Akasaka-mitsuke Station
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| name ={{TSSN|G|05|50}} {{TSSN|M|13|50}}
Akasaka-mitsuke Station
| native_name = 赤坂見附駅
| native_name_lang = ja
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| image = Akasakamitsuke-Sta-1and2.jpg
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| caption = Platforms 1 and 2 in June 2016
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| address = 3-1-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|35.676821|139.737119|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title, inline}}
| operator = {{ric|Tokyo Metro|name=y}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{TSLS|G}} {{lnl|Tokyo Metro|G}}
- {{TSLS|M}} {{lnl|Tokyo Metro|M}}
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| platforms = 2 island platforms (1 on each level)
cross-platform interchange
| tracks = 4 (2 on each level)
| connections =
| structure = Underground
| code = G-05, M-13
| website = {{Official website|http://www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/station/akasaka-mitsuke/index.html}}
| opened = {{start date and age|18 November 1938|df=y}}
| rebuilt =
| closed =
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| map_type =Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan
| map_dot_label = Akasaka-mitsuke Station
| services = {{Adjstn|system=Tokyo Metro
|line=Ginza|left=Aoyama-itchōme|note-left={{TSSN|G|04}}|right=Tameike-sannō|note-right={{TSSN|G|06}}
|line2=Marunouchi|left2=Yotsuya|note-left2={{TSSN|M|12}}|right2=Kokkai-gijidō-mae|note-right2={{TSSN|M|14}}}}
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{{Nihongo|Akasaka-mitsuke Station|赤坂見附駅|Akasaka-mitsuke-eki}} is a subway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.
Lines
Akasaka-mitsuke Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, providing same-platform transfers between the two lines in the same direction (for example eastbound to eastbound). Reversing directions between the lines is also fairly easy as the eastbound lines are stacked above the westbound lines. It is also connected by underground passageways to {{STN|Nagatacho|x}}, which is served by the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, and it is possible to transfer between the two stations without passing through the ticket gates.
Station layout
The station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The Ginza Line and Marunouchi Line share platforms at this station.
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{{Jpf|pfn=2|name={{lnl|Tokyo Metro|M}}|m|symbol={{TSLS|M}}|dir=for {{STN|Yotsuya|x}}, {{STN|Shinjuku|x}}, and {{STN|Ogikubo|x}}}}
{{Jpf|pfn=3|name=Ginza Line|m|symbol={{TSLS|G}}|dir= for {{STN|Toranomon|x}}, {{STN|Ginza|x}}, {{STN|Nihombashi|x}}, {{STN|Ueno|x}}, and {{STN|Asakusa|x}}}}
{{Jpf|pfn=4|first=3|name=Marunouchi Line|m|symbol={{TSLS|M}}|dir=for Kasumigaseki, Ginza, {{STN|Ōtemachi|x|Tokyo}}, and {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}}}
File:Akasakamitsuke-Sta-A.JPG|A station entrance in 2010
File:Akasaka-Mitsuke-Sta-Akasaka-Mitsuke-District-Gate.JPG|Ticket barriers in 2016
File:Rail Tracks map Tokyo Metro Akasaka-mitsuke Station.svg|Track diagram of the station
History
The Ginza Line station opened on 18 November 1938. The Marunouchi Line station opened on 15 March 1959.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 212| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.{{Cite web |date=2006-07-08 |title=「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ |trans-title=From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro" |url=https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516041232/http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html |archive-date=16 May 2012 |access-date=29 May 2022 |website=Tokyo Metro Online}}
In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Akasaka Mitsuke → Tameike-Sannō was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.{{Cite web |date=2017-05-04 |title=Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo |url=https://resources.realestate.co.jp/living/most-crowded-train-lines-in-tokyo-rush-hour-2017/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Blog |language=en-US}}
Surrounding area
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Akasaka-mitsuke Station}}
- {{Official website|http://www.tokyometro.jp/station/akasaka-mitsuke/index.html}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Tokyo Metro Ginza Line}}
{{Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line}}
{{Minato, Tokyo}}
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Category:Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
Category:Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line