Gaiemmae Station
Metro station in Tokyo, Japan
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Gaiemmae Station (外苑前駅, Gaienmae-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.
 Gaiemmae Station 外苑前駅 | |||||||||||
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 Exit3 in October 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-7-16 Kita-Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.67065°N 139.718145°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||
| Line |  Ginza Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | G-03 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 18 November 1938 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Aoyama-yonchōme (until 1939) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 78,309 daily[1] | ||||||||||
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Lines served
Station layout
The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.
Platforms
| 1 | Ginza Line |
for Shibuya |
| 2 | Ginza Line |
for Akasaka-mitsuke, Ginza, Ueno, and Asakusa |
Concourse
Platforms
History
Exit of Aoyama-yonchōme Station circa 1938.
The platform
The station opened as Tokyo Rapid Railway Aoyama-yonchōme Station on November 18, 1938, and was renamed Gaiemmae in 1939.
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[2]
Surrounding area
- Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
- Itochu
- Avex
- Oracle Corporation Japan
- Aoyama Cemetery
- Paul Stuart flagship store
- Meiji Shrine Outer Gardens (明治神宮外苑 (Meiji Jingu Gaien))
- Meiji Jingu Stadium (baseball stadium)
- Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
- National Olympic Stadium
