Ogawamachi Station (Tokyo)

Ogawamachi Station (小川町駅, Ogawamachi-eki) is a subway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The station opened on March 16, 1980.

S07
Ogawamachi Station

小川町駅
Entrance B7 to Ogawamachi Station and Shin-Ochanomizu Station in May 2016
Location1-6 Kanda-Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35.69505°N 139.76667°E / 35.69505; 139.76667
Operated by Toei
Line(s)S Toei Shinjuku Line
Distance6.5 km from Shinjuku
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeS-07
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 March 1980
Passengers
FY201164,205 daily
Services
Preceding station   Toei Subway   Following station
S06
toward Shinjuku
Shinjuku Line
Local
S08
toward Motoyawata
Location
Ogawamachi Station
Location within Tokyo
Ogawamachi Station
Ogawamachi Station (Japan)

Lines

Ogawamachi Station is served by the Toei Shinjuku Line, and is located 6.5 km from Shinjuku Station.[1] The station is numbered "S-07". It is connected to Awajichō Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line and Shin-Ochanomizu Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line via underground passages.

Layout

Ogawamachi Station has a single island platform on the 6th basement ("B6F") level, serving two tracks.

Platforms

3 S Toei Shinjuku Line for Jimbocho and Shinjuku
KO Keio Line for Sasazuka and Hashimoto
4 S Toei Shinjuku Line for Bakuro-yokoyama and Motoyawata

History

The station opened on 16 March 1980.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 64,205 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

The station is located underneath Tokyo Metropolitan Route 302 (Yasukuni-dōri) between Tokyo Metropolitan Routes 403 (Hongō-dōri) and 405 (Sotobori-dōri). The area is home to many mid-rise office buildings and scattered apartment buildings. Other points of interest include:

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Kanda Police Station
  • Chiyoda City Hall, Kanda Park branch office
  • Chiyoda Municipal Chiyoda Elementary School
  • Kanda-Awajichō & Kanda-Nishikimachi post offices
  • Tokyo Denki University
    • School of Engineering
    • School of Science and Technology for Future Life

See also

References

  1. 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. 218. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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