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Ochanomizu Station (御茶ノ水駅, Ochanomizu-eki) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metro.
JR East's Ochanomizu station lies next to the Kanda River. During the Edo period, the Kanda River was rerouted to pass through Ochanomizu, which was otherwise a highland between two valleys. Hijiribashi (聖橋, also known as Hijiri Bridge, Hijiribashi Bridge) crosses over the river near a station exit. The subway Marunouchi Line makes a short above-ground appearance as it passes over the river. Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-dō) is easily accessible from the Hijiribashi Exit of this station. The Ochanomizu neighborhood is known for its many guitar and instrument shops.
The Tokyo Metro station is located in Bunkyō Ward, separate from the JR East station, and is served by the Marunouchi Line. The area is also served by the Chiyoda Line at Shin-Ochanomizu, which is connected to Ogawamachi station on the Toei Shinjuku Line.
The JR East portion of the station has two island platforms serving four tracks.[1] Tracks 1 and 4 (the outer tracks) serve trains on the Chūō Line (Rapid) whilst tracks 2 and 3 are used by trains on the Chūō-Sōbu Line.[1]
There are two exits from Ochanomizu to street level. The larger of the two is the Ochanomizu-bashi exit on the western end of the station which features ticket vending machines, a JR reservation office, toilets, and lockers. The other is the Hijiri-bashi exit which only has ticket vending machines and toilets.[1]
Ochanomizu is the second stop after Tokyo Station on the Chūō Line and one stop before Akihabara Station when travelling from Shinjuku.
The Tokyo Metro station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.[2]
The JR East station opened on 31 December 1904.[3] The Tokyo Metro station opened on 20 January 1954.[4]
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by 104,737 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 34th-busiest station operated by JR East.[5] In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 55,529 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers), making it the 66th-busiest station operated by Tokyo Metro.[6] The average daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below.
Hōnanchō Branch Line
Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Ōme Line, Chūō Main Line, Keiō Line
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Toei Shinjuku Line, Yamanote Line, Chūō-Sōbu Line, Keiō Line
Tokyo, Japan, Akihabara, Shueisha, Minato, Tokyo
Chūō-Sōbu Line, Narita Line, East Japan Railway Company, Keiyō Line, Tōkaidō Main Line
Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Tokyo Station, Chūō Line (Rapid), Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
Tsukuba Express, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Yamanote Line, Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
Asakusa, Marunouchi, Kinshichō Station, Shinagawa Station, Ōji Station (Tokyo)