Jimbōchō Station Explained


Jimbocho Station
Native Name:神保町駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2 Jimbōchō, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.6959°N 139.7577°W
Platforms:1 island platform (Mita & Hanzōmon Lines), 2 side platforms (Shinjuku Line)
Tracks:6 (2 for Mita & Hanzōmon Lines, and 2 for Shinjuku Line)
Structure:Underground
Code:I-10, S-06, Z-07
Map Type:Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan
Map Dot Label:Jimbocho Station

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.

Lines

Jimbocho Station is served by the following three subway lines.

Station layout

Platforms

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 214–215. 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Web site: 2006-07-08 . 「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ . From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120516041232/http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html . 16 May 2012 . 29 May 2022 . Tokyo Metro Online.