is a

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. Its station number is M-11.

Station layout

Yotsuya-sanchōme Station consists of two

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s. Platform one is for trains bound for Shinjuku, Ogikubo and Nakano-fujimichō, and platform two is for trains bound for Ginza and Ikebukuro. As of 2011, there is an underground passageway connecting both platforms.

Platforms

File:Yotsuya-sanchome-Samoncho-gate.jpg, The ticket gates, August 2019 File:TokyoMetro-M11-Yotsuya-3chome-station-platform-20220315-120359.jpg, The platform, March 2022

History

Yotsuya-sanchōme Station opened on 15 March 1959. The station facilities were inherited by

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

Surrounding area

The station is underneath the intersection of National Route 20 (Kōshū Kaidō / Shinjuku-dōri) and Tokyo Metropolitan Route 319 (Gaien-Higashi-dōri). Other points of interest include: * Yotsuya Police Station * Tokyo Fire Museum * NTT Yotsuya Building * Sōka Gakkai headquarters *

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Akebonobashi Station (8 minutes walk north) *

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Shinanomachi Station (10 minutes walk south)

Connecting bus service

Stop: Yotsuya-Sanchome * Shina 97 for

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(west exit) * Sō 81 for Sōdai-seimon (

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(east exit) * Night express for Mitaka Station (north exit)

References

External links

Tokyo Metro: Yotsuya-sanchome Station
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yotsuya-sanchome Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1959 Stations of Tokyo Metro Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line