is a subway station on the

Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line The is a subway line in Japan owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold" (), and ...

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, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator

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. It is numbered Y-17.

Lines

Sakuradamon Station is served by the

from in

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to in Tokyo, and is located from the line's starting point at Wakōshi. Through services operate to and from the

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and

Seibu Ikebukuro Line The is a railway line of the Japanese private railway operator Seibu Railway. It originates at Ikebukuro Station, a large railway junction in north-western Tokyo, extending to northwest suburbs as far as Tokorozawa, Saitama, and nominally ter ...

Station layout

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The station consists of an

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located on the second basement ("B2F") level, serving two tracks.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 30 October 1974.

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.

Surrounding area

* Imperial Palace *

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Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department The serves as the prefectural police department of Tokyo Metropolis. Founded in 1874, it is headed by a Superintendent-General, who is appointed by the National Public Safety Commission, and approved by the Prime Minister. The Tokyo Metro ...

- "Sakurada Gate" is also synonymous with the Police Agency. *

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* Kasumigaseki Station ( Subway TokyoMarunouchi

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Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line was named after the Hibiya area in Chiyoda's Yurakucho district, under which it passes. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color sil ...

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