Chikatetsu-Akatsuka Station

Chikatetsu-Akatsuka Station 地下鉄赤塚駅
No. 3 entrance, June 2008
Location
Prefecture	Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward	Nerima
Neighborhood etc.	8-37-16 Kitamachi
Postal Code	179-0081
(in Japanese)	東京都練馬区北町8-37-16
History
Year opened	1983
Former name	Eidan-Akatsuka Station
Present name since	2004
Rail services
Station number(s)	F-03, Y-03
Operator(s)	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	Yūrakuchō Line Fukutoshin Line

Chikatetsu-Akatsuka Station (地下鉄赤塚駅, Chikatetsu-Akatsuka-eki^?) is a subway station in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.

Lines

Chikatetsu-Akatsuka Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (station Y-03) and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (station F-03), and is located 3.6 km from the terminus of the two lines at Wakōshi.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	■Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line	for Kotake-mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Yūrakuchō, and Shin-Kiba
	■Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line	for Kotake-mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku-sanchōme, and Shibuya
2	■Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line	for Wakōshi, Shiki, Kawagoeshi, and Shinrinkōen
	■Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line	for Wakōshi, Shiki, Kawagoeshi, and Shinrinkōen

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line
Chikatetsu-Narimasu		Local	Heiwadai
Semi-Express: no stop
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
Chikatetsu-Narimasu		Local	Heiwadai
Chikatetsu-Narimasu		Commuter Express	Heiwadai
Express: no stop

History

The station opened on 24 June 1983 as Eidan-Akatsuka Station.^[1] It was renamed Chikatetsu-Akatsuka on 1 April 2004, coinciding with the privatization of Tokyo Metro (formerly known as "Eidan").

Surrounding area

• Shimo-Akatsuka Station (on the Tōbu Tōjō Line)
• Jōrenji Temple
• Hikarigaoka Park

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 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. 

External links

Media related to Chikatetsu-akatsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tokyo Metro station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°46′12″N 139°38′39″E / 35.769945°N 139.644052°E / 35.769945; 139.644052