Ōtemachi Station (Tokyo)

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Otemachi Station

大手町駅
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Otemachi Station Entrance
General information
Location Chiyoda, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms 2 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;68 years ago (20 July 1956)
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro logo.svg Tokyo Metro Following station
Takebashi
T08
towards Nakano
Tozai Line
Rapid
Commuter Rapid
Local
Nihombashi
T10
Tokyo
M17
towards Ogikubo or Hōnanchō
Marunouchi Line Awajichō
M19
towards Ikebukuro
Jimbōchō
Z07
towards Shibuya
Hanzōmon Line Mitsukoshimae
Z09
towards Oshiage
Kasumigaseki
C08
Romancecar Kita-Senju
C18
Terminus
Nijubashimae
C10
towards Yoyogi-Uehara
Chiyoda Line Shin-ochanomizu
C12
towards Kita-Ayase
Preceding station Symbol of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Toei Subway Following station
Hibiya
I08
towards Meguro
Mita Line Jimbōchō
I10
Location
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Ōtemachi Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
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Ōtemachi Station
Ōtemachi Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
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Ōtemachi Station
Ōtemachi Station (Tokyo)
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Ōtemachi Station
Ōtemachi Station (Japan)
Ticket gates (June 2022) Toei-Otemachi-STA Marunouchi-Gate.jpg
Ticket gates (June 2022)
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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]

Contents

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

Lines

Station layout

Tokyo Metro

1M  Marunouchi Line for Ginza, Shinjuku, and Ogikubo
2M Marunouchi Linefor Ochanomizu and Ikebukuro
3T  Tozai Line for Nishi-funabashi
JB Sōbu Line (Local) for Tsudanuma
TR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line for Toyo-Katsutadai
4for Takadanobaba and Nakano
JB Chūō Line (Local) for Mitaka
5C  Chiyoda Line for Kasumigaseki and Yoyogi-uehara
Odakyu odawara.svg Odakyu Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi and Isehara
6for Shin-ochanomizu, Kita-senju, Ayase, and Kita-ayase
JL Jōban Line (Local) for Abiko and Toride
7Z  Hanzōmon Line for Kudanshita and Shibuya
DT Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chuo-rinkan
8for Kinshicho and Oshiage
TS Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-dōbutsu-kōen
TI Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
TN Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

Toei

1I  Mita Line
2for Sugamo and Nishi-takashimadaira

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. [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

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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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