Hongō-sanchōme Station

Hongō-sanchōme Station (本郷三丁目駅) 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

 * Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, station number M-21
 * Toei Ōedo Line, station number E-08

Station layout
The station has two separate sections. There is no underground connection between the platforms, so transfers require surfacing and re-entering. 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.

Toei
The Toei section of the station is composed of a single island platform serving two tracks.

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.