Jimbōchō Station
Metro station in Tokyo, Japan
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Jimbocho Station (神保町駅, Jinbōchō-eki) is a subway station located at the Jimbōchō intersection of the Hakusan and Yasukuni streets in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The station is operated jointly by Tokyo Metro and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). Because it is the nearest station to Senshu University, it has the secondary name Shenshu daigaku-mae.
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| Location | 2 Jimbōchō, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.6959°N 139.7577°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform (Mita & Hanzōmon Lines), 2 side platforms (Shinjuku Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 (2 for Mita & Hanzōmon Lines, and 2 for Shinjuku Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | I-10, S-06, Z-07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 June 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Jimbocho Station is served by the following three subway lines.
Toei Mita Line (I-10)
Toei Shinjuku Line (S-06)
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line (Z-07)
Station layout
- Level B1: Northern ticket barriers, Toei Shinjuku Line platforms
- Level B2: Southern and western ticket barriers
- Level B3: Toei Mita Line platforms
- Level B4: Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line platforms
- Entrance A1 in January 2015
- Entrance A2 in November 2015
- Entrance A7 in May 2010
- The Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line ticket barriers in November 2015
Platforms
| 1 | for Shinjuku | |
| 2 | for Ōjima and Motoyawata | |
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| 4 | for Sugamo and Nishi-takashimadaira | |
| 5 | for Kudanshita and Shibuya | |
| 6 | for Kinshicho and Oshiage |
- The Toei Shinjuku Line platforms in August 2020
- The Toei Mita Line platforms in December 2019
- The Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line platforms in November 2021
History
The Mita Line station opened on 30 June 1972 as part of the Toei Line 6. The Shinjuku Line station opened on 16 March 1980. The Hanzomon Line station opened on 26 January 1989.[1]
The station facilities of the Hanzomon Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[2]
Surrounding area
- Jimbōchō Book Town
- Jinbōchō Theater
- Senshu University
- Iwanami Shoten headquarters
- Shogakukan headquarters
- Shueisha headquarters
- Johnson & Johnson Japan office