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
JR East exit, 2018
General information
Location	Chiyoda and Bunkyō, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35.702°N 139.754°E / 35.702; 139.754
Operated by	JR East Toei Subway
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line I Mita Line
Connections	Bus stop
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Lines

Suidōbashi Station is served by the following lines:

• East Japan Railway Company
  • JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
• Toei Subway
  • I Toei Mita Line

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
The JR Chūō-Sōbu Line platforms in April 2022
General information
Location	2 Kanda-Misakichō, Chiyoda City, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JB Chūō-Sōbu Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	JB17
History
Opened	24 October 1906; 118 years ago (24 October 1906)
Passengers
FY2013	85,320 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Iidabashi JB16 towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Ochanomizu JB18 towards Chiba

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
Toei Subway platforms, December 2019
General information
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
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	I-11
History
Opened	30 June 1972; 53 years ago (30 June 1972)
Passengers
FY2013	21,903 daily
Services
Preceding station Toei Subway Following station Kasuga I12 towards Nishi-takashimadaira Mita Line Jimbocho I10 towards Meguro

The Toei Subway station has one island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	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
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]

JR East exit, 2018.

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
2000	89,320[6]
2005	87,040[7]
2010	83,952[8]
2011	82,133[9]
2012	83,706[10]
2013	85,320[4]

The Number of Passengers on Suidobashi as recorded by the East Japan Railway Company Trains in 2017-2022 was 17,278.^[11]

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 - "Suidōbashi" originates from the fact "aqueduct" was built over this river.
• Houbunsha

See also

• Tokyo portal

• List of railway stations in Japan