Iwamotocho Station

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ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundOther informationStation codeS-08WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened21 December 1978; 45 years ago (21 December 1978)PassengersFY201140,324 daily Services
Preceding station Toei Subway Following station
Ogawamachi
S07
towards Shinjuku
 Shinjuku Line
Local
 Bakuro-yokoyama
S09
towards Motoyawata
Location
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Iwamotocho Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
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Iwamotocho Station is located in Tokyo
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Iwamotocho Station is located in Japan
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Iwamotocho Station (岩本町駅, Iwamotochō-eki) is a subway station on the Toei Shinjuku Line in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). Its station number is S-08. The station opened on December 21, 1978.

Lines

Iwamotocho Station is served by the Toei Shinjuku Line, and lies 7.3 km from the starting point of the line at Shinjuku.[1]Express Trains skip this station, which affects Commuters going to Akihabara Station.

Platforms

Iwamotocho Station consists of two island platforms serving three tracks.

1 S Shinjuku Line for Shinjuku
KO Keio Line for Sasazuka and Hashimoto
2 S Shinjuku Line for Shinjuku
KO Keio Line for Sasazuka, and Hashimoto
(used for waiting for passing expresses or terminating trains)
3 S Shinjuku Line for Bakuro-yokoyama and Motoyawata
(used for waiting for passing expresses or terminating trains)
4 S Shinjuku Line for Bakuro-yokoyama and Motoyawata
  • Entrance A1 in September 2019
    Entrance A1 in September 2019
  • Entrance A2 in September 2019
    Entrance A2 in September 2019
  • Platforms 1 and 2 in May 2020
    Platforms 1 and 2 in May 2020
  • Platforms 3 and 4 in May 2020
    Platforms 3 and 4 in May 2020

History

Iwamotocho Station opened on 21 December 1978.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 40,324 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

The station is located 200 meters southeast of Akihabara near the Kanda River, underneath the intersection of National Route 4 (Shōwa-dōri) and Tokyo Metropolitan Route 302 (Yasukuni-dōri). The Shuto Expressway's No. 1 Ueno Line runs overhead. The area is mostly commercial, with some apartment buildings scattered throughout. Other points of interest include:

Bus services

Stop: Iwamotochō-Ekimae

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 218. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

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