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C06
Akasaka Station

赤坂駅
C06; Akasaka Station; 赤坂駅
	Akasaka Station entrance, January 2019
General information
Location	5-4-5 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo; （東京都港区赤坂5-4-5）; Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	C Chiyoda Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop;
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	C-06
History
Opened	20 October 1972; 51 years ago
Services
Location
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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 edit

Akasaka Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, and is numbered C-06.

Station layout edit

The platform in March 2022

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms edit

1	C Chiyoda Line	for Omote-sando and Yoyogi-uehara Odakyu Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi and Isehara
2	C Chiyoda Line	for Otemachi, Kita-senju, Ayase, and Kita-ayase JL Joban Line (Local) for Abiko and Toride

History edit

The station opened on 20 October 1972.^[1]

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[2]

Surrounding area edit

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 TBS Holdings, Inc., TBS Television, Inc., TBS Radio, Inc., etc.)
- Akasaka Biz Tower
- Akasaka Blitz
- Akasaka Act Theatre

References edit

^ 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.
^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online (in Japanese). 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.