Chiyoda lime - otemachi stn ticket gates - Dec 23 2017

is a subway station in

Chiyoda, Tokyo is a special ward located in central Tokyo, Japan. It is known as Chiyoda City in English.Profile< ...

Tokyo Metro The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toe ...

and Toei Subway. It is served by five lines, more than any other station on the Tokyo underground network, and is thus the biggest subway station in Tokyo. It is Tokyo Metro's second busiest station after

Ikebukuro is a commercial and entertainment district in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro station, and several shops, restaurants, and enormous department stores are located within city limits. It is considered the second larges ...

. Otemachi is within walking distance (either at street level or via underground passages) of

Tokyo Station Tokyo Station ( ja, 東京駅, ) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is not far from the Ginza ...

Lines

Tokyo Metro Tozai Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Its name translates to "''East-West Line"''. The line runs between Nakano in Nakano-ku, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi in Funabashi, Chiba ...

* Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line * Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line *

Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).Toei Mita Line

Station layout

Tokyo Metro

File:TokyoMetro-otemachi-platform-marunouchi-line.jpg, Marunouchi Line platforms (October 2007) File:Otemachi Station-2.jpg, Tozai Line platform (March 2018) File:Chiyoda Line platform doors - Otemachi stn - May 24 2019.jpeg, Chiyoda Line platform (May 2019) File:OtemachiHanzomon.jpg, Hanzomon Line platform (October 2016)

Toei

File:Toei-subway-I09-Otemachi-station-platform-20191210-140105.jpg, Mita Line platform(December 2019)

History

The station opened on July 20, 1956 as a station on the Marunouchi Line. The Tōzai Line platforms opened on October 1, 1966 as a terminus of the line from Nakano, becoming through platforms on September 14, 1967. The Chiyoda Line platforms opened on December 20, 1969 as the terminus of the line from Kita-Senju; they became through platforms on March 20, 1971. The Mita Line platforms opened on June 30, 1972, and the Hanzōmon Line platforms on January 26, 1989. With the exception of the Mita Line, the station facilities of the remaining lines were inherited by

after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

References

External links

Otemachi Station information
(Tokyo Metro)

(Toei) {{DEFAULTSORT:Otemachi Station Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line Toei Mita Line Marunouchi Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1956 Buildings and structures in Chiyoda, Tokyo