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:...

 station in Chiyoda

Chiyoda, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...

, Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, 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...

, located adjacent to the National Diet Building

National Diet Building

The is the place where both houses of the Diet of Japan meet. It is located at 1-chome, Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo.Sessions of the House of Representatives take place in the left wing and sessions of the House of Councillors in the right wing....

.

The Chiyoda Line platforms are 37.9 m underground, making this station the deepest in the Tokyo Metro network (although a number of stations on the Toei Oedo Line

Toei Oedo Line

The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation . It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12...

 are farther underground). An urban legend

Urban legend

An urban legend, urban myth, urban tale, or contemporary legend, is a form of modern folklore consisting of stories that may or may not have been believed by their tellers to be true...

 in Tokyo proposes that this is because the government intended for the station to be used as a shelter for government workers in the event of a nuclear attack.

History

• March 15, 1959 The station opened, and services on the Marunouchi Line commenced.
• October 20, 1972 Services on the Chiyoda Line commenced.
• September 30, 1997 Services on the Namboku Line commenced. It also became possible to transfer to the Ginza and Namboku lines via a passageway to the newly-opened Tameike Sannō Station.

Lines

• Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line  (M-14)
• Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line  (C-07)

The station is also connected by underground passageways to Tameike-Sanno Station

Tameike-Sanno Station

is a subway station in the Tokyo Metro network. It is located in the wards of Chiyoda and Minato .-History:The station opened on September 30, 1997 as the southern terminus of the Namboku Line...

, which is served by the 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....

 and Tokyo Metro Namboku Line

Tokyo Metro Namboku Line

The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. Its name literally means South-North Line. The line runs between Meguro in Shinagawa and Akabane-Iwabuchi in Kita...

, and it is possible to transfer between the two stations without crossing through the ticket gates.

Station layout

The platforms for Marunouchi Line are 2-ways, 2-side platforms.

The platform for Chiyoda Line is an island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

 (2-ways).

Adjacent stations

Surroundings

• The official residence of the Prime Minister of Japan
  Kantei
  The is the principal workplace of the Prime Minister of Japan.- About :Located at 2-3-1 Nagata-chō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8968, it is diagonally adjacent to the National Diet Building. The new residence went into service in April 2002 and replaced the former residence, built in 1929. The former...
  
  
• Cabinet Office
  Cabinet Office (Japan)
  is an agency in the Cabinet of Japan. It is responsible for handling the day to day affairs of the cabinet. The Cabinet Office is formally headed by the Prime Minister. There are usually three Vice Ministers and three Parliamentary Secretaries in the Cabinet Office.-Organization:-External...