Chikatetsu-akatsuka Station

Chikatetsu-akatsuka Station (地下鉄赤塚駅, Chikatetsu-akatsuka-eki) is a subway station in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.

Y03 F03 Chikatetsu-akatsuka Station 地下鉄赤塚駅
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
General information
Location	8-37-16 Kitamachi, Nerima City, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	Y Yūrakuchō Line F Fukutoshin Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	F-03, Y-03
History
Opened	24 June 1983; 42 years ago (1983-06-24)
Previous names	Eidan-Akatsuka (until 2004)
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Chikatetsu-narimasu Y02 F02 towards Wakoshi Yūrakuchō Line Heiwadai Y04 towards Shin-kiba Fukutoshin Line Commuter Express Local Heiwadai F04 towards Shibuya
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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

A Motomachi-Chukagai-bound train approaches the platform, 2013

1	Y Yūrakuchō Line	for Kotake-mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Yūrakuchō, and Shin-Kiba
	F Fukutoshin Line	for Kotake-mukaihara, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku-sanchōme, and Shibuya TY Tōyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai Sōtetsu Izumino Line for Shōnandai via SH Shin-yokohama Line
2	Y Yūrakuchō Line	for Wakōshi TJ Tobu Tojo Line for Shiki, Kawagoeshi, and Shinrinkōen
	F Fukutoshin Line	for Wakōshi TJ 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 Tokyo Metro (formerly known as "Eidan").^[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