Toranomon Station
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G07 Toranomon Station 虎ノ門駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | Minato, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
Operated by | Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line | ||||||||||
Connections | H06 Toranomon Hills Station | ||||||||||
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Station code | G-07 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1938 | ||||||||||
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Toranomon Station (虎ノ門駅) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. It is located between Toranomon in Minato Ward and Kasumigaseki in Chiyoda Ward.
Station layout[]
The station has two side platforms — one for each direction.
1 | G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line | for Akasaka-Mitsuke and Shibuya |
2 | G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line | for Ginza, Ueno, and Asakusa |
Gallery[]
The platforms, 2019
Ticket barriers, 2019
Exit 6, 2019
History[]
The station opened on November 18, 1938, as the eastern terminus of the original section of the Tokyo Rapid Railway from Aoyama-Rokuchōme (now Omotesandō). It became a through station when the line was extended to Shimbashi on January 15, 1939.
Surrounding area[]
- Kasumigaseki government buildings
- Japan Post HQ
- Willcom HQ
- Japan Tobacco HQ
- Embassy of the United States, Tokyo
- Kasumigaseki Station
- Uchisaiwaicho Station (Toei Mita Line)
Coordinates: 35°40′13″N 139°45′00″E / 35.670175°N 139.749929°E
Categories:
- Stations of Tokyo Metro
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1938
- Railway stations in Tokyo
- Tokyo Metro Ginza Line