Bakuro-yokoyama Station
S09 · Shinjuku Line · Chuo
Bakuro-yokoyama Station (馬喰横山)
The name is a compound of two neighborhoods the station stands between, Nihonbashi-Bakurocho and Nihonbashi-Yokoyamacho, and the station itself is the middle link in a chain of three. When Toei opened it on 21 December 1978 as S09, transfer arrangements with Higashi-nihombashi on the Asakusa Line and Bakurocho on the JR Sobu Rapid Line began the same day, all three connected by underground passages.
Inside, it is a pair of side platforms with a row of central pillars between the tracks, on the second basement level, with ticket gates both one floor above and two floors below – the deeper set leads toward the JR station. Shinjuku Line express trains have stopped here since 24 December 1997, which matters more than the station’s modest surroundings suggest: the 2024 Toei survey counted 112,233 entries and exits a day, putting it third on the line behind Shinjuku and Jimbocho.
Finding Bakuro-yokoyama on the signs
Every line gives the station its own letter-and-number code. You never have to read the Japanese name to find the right platform.
Station numbers at Bakuro-yokoyama
Tokyo signposts every platform, exit and train door with a letter and a two-digit number. Matching the number is faster than reading the name — and it is what you will see on the map, in announcements and on the platform edge.
First and last trains at Bakuro-yokoyama
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| SShinjukuS09 towards Motoyawata | 05:15 – 00:15 to Ojima | 05:15 – 00:15 to Ojima |
| SShinjukuS09 towards Shinjuku | 05:10 – 00:13 | 05:10 – 00:13 |
Departure times come from the operators’ own GTFS timetables (ODPT GTFS Toei-Train-GTFS (version 20261009, valid 2026-03-14..2027-03-12) + TokyoMetro-Train-GTFS (version 20261008, valid 2026-09-19..2027-03-12)). Japan publishes two subway timetables: 平日 weekdays and 土休日 Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. There is no separate Sunday timetable, and the December 30 – January 3 period runs the holiday timetable.
How often do trains run?
| Line | Weekdays, busiest hour | Sat / Sun / holidays, busiest hour |
|---|---|---|
| SShinjuku | 16 trains/hour (about one every 3.8 min) | 12 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Bakuro-yokoyama
Scheduled running time between Bakuro-yokoyama and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| SShinjuku | S10Hamacho | 1 min |
| SShinjuku | S08Iwamotocho | 1 min |
Transfers and connections
- Walking transfer: Higashi-nihombashi (Asakusa Line), an official transfer between two separately named stations, about 3 minutes on foot — our estimate from the distance, not an operator figure.
- JR: Sobu Rapid Line (JR East). These are separate railways with their own fares.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SShinjuku | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
- Shinjuku Line: Toei: step-free “1-route” secured; 3 elevator(s) on this line. Elevator exit(s): A4. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Toei: every station has elevators and a street-gate-platform “1-route” is secured.
What is near Bakuro-yokoyama Station?
The wholesale blocks of Nihonbashi-Yokoyamacho surround the exits, and the station sits where Edo-dori, Yasukuni-dori and Kiyosubashi-dori meet. Named places within walking distance are few: the hostel CITAN is about 150 m from the gates, Hitotsubashi High School roughly 360 m, Hisamatsu Elementary School around 370 m and Nihonbashi Junior High School about 380 m, with the Koden-macho post office in the same direction. Most people arriving here are changing trains rather than coming up to the street.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Hitotsubashi High School 東京都立一橋高等学校 | 360 m | about 6 min |
| Hisamatsu Elementary School 中央区立 久松小学校 | 370 m | about 6 min |
| Nihonbashi Junior High School 中央区立 日本橋中学校 | 380 m | about 6 min |
| 小伝馬町郵便局 | 350 m | about 6 min |
| CITAN | 150 m | about 3 min |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The walking time is an estimate (straight line plus 30 %, 80 m a minute), not a measured route. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.