is a train station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 in Shinjuku

Shinjuku, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...

, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Japan

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. Its station number is M-11. The station opened on March 15, 1959.

Platforms

Yotsuya-sanchōme Station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 is for trains to Shinjuku, Ogikubo and Nakano-Fujimichō, and platform 2 for trains to Ginza and Ikebukuro. As of 2011, there has been an underground passageway connecting both platforms inside the ticket gates (previously, passengers had to exit the ticketed area to change platforms).

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
  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
  , commonly known as NTT, is a Japanese telecommunications company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Ranked the 31st in Fortune Global 500, NTT is the largest telecommunications company in Asia, and the second-largest in the world in terms of revenue....
  
   Yotsuya Building
• Sōka Gakkai headquarters
• Toei Shinjuku Line
  Toei Shinjuku Line
  The is a subway line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation . The line runs between Motoyawata Station in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and Shinjuku Station in the west...
  
   Akebonobashi Station
  Akebonobashi Station
  is a train station in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Its station number is S-03. The station opened on March 16, 1980.-Platforms:Akebonobashi Station consists of two side platforms...
  
   (8 minutes walk north)
• JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line
  Chuo-Sobu Line
  The is a railway line located in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company network, it runs on separate tracks along the right-of-way of the Chūō Main Line and Sōbu Main Line , providing service between Mitaka Station in the cities of Mitaka and Musashino and...
  
   Shinanomachi Station
  Shinanomachi Station
  is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company and located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.- Surrounding area :* Keio University Medical School Hospital* Meiji-Jingu Stadium* Soka Gakkai Headquarters* Minon Music Museum-History:...
  
   (10 minutes walk south)

Connecting bus service

Stop: Yotsuya-Sanchome

• Shina 97 for Shinagawa Station
  Shinagawa Station
  is the first major station south ofTokyo Station and is a major interchange for trains operated by JR East, JR Central, and Keikyu. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen and other trains to the Miura Peninsula, Izu Peninsula and the Tōkai region pass through here...
  
  , Shinjuku Station
  Shinjuku Station
  is a train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan.Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs on inter-city rail, commuter rail and metro lines, the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007,...
  
   (west exit)
• Sō 81 for Sōdai-seimon (Waseda University
  Waseda University
  , abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...
  
  ), Shibuya Station
  Shibuya Station
  is a train station located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the fourth-busiest commuter rail station in Japan handling a large amount of commuter traffic between the center city and suburbs to the south and west.-JR East:*Saikyō Line /...
  
   (east exit)
• Night express for Mitaka Station
  Mitaka Station
  is a railway station in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Mitaka Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, acting as the terminus for all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services from , with Chūō Line limited stop services from...
  
   (north exit)

Adjacent stations

External links

• Tokyo Metro: Yotsuya-sanchome Station