is a Tokyo Metro

Tokyo Metro

is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...

 (subway) station located at the intersection of Omotesandō and Aoyama-dori in Minato, Tokyo

Minato, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. (Part of the Chiyoda Line platforms extends into Shibuya

Shibuya, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....

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History

The station was opened as the terminus of the Tokyo Rapid Railway from Toranomon as Aoyama-rokuchōme Station on November 18, 1938. It became a through station later that year when the section to Shibuya opened on December 20. When through services from the Tokyo Underground Railway (from Asakusa) began on September 16, 1939 the station became Jingumae Station. This makes it the only Tokyo Metro station to have been renamed twice. The Chiyoda line platforms opened on October 20, 1972, prompting a second name change to "Omotesandō" (since there was a Meiji-jingūmae station on the new line, closer to the actual shrine) and the Hanzōmon Line platforms opened on August 1, 1978.

Lines

• Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-04)
• Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
  Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
  The is a subway line located in Tokyo, Japan. It is part of the of Tokyo Metro network. The official name is . It is 14.3 km long and serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chūō, Chiyoda, and Taitō....
  
   (G-02)
• Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line
  Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
  The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro located in Tokyo, Japan.-Overview:The 16.8 km line serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō and Sumida. Hanzōmon Line trains run through onto the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line from Shibuya Station and the Tōbu Isesaki Line from...
  
   (Z-02)

Station layout

There are three levels at this station:

• B1: Ginza and Hanzōmon line platforms
• B2: Ticket hall / Ticket gates / main concourse
• B3: Chiyoda line platforms

All platforms are wheelchair accessible. There is same-direction cross-platform interchange

Cross-platform interchange

A cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines in a metro system. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named...

 between the Ginza and Hanzōmon lines, making this the most convenient transfer point on the Aoyama-dōri section of these lines. Passengers who wish to change to the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line, the JR lines

East Japan Railway Company

is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 or the Keiō Inokashira Line at Shibuya often change to the Ginza line here; those who want the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line or the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line change to the Hanzōmon Line.
Curiously, Ginza/Hanzōmon line passengers must exit the station by going down to the ticket gates; they cannot go directly up to the street.

Adjacent stations