Metro station in Tokyo, Japan
Hongō-sanchōme Station (本郷三丁目駅, Hongō-sanchōme-eki) is a railway station in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by the Tokyo subway operators Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway. Part of the station originally lay within the Hongō-sanchōme district of Bunkyō Ward when the station was first opened, but following rezoning in 1965, the address of the station became Hongō-nichōme.
Lines
Station layout
The station has two separate sections. There is no underground connection between the platforms, so transfers require surfacing and re-entering.[1] It is easier to change at Kōrakuen.
Tokyo Metro
The Tokyo Metro section of the station is composed of two side platforms serving two tracks.
Marunouchi Line ticket gates, 2018
Marunouchi Line platforms, 2022
Toei
The Toei section of the station is composed of a single island platform serving two tracks.
Oedo Line platform, 2019
Entrance, 2022
History
- 20 January 1954: The Marunouchi Line station opens.
- 1 April 1965: The station address becomes Hongō-nichōme.
- 12 December 2000: The Toei Ōedo Line station opens.
- 1 April 2004: The station facilities of the Marunouchi Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[2]
References
- ^ "Hongo-sanchome Station/M21 | Route/Station Information | Tokyo Metro Line". www.tokyometro.jp. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hongō-sanchōme Station.
- Tokyo Metro Hongō-sanchōme Station information (in Japanese)
- Toei Hongō-sanchōme Station information (in Japanese)
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