Iwamotocho_Station
Iwamotocho Station (岩本町駅, Iwamotochō-eki) is a subway station on the Toei Shinjuku Line in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). Its station number is S-08. The station opened on December 21, 1978.
S08 Iwamotocho Station 岩本町駅 | |||||||||||
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 Entrance A3 in September 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Kanda-Iwamoto-chō, Chiyoda City, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.695545°N 139.775855°E / 35.695545; 139.775855 | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Toei Subway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | S Shinjuku Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) from Shinjuku | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | S-08 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 December 1978; 45 years ago (21 December 1978) | ||||||||||
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| FY2011 | 40,324 daily | ||||||||||
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Iwamotocho Station is served by the Toei Shinjuku Line, and lies 7.3 km from the starting point of the line at Shinjuku.[1]Express Trains skip this station, which affects Commuters going to Akihabara Station.
Iwamotocho Station consists of two island platforms serving three tracks.
| 1 | S Shinjuku Line | for Shinjuku KO Keio Line for Sasazuka and Hashimoto |
| 2 | S Shinjuku Line | for Shinjuku KO Keio Line for Sasazuka, and Hashimoto (used for waiting for passing expresses or terminating trains) |
| 3 | S Shinjuku Line | for Bakuro-yokoyama and Motoyawata (used for waiting for passing expresses or terminating trains) |
| 4 | S Shinjuku Line | for Bakuro-yokoyama and Motoyawata |
- Entrance A1 in September 2019
- Entrance A2 in September 2019
- Platforms 1 and 2 in May 2020
- Platforms 3 and 4 in May 2020
Iwamotocho Station opened on 21 December 1978.[1]
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 40,324 passengers daily.[1]
The station is located 200 meters southeast of Akihabara near the Kanda River, underneath the intersection of National Route 4 (Shōwa-dōri) and Tokyo Metropolitan Route 302 (Yasukuni-dōri). The Shuto Expressway's No. 1 Ueno Line runs overhead. The area is mostly commercial, with some apartment buildings scattered throughout. Other points of interest include:
- Yamazaki Baking head office
- Higashi-Kanda textile wholesale district
Stop: Iwamotochō-Ekimae
- Aki 26 for Kasai Station
- Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 218. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
