is a subway station on the

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, Japan, operated by

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. Its station number is S-03.

Lines

Akebonobashi Station is served by the

Platforms

Akebonobashi Station consists of two

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. Platform 1 is for trains for , and and Platform 2 for trains for and . File:Akebonobashi Station-1.jpg, Ticket gates, March 2018 File:Toei-subway-S03-Akebonobashi-station-platform-20191201-160122.jpg, Platforms, December 2019

History

The station opened on March 16, 1980.

Surrounding area

The station lies beneath Akebonobashi, a bridge at the intersection of Tokyo Metropolitan Route 319 (Gaien-Higashi-dōri) and Metropolitan Route 302 (Yasukuni-dōri). The former headquarters of Fuji Television were located nearby, but have since been redeveloped into a high-rise apartment complex named Kawadacho Confo Garden. Other points of interest include: *

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, Ichigaya Campus * Tokyo Women's Medical University and Hospital * Akebonobashi-dōri shopping street (The former name was

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street) *

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) (8 minutes walk south) *

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) (10 minutes walk north)

Connecting bus services

Stop: Akebonobashi * Shiro 61 for Shinjuku Station (west exit), Nerima Garage Stop: Arakichō * Sō 81 for Sōdai-seimon (

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(east exit) Stop: Kappazaka-shita * Taka 71 for

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(via Ōkubo-dōri) * Shuku 75 for Shinjuku Station (west exit), Miyakezaka (via Tokyo Women's Medical University)

References

External links

Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation: Akebonobashi Station
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