Ogawamachi Station (Tokyo)

Ogawamachi Station (小川町駅, Ogawamachi-eki) is a subway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The station opened on March 16, 1980.

S07 Ogawamachi Station 小川町駅
Entrance B7 to Ogawamachi Station and Shin-Ochanomizu Station in May 2016
General information
Location	1-6 Kanda-Ogawamachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35.69505°N 139.76667°E / 35.69505; 139.76667
Operated by	Toei Subway
Line(s)	S Toei Shinjuku Line
Distance	6.5 km (4.0 mi) from Shinjuku
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	M19 Awajichō C12 Shin-Ochanomizu
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	S-07
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 March 1980; 44 years ago (16 March 1980)
Passengers
FY2011	64,205 daily
Services
Preceding station Toei Subway Following station Jimbocho S06 towards Shinjuku Shinjuku Line Local Iwamotocho S08 towards Motoyawata
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Lines

Ogawamachi Station is served by the Toei Shinjuku Line, and is located 6.5 km from Shinjuku Station.^[1] The station is numbered "S-07". It is connected to Awajichō Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line and Shin-Ochanomizu Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line via underground passages.

Layout

Ogawamachi Station has a single island platform on the forth basement ("B4F") level, serving two tracks. The platform numbers are continuous with the neighboring Awajichō Station and are numbered platforms 3 and 4.

Platforms

3	S Shinjuku Line	for Jimbocho and Shinjuku KO Keio Line for Sasazuka and Hashimoto
4	S Shinjuku Line	for Bakuro-yokoyama and Motoyawata

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  The platforms

History

The station opened on 16 March 1980.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 64,205 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

The station is located underneath Tokyo Metropolitan Route 302 (Yasukuni-dōri) between Tokyo Metropolitan Routes 403 (Hongō-dōri) and 405 (Sotobori-dōri). The area is home to many mid-rise office buildings and scattered apartment buildings. Other points of interest include:

• Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Kanda Police Station
• Chiyoda City Hall, Kanda Park branch office
• Chiyoda Municipal Chiyoda Elementary School
• Kanda-Awajichō & Kanda-Nishikimachi post offices
• Tokyo Denki University
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Science and Technology for Future Life

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan
• Ogawamachi Station (Saitama)

References

1. 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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)