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.

C06
Akasaka Station

赤坂駅
Akasaka Station entrance, May 2010
Location5-4-5 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo
(東京都港区赤坂5-4-5)
Japan
Operated byTokyo Metro
Line(s)C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeC-06
History
Opened1972
Services
Preceding station   Tokyo Metro   Following station
C05
Chiyoda Line
C07
toward Kita-Ayase

Lines

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

Station layout

View of platform 1, August 2007

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

Platforms

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

History

The station opened on 20 October 1972.[1]

Surrounding area

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

  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.

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