is the name of two subway stations in

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, Japan, one operated by

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and the other by

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Lines

This station is served by the

Tokyo Metro Namboku Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Meguro in Shinagawa and Akabane-Iwabuchi in Kita. The Namboku Line was referred to as Line 7 during the planning stages, thus the seldom-used off ...

and

Toei Ōedo Line The is a rapid transit railway line of the municipal Toei Subway network in Tokyo, Japan. It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. The line is comple ...

. The station is numbered N-04 for the Namboku Line and E-22 for the Ōedo Line.

Station layout

Tokyo Metro

The Namboku Line station consists of an

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serving two tracks. The ticket gates are on the first basement floor, and the platforms are on the third basement floor. File:Azabujuban-Sta-Gate.JPG, Ticket gates, 2008 File:AzabujubanNanboku.jpg, Namboku Line platforms, September 2016

Toei

The Toei Ōedo Line station also consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The ticket gates are on the fourth basement floor, and the platforms are on the sixth basement floor. File:Oedo Line Azabu-juban Station concourse.jpg, Ticket gates, 2014 File:Toei-subway-E22-Azabu-juban-station-platform-20190909-203039.jpg, Platform, 2019

History

The Namboku Line station opened on 26 September 2000, and the Ōedo Line platforms opened on 12 December of the same year. The station facilities of the Namboku Line were inherited by

after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

Surrounding area

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References

External links

Tokyo Metro Azabu-juban Station information

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