Jimbōchō Station

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.

I10 S06 Z07 Jimbocho Station 神保町駅
Entrance A3 in May 2015
General information
Location	2 Jimbōchō, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35.6959°N 139.7577°E / 35.6959; 139.7577
Operated by	Toei Subway Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	I Mita Line S Shinjuku Line Z Hanzōmon Line
Platforms	1 island platform (Mita & Hanzōmon Lines), 2 side platforms (Shinjuku Line)
Tracks	6 (2 for Mita & Hanzōmon Lines, and 2 for Shinjuku Line)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	I-10, S-06, Z-07
History
Opened	30 June 1972; 53 years ago (30 June 1972)
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Kudanshita Z06 towards Shibuya Hanzōmon Line Ōtemachi Z08 towards Oshiage Preceding station Toei Subway Following station Suidobashi I11 towards Nishi-takashimadaira Mita Line Ōtemachi I09 towards Meguro Ichigaya S04 towards Shinjuku Shinjuku Line Express Bakuro-yokoyama S09 towards Motoyawata Kudanshita S05 towards Shinjuku Shinjuku Line Local Ogawamachi S07 towards Motoyawata
Location Jimbocho Station Location within Tokyo Yamanote Loop Show map of Tokyo Yamanote Loop Jimbocho Station Jimbocho Station (Tokyo wards area) Show map of Tokyo wards area Jimbocho Station Jimbocho Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Jimbocho Station is served by the following three subway lines.

• I Toei Mita Line (I-10)
• S Toei Shinjuku Line (S-06)
• Z 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

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  Entrance A1 in January 2015
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  Entrance A2 in November 2015
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  Entrance A7 in May 2010
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  The Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line ticket barriers in November 2015

Platforms

1	S Shinjuku Line	for Shinjuku KO Keio Line for Hatsudai, Hatagaya, Sasazuka, Meidaimae, Chōfu, and Hashimoto
2	S Shinjuku Line	for Ōjima and Motoyawata
3	I Mita Line	for Shirokane-takanawa and Meguro MG Meguro Line for Musashi-Kosugi and Hiyoshi Sotetsu Main Line for Ebina via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line Sotetsu Izumino Line for Shōnandai via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line
4	I Mita Line	for Sugamo and Nishi-takashimadaira
5	Z Hanzōmon Line	for Kudanshita and Shibuya DT Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Nagatsuta and Chūō-Rinkan
6	Z Hanzōmon Line	for Kinshicho and Oshiage TS Tobu Skytree Line for Kita-Koshigaya and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TI Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki TN Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

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  The Toei Shinjuku Line platforms in August 2020
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  The Toei Mita Line platforms in December 2019
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  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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan