Yurakucho Station
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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...

 located in Chiyoda, Tokyo
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...

, Japan
Japan
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History

The elevated JR station opened on June 25, 1910. The metro station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

 opened on October 30, 1974.

Lines

Yūrakuchō is served by the following lines:
  • 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:...

    • Yūrakuchō Line
      Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
      The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold" , and its stations are given numbers using the letter Y.The proper name as...

  • East Japan Railway Company
    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....

     (JR East)
    • Keihin-Tōhoku Line
      Keihin-Tohoku Line
      The , is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company network. The line's name is derived from the characters for , and the...

    • Yamanote Line
      Yamanote Line
      The is commuter rail loop line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company . It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres, including the Yūrakuchō/Ginza area, Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro, with all but two of its...



Keihin-Tōhoku Line trains do not stop during the off-peak periods.

On the Tokyo subway maps, Hibiya Station
Hibiya Station
is an underground railway station in the Hibiya district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro and Toei.-Lines:* Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line * Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line * Toei Mita Line...

is marked as an interchange and is linked to Yūrakuchō by underground passages.

Adjacent stations

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