Sakuradamon Station

Y17 Sakuradamon Station 桜田門駅
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
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	Y-17
History
Opened	30 October 1974; 50 years ago (30 October 1974)
Passengers
FY2013	13,566 daily
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Nagatachō Y16 towards Wakoshi Yūrakuchō Line Yūrakuchō Y18 towards Shin-kiba
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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

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

View of the platforms, with chest-high platform edge doors, June 2013

The station consists of an island platform located on the second basement ("B2F") level, serving two tracks.

Platforms

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

History

The station opened on 30 October 1974.^[1]

Passenger statistics

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
2010	13,348[3]
2011	13,062[4]
2012	13,517[5]
2013	13,566[2]

Surrounding area

• 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

1. 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.
2. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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

• Sakuradamon Station information (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)

35°40′38.47″N 139°45′6.39″E