Ōtemachi Station (Tokyo)


Ōtemachi Station

大手町駅
Ōtemachi Station Entrance
General information
LocationChiyoda, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Lines
Platforms2 side platforms (Marunouchi Line)
4 island platforms (Chiyoda/Mita/Tozai/Hanzomon lines)
Tracks10
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code
  • C-11 (Chiyoda Line)
  • I-09 (Mita Line)
  • M-18 (Marunouchi Line)
  • T-09 (Tozai Line)
  • Z-08 (Hanzomon Line)
History
Opened20 July 1956 (20 July 1956)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro Following station
Takebashi
towards Nakano
Tōzai Line
Rapid
Commuter Rapid
Local
Nihombashi
Tokyo
towards Ogikubo or Hōnanchō
Marunouchi Line Awajichō
towards Ikebukuro
Jimbōchō
towards Shibuya
Hanzōmon Line Mitsukoshimae
towards Oshiage
Kasumigaseki
towards Hakone-Yumoto, Gotemba or Katase-Enoshima
Romancecar Kita-Senju
Terminus
Nijubashimae
Chiyoda Line Shin-ochanomizu
towards Kita-Ayase
Preceding station Toei Subway Following station
Hibiya
towards Meguro
Mita Line Jimbōchō
towards Nishi-takashimadaira
Location
Ōtemachi Station is located in Tokyo Yamanote Loop
Ōtemachi Station
Ōtemachi Station
Location within Tokyo Yamanote Loop
Ōtemachi Station is located in Tokyo wards area
Ōtemachi Station
Ōtemachi Station
Ōtemachi Station (Tokyo wards area)
Ōtemachi Station is located in Japan
Ōtemachi Station
Ōtemachi Station
Ōtemachi Station (Japan)
Ticket gates (June 2022)
Exit D2

Ōtemachi Station (大手町駅, Ōtemachi-eki) is a major subway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by Tokyo Metro 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.[1] It is Tokyo Metro's second busiest station, after Ikebukuro.[2]

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

Lines

Station layout

Tokyo Metro

1  Marunouchi Line for Ginza, Shinjuku, and Ogikubo
2  Marunouchi Line for Ochanomizu and Ikebukuro
3  Tōzai Line for Nishi-Funabashi
Sōbu Line (Local) for Tsudanuma
Tōyō Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai
4 for Takadanobaba and Nakano
Chūō Line (Local) for Mitaka
5  Chiyoda Line for Kasumigaseki and Yoyogi-Uehara
Odakyū Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi and Isehara
6 for Shin-ochanomizu, Kita-Senju, Ayase, and Kita-Ayase
Jōban Line (Local) for Abiko and Toride
7  Hanzōmon Line for Kudanshita and Shibuya
Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chuo-rinkan
8 for Kinshicho and Oshiage
Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen
Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

Toei

1  Mita Line
2 for Sugamo and Nishi-takashimadaira

History

The station in 1956, operated by TRTA.
  • 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.
  • The Hanzōmon Line platforms on January 26, 1989.[3]

With the exception of the Mita Line, the station facilities of the remaining lines were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[4]

Surrounding area

  • Marunouchi Building
  • Otemachi Tower
  • Palace Hotel
  • Shin-Marunouchi Building
  • Tokyo Imperial Palace
  • Yomiuri Shimbun Building

References

  1. ^ "Otemachi". Tokyo-Tokyo.com. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Tokyo Subway". Robert Schwandl. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  4. ^ "「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.

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