Akasaka Station (Tokyo)

Akasaka Station (赤坂駅, Akasaka-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in the Akasaka district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.

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Akasaka Station

赤坂駅
Akasaka Station entrance, January 2019
General information
Location5-4-5 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo
(東京都港区赤坂5-4-5)
Japan
Coordinates35°40′21″N 139°44′12″E / 35.672363°N 139.736534°E / 35.672363; 139.736534
Operated byThe logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro
Line(s)C Chiyoda Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeC-06
History
Opened20 October 1972; 52 years ago (20 October 1972)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro Following station
Nogizaka
C05
Chiyoda Line Kokkai-gijidō-mae
C07
towards Kita-Ayase
Location
Akasaka Station (Tokyo) is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Akasaka Station (Tokyo)
Akasaka Station (Tokyo)
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Akasaka Station (Tokyo) is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Akasaka Station (Tokyo)
Akasaka Station (Tokyo)
Akasaka Station (Tokyo) (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Akasaka Station (Tokyo) is located in Tokyo
Akasaka Station (Tokyo)
Akasaka Station (Tokyo)
Akasaka Station (Tokyo) (Tokyo)
Akasaka Station (Tokyo) is located in Japan
Akasaka Station (Tokyo)
Akasaka Station (Tokyo)
Akasaka Station (Tokyo) (Japan)

Lines

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Akasaka Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, and is numbered C-06.

Station layout

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The platform in March 2022

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

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1 C Chiyoda Line for Omote-sando and Yoyogi-uehara
  Odakyu Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi and Isehara
2 C Chiyoda Line for Otemachi, Kita-senju, Ayase, and Kita-ayase
JL Joban Line (Local) for Abiko and Toride

History

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The station opened on 20 October 1972.[1]

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[2]

Surrounding area

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The station is located adjacent to the headquarters of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. Automated platform and on-board announcements identify the station as Akasaka, Akasaka, TBS-mae.

References

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  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online (in Japanese). 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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