Tameike-sannō Station

Tameike-sannō Station (溜池山王駅, Tameike-Sannō-eki) is a subway station in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is located in the ward of Chiyoda (Namboku Line platform) and Minato (Ginza Line platform).

G06 N06 Tameike-sannō Station 溜池山王駅
Exit5 in November 2018
Japanese name
Kyūjitai	溜池山王駅
Literal meaning	Reservoir and Sannō(Hie Shrine) Station
General information
Location	2-11-1 Nagatacho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	G Ginza Line N Namboku Line
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 for each line)
Tracks	4 (2 for each line)
Connections	M14 C07 Kokkai-gijidō-mae
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	G-06, N-06
Website	www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/station/tameike-sanno/index.html
History
Opened	30 September 1997; 27 years ago (1997-09-30)
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Akasaka-mitsuke G05 towards Shibuya Ginza Line Toranomon G07 towards Asakusa Roppongi-itchōme N05 towards Meguro Namboku Line Nagatacho N07 towards Akabane-iwabuchi
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Lines

Tameike-sannō Station is served by the following two Tokyo Metro subway lines.

• Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-06)
• Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (N-06)

The station is also connected by underground passageways to Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station, which is served by the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (with this transfer being an appreciable walking time) and Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, and it is possible to transfer between the two stations without crossing through the ticket gates.

Station layout

Exit 13 in 2014

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

1	G Ginza Line	for Akasaka-mitsuke and Shibuya
2		for Ginza, Ueno, and Asakusa
3	N Namboku Line	for Nagatachō, Komagome, and Akabane-iwabuchi SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-misono
4		for Shirokane-takanawa and Meguro MG Meguro Line for Hiyoshi SH Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama Station Sotetsu Main Line for Ebina via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line

• 
  Ginza Line platforms
• 
  Namboku Line platforms

History

The station opened on September 30, 1997, as the southern terminus of the Namboku Line. The Ginza Line platforms opened at the same time.

It is named after the nearby Tameike Crossing (which is itself named for a reservoir [tameike] which once covered the area) and the nearby Sanno Shrine (commonly known as the Hie Shrine). Both "Tameike" and "Sanno" are names of bus stops in the area. The station was originally to be named "Tameike Station" after the closer Tameike stop, but the Sanno name was added in order to satisfy Chiyoda Ward (as Tameike is associated with the Akasaka district of Minato Ward).

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, this station and Kokkai-gijidō-mae combined^[2] had an average of 150,922 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Kantei (official residence of the Prime Minister of Japan)
• Cabinet Office
• Sanno Park Tower
• Prudential Tower in Tokyo
• The Capitol Hotel Tokyu
• Hie Shrine
• Hibiya High School
• Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
• Komatsu Limited
• Embassy of the United States, Tokyo

See also

• Nagatachō, Tokyo
• Akasaka, Tokyo