Suidōbashi Station
Suidōbashi Station 水道橋駅 | |||||
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| JR East exit, 2018 | |||||
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| Location | Chiyoda and Bunkyō, Tokyo Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°42′07′′N 139°45′14′′E / 35.702°N 139.754°E / 35.702; 139.754 | ||||
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| Connections | Bus interchange Bus stop | ||||
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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).
Lines
[edit ]Suidōbashi Station is served by the following lines:
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Station layout
[edit ]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
[edit ]JB17 Suidōbashi Station 水道橋駅 | |||||||||
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| The JR Chūō-Sōbu Line platforms in April 2022 | |||||||||
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| Location | 2 Kanda-Misakichō, Chiyoda City, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||
| Operated by | Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East | ||||||||
| Line(s) | JB Chūō-Sōbu Line | ||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||
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| Station code | JB17 | ||||||||
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| Opened | 24 October 1906; 118 years ago (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
[edit ]Toei
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| Toei Subway platforms, December 2019 | |||||||||
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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; 52 years ago (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
[edit ]- 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
History
[edit ]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
[edit ]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] |
The Number of Passengers on Suidobashi as recorded by the East Japan Railway Company Trains in 2017-2022 was 17,278.[11]
Surrounding area
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b Suidōbashi Station map Archived 2023年05月07日 at the Wayback Machine 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.
- ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅乗降人員一覧 [Station usage figures] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ "TOKYO STATISTICAL YEARBOOK TOKYO STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 2021 Transport|Statistics of Tokyo". www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp. Retrieved 2024年08月12日.
External links
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- Suidōbashi Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Suidobashi Station information (Toei) (in Japanese)