Ichigaya Station

Ichigaya Station
市ヶ谷駅

Ichigaya Station JR platforms, 2015
Location Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
History
Opened 1895

Ichigaya Station (市ヶ谷駅 Ichigaya-eki) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.

Lines

The ground-level section of the station is managed by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and the underground sections are managed by Tokyo Metro and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei Subway). The station is served by the JR Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, and Toei Shinjuku Line. Chūō Line (Rapid) 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.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chūō-Sōbu Line
Yotsuya   Local   Iidabashi
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (Y-14)
Iidabashi (Y-13) - Kōjimachi (Y-15)
Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (N-09)
Yotsuya (N-08) - Iidabashi (N-10)
Toei Shinjuku Line (S-04)
Shinjuku (S-01)   Express   Jimbōchō (S-06)
Akebonobashi (S-03) Local Kudanshita (S-05)

History

The original JNR (now JR East) station opened on 6 March 1895.[1] The Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line station opened on 30 October 1974, and the Namboku Line station opened on 26 March 1996.[2]

Surrounding area

The headquarters of the Ministry of Defense of Japan and of the Japan Go Association are located in the vicinity of Ichigaya station.

References

  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 52. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

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Coordinates: 35°41′28″N 139°44′08″E / 35.69111°N 139.73556°E / 35.69111; 139.73556

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