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.
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 | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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| FY2013 | 13,566 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editSakuradamon 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
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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
editThe station opened on 30 October 1974.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn 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
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- Sakuradamon Station information (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)