Yotsuya-sanchome Station

2 photos · 2023

2 photographs tagged Yotsuya-sanchome Station, 2023.

Related: Japan Train Station Line M11 M12 Marunouchi
A red Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line train approaches the platform at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo.
A Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line train approaches its terminal platforms during a March 2023 visit. The Marunouchi Line, one of Tokyo’s earliest postwar subway routes, opened in 1954 and played a key role in connecting the expanding Yamanote district centers with government and commercial areas in central Tokyo. Ikebukuro, the northern terminus of the line, is one of Tokyo’s busiest rail hubs, jointly served by JR East, the Seibu and Tobu railway networks, and several Metro lines. The station complex was heavily rebuilt throughout the late 20th century to handle increasing commuter volumes, resulting in the multi-level platform and passageway layout still in use today.

Marunouchi Line Train Entering Yotsuya-Sanchome Station

Yotsuya-sanchome Station entrance on Tokyo Metro's Marunouchi Line with elevator access and tactile paving.
Yotsuya-sanchome Station serves Tokyo Metro's Marunouchi Line as stop M11, sitting near the boundary of Shinjuku and Yotsuya. The station opened in 1959, part of the Marunouchi Line's postwar expansion through central Tokyo. Its entrances connect to Route 20 (Shinjuku-dori), one of the city's older east-west arterials linking Shinjuku to the Kojimachi and Yotsuya districts. This particular entrance includes an elevator reserved for passengers heading toward the Shinjuku and Ogikubo directions, supplementing the stairways more commonly used at street level.

Yotsuya-sanchome Station Elevator Entrance, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line

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