Awajichō Station

Awajicho Station 淡路町駅
Entrance A4 providing access to Awajicho and Ogawamachi Stations
Location	1-2 Kanda-awajicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0063 Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Distance	7.2 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Ogawamachi Station ( Toei Shinjuku Line) Shin-Ochanomizu Station ( Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
Other information
Station code	M-19
Website	www.tokyometro.jp/station/awajicho/index.html
History
Opened	20 March 1956 (1956-03-20)
Location
Awajicho Station Location within Japan

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 Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, and is 7.2 km 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 Toei Shinjuku Line and Shin-Ochanomizu Station on the Tokyo Metro 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	■ Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line	for Tokyo, Shinjuku, and Ogikubo
2	■ Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line	for Ochanomizu and Ikebukuro

The west side ticket barriers next to the ticket barriers to Ogawamachi Station in May 2007
The Sudacho ticket barriers in May 2016
The platforms in May 2016

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-19)
Ōtemachi (M-18)		-	Ochanomizu (M-20)

History

The station opened on 20 March 1956.^[1]

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

Meiji University
Nihon University
Chiyoda Elementary School

Other stations

Ogawamachi Station ( Toei Shinjuku Line)
Shin-Ochanomizu Station ( Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
Kanda Station
Manseibashi Station (closed)

References

1 2 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.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Awajichō Station.

Tokyo Metro station information (Japanese)

Stations of the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line

Hōnanchō Branch Line

Coordinates: 35°41′42″N 139°46′03″E / 35.69492°N 139.76746°E / 35.69492; 139.76746

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