Hibiya Station
Hibiya Station (日比谷駅, Hibiya-eki) is an underground railway station in the Yūrakuchō district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro and Toei. The area around the station is generally called Hibiya, which is the southwestern corner of the Yūrakuchō district.
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Location | 1-5-1-saki (Tokyo Metro) 1-13-1-saki (Toei) Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda City, Tokyo Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Connections | Y18 JK25 JY30 Yūrakuchō Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | C-09, H-08, I-08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hibiya is Tokyo Metro's thirty-seventh busiest station in 2016, while its connected station Yūrakuchō ranks fifteenth.[1]
Lines
- Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-09)
- Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (H-08)
- Toei Mita Line (I-08)
Yūrakuchō Station on the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line is connected to Hibiya Station by underground passageways, and it is possible to connect between the two stations without going through the ticket gates. However, the JR platforms at Yūrakuchō are fairly far from Hibiya Station and require a second ticket.
Station layout
Tokyo Metro platforms
1 | H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line | for Ebisu and Naka-meguro |
2 | H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line | for Ginza, Ueno, and Kita-senju} TS Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TN Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi |
3 | C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line | for Omote-sando and Yoyogi-uehara![]() |
4 | C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line | for Otemachi, Kita-senju, and Ayase JL Jōban Line (Local) for Abiko and Toride |
Toei platforms
1 | I Toei Mita Line | for Shirokane-takanawa and Meguro MG Tokyu Meguro Line for Hiyoshi |
2 | I Toei Mita Line | for Otemachi, Sugamo, and Nishi-takashimadaira |
- Hibiya Line platforms, 2019
- Chiyoda Line platforms, 2019
- Mita Line platforms, 2008
History
The Hibiya Line station opened on 29 August 1964, the Chiyoda Line station opened on 20 March 1971, and the Mita Line station opened on 30 June 1972.[2]
Surrounding area
- Yūrakuchō Station (on the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line)
- Hibiya, Yūrakuchō and Ginza area
- Tokyo Imperial Palace
- Hibiya Park
- The Chiyoda City Hibiya Library
- Tokyo Takarazuka Theater
- Imperial Hotel, Tokyo
- The Peninsula Tokyo
References
- 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
External links
- Tokyo Metro Hibiya Station information (in Japanese)
- Toei Hibiya Station information (in Japanese)