is a railway station in

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, Tokyo Prefecture,

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. Its station number is M-11.

Station layout

Yotsuya-sanchōme Station consists of two side platforms. 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 Tokyo Metro 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 * Toei Shinjuku Line

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(8 minutes walk north) *

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Chūō-Sōbu Line 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 ( Waseda University), Shibuya Station (east exit) * Night express for

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(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 Railway stations in Tokyo