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is a subway station in
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, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator
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Lines

Akasaka-mitsuke Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, providing same-platform transfers between the two lines in the same direction (for example eastbound to eastbound). Reversing directions between the lines is also fairly easy as the eastbound lines are stacked above the westbound lines. It is also connected by underground passageways to , which is served by the
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, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, and it is possible to transfer between the two stations without passing through the ticket gates.


Station layout

The station has two
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s serving four tracks. The Ginza Line and Marunouchi Line share platforms at this station. File:Akasakamitsuke-Sta-A.JPG, A station entrance in 2010 File:Akasaka-Mitsuke-Sta-Akasaka-Mitsuke-District-Gate.JPG, Ticket barriers in 2016 File:Rail Tracks map Tokyo Metro Akasaka-mitsuke Station.svg, Track diagram of the station


History

The Ginza Line station opened on 18 November 1938. The Marunouchi Line station opened on 15 March 1959. The station facilities were inherited by
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after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.


Surrounding area

* Akasaka and Nagatacho area *
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See also

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Akasaka-Mitsuke Station Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Stations of Tokyo Metro Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1938