is a subway station in

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, Japan operated by

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and

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(Toei).

Lines

Aoyama-itchome Station is served by the

Tokyo Metro Ginza Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The official name is . It is 14.3 km long and serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chūō, Chiyoda, and Taitō. It is the oldest subway line in Asia. The line was named aft ...

Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Overview The 16.8 km line serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō, and Sumida. Despite being shorter in length than nearly all other Tokyo su ...

, and

Toei Ōedo Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. T ...

Station layout

There is a passage linking the Hanzōmon Line and Ōedo Line. Transfer from the Ginza Line to Ōedo Line is via the Hanzōmon Line platform.

Tokyo Metro platforms

The Ginza Line station consists of two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s serving two tracks. The Hanzōmon Line station consists of one

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving two tracks. File:Aoyama itchome Station-1.jpg, Ginza Line platform File:Hanzomon line Aoyama-itchome stn platforms - October 27 2017.jpg, Hanzomon Line platform

Toei platforms

File:Aoyama itchome Station-4.jpg, Oedo Line platform

History

* November 18, 1938: Ginza Line station opens. * August 1, 1978: Hanzōmon Line station opens. * December 12, 2000: Ōedo Line station opens. * April 1, 2004: The station facilities of the Hanzomon and Ginza Lines were inherited by

after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA).

Surrounding area

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(Tōgū Gosho, the official residence of

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and

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. Neighboring residence occupied by the

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* Meiji Shrine Outer Gardens（） **

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(baseball stadium) **

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* Aoyama Cemetery

References

External links

Aoyama-itchōme Station
(Tokyo Metro) {{DEFAULTSORT:Aoyama-Itchome Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1938 Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line Toei Ōedo Line Stations of Tokyo Metro Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Railway stations in Tokyo