Awajicho Station (淡路町駅, Awajichō-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

Lines

Awajicho Station is served by the Marunouchi Line, and is 7.2 km (4.5 mi) from northern terminus of the line at Ikebukuro.[1] The station is numbered "M-19".

The station offers underground passenger connections to Ogawamachi Station on the Shinjuku Line and Shin-Ochanomizu Station on the Chiyoda Line.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms located on the basement ("B1F") level, serving two tracks. Platform 1 is accessed via entrances A1 to A3, while platform 2 is accessed via entrances A4 to A5. Passenger access between the two platforms is also provided via an underpass at the south end.

Platforms

1 M Marunouchi Line for Tokyo, Shinjuku, and Ogikubo
2 M Marunouchi Line for Ochanomizu and Ikebukuro

History

Awajicho Station opened on 20 March 1956.[1]

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 55,155 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

The nearby Holy Resurrection Cathedral

Schools

Other stations

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 214. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  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. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

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