Sakuradamon Station
Y17 Sakuradamon Station 桜田門駅 | |||||||||||
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 Entrance of Sakuradamon Station | |||||||||||
| Japanese name | |||||||||||
| Shinjitai | 桜田門駅 | ||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 櫻田門驛 | ||||||||||
| Hiragana | さくらだもんえき | ||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 2-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo （東京都千代田区霞が関2-1-1） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Y Yūrakuchō Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Y-17 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 October 1974 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2013 | 13,566 daily | ||||||||||
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Sakuradamon Station (桜田門駅, Sakuradamon-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is numbered Y-17. It is the closest train station to the Tokyo Imperial Palace, adjacent to the Sakurada gate.
Lines[edit]
Sakuradamon Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line from Wakōshi in Saitama Prefecture to Shin-Kiba in Tokyo, and is located 20.2 km (12.6 mi) from the line's starting point at Wakōshi.[1] Through services operate to and from the Tobu Tojo Line and Seibu Ikebukuro Line.
Station layout[edit]
The station consists of an island platform located on the second basement ("B2F") level, serving two tracks.
Platforms[edit]
| 1 | Y Yūrakuchō Line | for Yurakucho, Toyosu and Shin-Kiba |
| 2 | Y Yūrakuchō Line | for Ikebukuro, Kotake-mukaihara, and Wakoshi TJ Tobu Tojo Line for Shinrinkōen  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō
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History[edit]
The station opened on 30 October 1974.[1]
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2013, the station was the least used on the Yūrakuchō line and the 128th busiest on the Tokyo Metro network with an average of 13,566 passengers daily.[2]
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2010 | 13,348[3] |
| 2011 | 13,062[4] |
| 2012 | 13,517[5] |
| 2013 | 13,566[2] |
Surrounding area[edit]
- Imperial Palace
- Sakurada Gate
- Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department - "Sakurada Gate" is also synonymous with the Police Agency.
- National Diet Building
- Kasumigaseki Station (
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, 
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, 
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ a b 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗降人員ランキング 2010年度 [Station passenger figures (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗降人員ランキング 2011年度 [Station passenger figures (fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗降人員ランキング (2012年) [Station usage ranking (2012)] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
External links[edit]
- Sakuradamon Station information (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)