Chikatetsu-akatsuka Station
Metro station in Tokyo, Japan
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Chikatetsu-akatsuka Station (地下鉄赤塚駅, Chikatetsu-akatsuka-eki) is a subway station in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.
  Chikatetsu-akatsuka Station 地下鉄赤塚駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 No. 3 entrance, June 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Japanese name | |||||||||||||||
| Shinjitai | 地下鉄赤塚駅 | ||||||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 地下銕赤塚驛 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | ちかてつあかつかえき | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | 8-37-16 Kitamachi, Nerima City, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Operator |  Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | F-03, Y-03 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 June 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Former names | Eidan-Akatsuka (until 2004) | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
Chikatetsu-Akatsuka Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (station Y-03) and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (station F-03), and is located 3.6 km from the terminus of the two lines at Wakōshi.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with waist-height platform edge doors.[2]
Platforms
| 1 |  Yūrakuchō Line |
for Kotake-mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Yūrakuchō, and Shin-Kiba |
 Fukutoshin Line |
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| 2 | Yūrakuchō Line |
for Wakōshi Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoeshi, and Shinrinkōen
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| Fukutoshin Line |
for Wakōshi Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoeshi, and Shinrinkōen |
History
The station opened on 24 June 1983 as Eidan-Akatsuka Station.[1] It was renamed Chikatetsu-Akatsuka on 1 April 2004, coinciding with the privatization of Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA).[3]
Waist-height platform edge doors were installed in September 2010.[2]
Surrounding area
- Shimo-Akatsuka Station (on the Tōbu Tōjō Line)
- Jōrenji Temple
- Hikarigaoka Park
