is a railway station in

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(JR East), and the underground sections are managed by

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and

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(Toei Subway). The station is served by the JR Chūō-Sōbu Line,

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, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, and Toei Shinjuku Line.

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services pass the station. Ichigaya Station is numbered Y-14 on the Yurakucho Line, N-09 on the Namboku Line, and S-04 on the Shinjuku Line.

Platforms

JR East

File:Ichigayastationplatform-andtrain-july13-2015.jpg, Chuo-Sobu Line platforms, 2015 File:JR_Chuo-Main-Line_Ichigaya_Station_Platform.jpg, Chuo-Sobu Line platforms, 2021

Tokyo Metro

File:Yurakucho Line Ichigaya Station platform.jpg, Yurakucho Line platforms File:TokyoMetro-N09-Ichigaya-station-platform.jpg, Namboku Line platforms

Toei Subway

File:Toei-subway-S04-Ichigaya-station-platform-20170702-143751.jpg, Shinjuku Line platforms before installation of platform screen doors, 2017 File:Toei-subway-S04-Ichigaya-station-platform-20191201-161018.jpg, Shinjuku Line platforms after installation of platform screen doors, 2019

History

The original

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(now JR East) station opened on 6 March 1895. The Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line station opened on 30 October 1974, and the Namboku Line station opened on 26 March 1996. The station facilities of the Yurakucho and Namboku Lines were inherited by

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

Surrounding area

The headquarters of the

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of Japan and of the

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are located in the vicinity of Ichigaya station. The headquarters of

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was also located.

References

External links

Ichigaya Station information
(JR East)

(Tokyo Metro)

(Toei Subway) {{coord, 35, 41, 28, N, 139, 44, 08, E, display=title, region:JP-13_type:railwaystation_source:dewiki Chūō Main Line Chūō-Sōbu Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Tokyo Tokyo Metro Namboku Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1895