Takebashi Station

Metro station in Tokyo, Japan

Preceding station	Tokyo Metro			Following station
Kudanshita T07 towards Nakano		Tozai Line Rapid Commuter Rapid Local		Ōtemachi T09 towards Nishi-Funabashi

Location
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Takebashi Station (竹橋駅, Takebashi-eki) is a station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Its station designation is T-08. It is located directly underneath the headquarters of the Mainichi Shimbun in the Palaceside Building and is directly adjacent to the northern edge of the Imperial Palace grounds. The station is also convenient to such attractions as the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (3 minute walk),^[1] and the Japan Science Foundation's Science Museum (7 minute walk).^[2]

Lines

Tokyo Metro Tozai Line

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.

Platform

1	T Tozai Line	for Ōtemachi, Tōyōchō, and Nishi-Funabashi JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Tsudanuma TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai
2	T Tozai Line	for Takadanobaba and Nakano JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Mitaka

History

Takebashi Station opened on 16 March 1966.

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[3]

References

^ "The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Map+Information." The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Retrieved on April 15, 2011.
^ "Science Museum Map." Science Museum. Retrieved on April 15, 2011.
^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 2006-07-08. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.