Akasaka Station (Tokyo)

Akasaka Station 赤坂駅
Akasaka Station entrance, May 2010
Location	5-4-5 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo （東京都港区赤坂5-4-5） Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	C-06
History
Opened	1972

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.

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	○ Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line	for Omotesandō, Yoyogi-Uehara Odakyu Tama Line for Karakida
2	○ Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line	for Ōtemachi, Ayase Joban Line for Abiko and Toride

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-06)
Nogizaka (C-05)		-	Kokkai-Gijidōmae (C-07)

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.

• Akasaka Sacas
  • TBS Broadcasting Center (the headquarters of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc., Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc., TBS Radio & Communications, Inc., etc.)
  • Akasaka Biz Tower
  • Akasaka Blitz
  • Akasaka Act Theatre

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.

External links

• Akasaka Station information (Tokyo Metro) (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°40′21″N 139°44′12″E / 35.672363°N 139.736534°E