Toranomon Station (虎ノ門駅) is a subway station on the

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. It is located between

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in Minato Ward and

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in Chiyoda Ward.

Station layout

The station has two

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— one for each direction.

Gallery

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History

The station opened on November 18, 1938, as the eastern terminus of the original section of the Tokyo Rapid Railway from Aoyama-Rokuchōme (now Omotesandō). It became a through station when the line was extended to Shimbashi on January 15, 1939. The station facilities were inherited by

Tokyo Metro The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toei ...

after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

Surrounding area

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* Kasumigaseki Station *

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References

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