Awajichō Station

M19
Awajicho Station

淡路町駅
M19; Awajicho Station; 淡路町駅
	Entrance A4 providing access to Awajicho and Ogawamachi Stations
General information
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
Services
Location

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	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

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

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)

References

^ ^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.
^ "「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.

External links

Tokyo Metro station information (in Japanese)

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

[terada2013-1] 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.

[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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