Suidōbashi Station
Suidōbashi Station (水道橋駅, Suidōbashi-eki) is a railway station which straddles Tokyo's Chiyoda and Bunkyō wards, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).
Suidōbashi Station 水道橋駅 | |
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Location | Chiyoda and Bunkyō, Tokyo Japan |
Coordinates | 35.702°N 139.754°E |
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Connections | Bus stop |
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Suidōbashi Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Suidōbashi Station Suidōbashi Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula) Suidōbashi Station Suidōbashi Station (Tokyo) Suidōbashi Station Suidōbashi Station (Japan) |
Lines
Suidōbashi Station is served by the following lines:
Station layout
Suidōbashi Station is divided into two parts: the JR East station and the Toei Subway station. There is no direct passage between the JR and Toei platforms.
JR East
JB17 Suidōbashi Station 水道橋駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | 2 Kanda-Misakichō, Chiyoda City, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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Station code | JB17 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 24 October 1906 | ||||||||||
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FY2013 | 85,320 daily | ||||||||||
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The JR East part of the station is located on an elevated viaduct and has two side platforms serving two Chūō-Sōbu Line tracks, with platform 1 being used by westbound trains and platform 2 being used by eastbound trains.[1] South of the platforms there are an extra two tracks for Chūō Line (Rapid) trains, which bypass the station non-stop. There are two exits from the station; the east exit is the busier of the two and features amenities such as a staffed "Midori no Madoguchi" ticket office, ticket vending machines, lockers, and toilets. The west exit has all of these amenities except the ticket office.[1]
Platforms
1 | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Shinjuku, Nakano, and Mitaka |
2 | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | for Ochanomizu, Kinshichō, Tsudanuma, and Chiba |
Toei
I11 Suidobashi Station 水道橋駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | 1-3-42 Koraku, Bunkyō City, Tokyo (文京区後楽1-3-42) Japan | ||||||||||
Operated by | Toei Subway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | I Mita Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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Station code | I-11 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 30 June 1972 | ||||||||||
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FY2013 | 21,903 daily | ||||||||||
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The Toei Subway station has one island platform serving two tracks.
Platforms
1 | I Mita Line |
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2 | I Mita Line | for Sugamo and Nishi-takashimadaira |
History
What is now the JR East station first opened on 24 October 1906.[2] The Toei Subway station opened on 30 June 1972.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 85,320 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 49th-busiest station operated by JR East.[4] In fiscal 2013, the Toei station was used by an average of 21,903 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for JR East in previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 89,320[6] |
2005 | 87,040[7] |
2010 | 83,952[8] |
2011 | 82,133[9] |
2012 | 83,706[10] |
2013 | 85,320[4] |
Surrounding area
- Nihon University
- Surugadai University Ochanomizu Campus
- Senshu University Kanda Campus
- Chuo University Korakuen Campus
- Toyo Gakuen University Hongo Campus
- Tokyo University of Career Development Chiyoda Campus
- Tokyo Dental College Suidobashi Clinic
- Tokyo Dome City
- Kanda River
- Houbunsha
See also
References
- Suidōbashi Station map JR East. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 52. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 215. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- 各駅乗降人員一覧 [Station usage figures] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
External links
- Suidōbashi Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Suidobashi Station information (Toei) (in Japanese)