Awajichō Station

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.

M19 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)	M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Distance	7.2 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	S07 Ogawamachi Station C12 Shin-ochanomizu Station
Other information
Station code	M-19
Website	www.tokyometro.jp/station/awajicho/index.html
History
Opened	20 March 1956 (1956-03-20)
Services
Preceding station   Tokyo Metro   Following station Ōtemachi M18 toward Ogikubo or Hōnanchō Marunouchi Line Ochanomizu M20 toward Ikebukuro
Location
Awajicho Station Location within Tokyo Show map of Tokyo Awajicho Station Awajicho Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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	M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line	for Tokyo, Shinjuku, and Ogikubo
2	M 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

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

• Akihabara
• Holy Resurrection Cathedral
• Kanda River

Schools

• Meiji University
• Nihon University
• Chiyoda Elementary School

Other stations

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. 214. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

• Tokyo Metro station information (in Japanese)