for a long time, but since the closing of the museum, the remains of the Bansebashi Station have been quietly sleeping under the tracks of the Chuo Line without ever seeing the light of day.

March Ecute Kanda Bansebashi is a renovated commercial facility that makes the most of the atmosphere of the historic station remains!

As soon as you pass through the automatic doors, you will feel as if you have stepped back in time to the days of the station's active operation.
As you walk through the automatic doors, you will feel as if you have stepped back in time to the days when the station was still in use.

The Chuo Line is right in front of you! Children will surely be excited!

The railroad tracks are right in front of you!

The Chuo Line tracks are right in front of the building!
You will feel as if you are on the platform of an actual station.
If your child loves trains, he or she will be very satisfied just watching them go by.

Platform 2013

This is the "2013 Platform," a remodeled platform of the former Bansebashi Station.
Trains of the Chuo Line pass by in front of your eyes constantly.
Anyone can freely enter the space during business hours, making it a perfect place to take a break in the Akihabara area!

Dine with a view of the Chuo Line... A restaurant where both adults and children can have fun!

The restaurant "Platinum Fish March Ecute Kanda-Mansebashi" is now open at the "2013 Platform" introduced here!
The restaurant also offers a kids' menu for preschoolers, so you can bring your children along for a meal!
Train Squash

The "Train Squash" drink menu is also an eye-catcher.
This drink is based on the motif of the five JR lines running in the Tokyo metropolitan area: Keihin Tohoku Line, Yamanote Line, Chuo and Sobu Lines, Chuo Rapid Line, and Keiyo Line, and is colored according to the line color of each line.
How about a drink in the same vermilion-orange color as the train running in front of you?

In addition to the stores introduced here, "March Ecute Kanda-Mansebashi" is lined with a variety of restaurants, including bars and cafes.

In addition to "Platform 2013," anyone is free to browse the exhibits and other items related to Bansebashi Station.
If you are in the Kanda/Akihabara area, please stop by!
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