Akebonobashi Station
Akebonobashi Station (曙橋駅, Akebonobashi-eki) is a subway station on the Toei Shinjuku Line in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Toei Subway. Its station number is S-03.
S03 Akebonobashi Station 曙橋駅 | |||||||||||
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 Entrance to Akebonobashi Station, March 2008 | |||||||||||
| Location | 7-1 Sumiyoshi-chō, Shinjuku, Tokyo （東京都新宿区住吉町7-1） Japan | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | S Toei Shinjuku Line | ||||||||||
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| Station code | S-03 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1980 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers ([1]) | 36,738 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
Akebonobashi Station is served by the Toei Shinjuku Line.
Platforms
Akebonobashi Station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 is for trains for Shinjuku, Sasazuka and Hashimoto and Platform 2 for trains for Bakuro-yokoyama and Moto-yawata.
| 1 | S Toei Shinjuku Line | for Shinjuku KO Keiō Line for Hatsudai, Hatagaya, Meidaimae, Chōfu, and Hashimoto |
| 2 | S Toei Shinjuku Line | for Motoyawata |
Ticket gates, March 2018
Platforms, December 2019
History
The station opened on March 16, 1980.
Surrounding area
The station lies beneath Akebonobashi, a bridge at the intersection of Tokyo Metropolitan Route 319 (Gaien-Higashi-dōri) and Metropolitan Route 302 (Yasukuni-dōri). The former headquarters of Fuji Television were located nearby, but have since been redeveloped into a high-rise apartment complex named Kawadacho Confo Garden. Other points of interest include:
- Ministry of Defense
- Chuo University, Ichigaya Campus
- Tokyo Women's Medical University and Hospital
- Akebonobashi-dōri shopping street (The former name was Fuji Television street)
- Yotsuya-sanchōme Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line) (8 minutes walk south)
- Ushigome-Yanagichō Station (Toei Ōedo Line) (10 minutes walk north)
Connecting bus services
Stop: Akebonobashi
- Shiro 61 for Shinjuku Station (west exit), Nerima Garage
Stop: Arakichō
- Sō 81 for Sōdai-seimon (Waseda University), Shibuya Station (east exit)
Stop: Kappazaka-shita
- Taka 71 for Kudanshita Station, Takadanobaba Station (via Ōkubo-dōri)
- Shuku 75 for Shinjuku Station (west exit), Miyakezaka (via Tokyo Women's Medical University)
References
- "Akebonobashi Station information" (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
