Ochanomizu Station

Ochanomizu Station 御茶ノ水駅
Ochanomizu Station
General information
Location	Chiyoda and Bunkyō wards, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	JC Chūō Line (Rapid) JB Chuo-Sobu Line M Marunouchi Line
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Ochanomizu Station (御茶ノ水駅, Ochanomizu-eki) is a railway station in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. The station straddles the boundary between the Chiyoda and Bunkyō special wards; the JR station is in the former while the Tokyo Metro station is in the latter.

Ochanomizu Station is serviced by the following lines:

• JR East
  • Chūō Main Line (including Chūō Line and Chūō-Sōbu Line)
  • Sōbu Main Line (including Chūō-Sōbu Line)
• Tokyo Metro
  • Marunouchi Line

Passengers can also transfer to nearby Shin-ochanomizu Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.

JR East's Ochanomizu station lies south of the Kanda River in Chiyoda ward. During the Edo period, the Kanda River was rerouted to pass through Ochanomizu, which was otherwise a highland between two valleys. Hijiribashi (聖橋, Hijiri 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 on the Shinjuku Line.

JC03 JB18 Ochanomizu Station 御茶ノ水駅
JR East platforms, August 2019
General information
Location	2 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda City, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JC Chūō Line JB Sōbu Main Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	C12 Shin-ochanomizu
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	JC03 (Chūō Line (Rapid)) JB18 (Chūō-Sōbu Line)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	31 December 1904; 120 years ago (1904-12-31)
Passengers
FY2013	104,737 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yotsuya One-way operation Chūō Line Commuter Special Rapid Kanda KNDJC02 towards Tokyo Yotsuya JC04 towards Ōtsuki Chūō Line Chūō Special Rapid Yotsuya JC04 towards Tachikawa Chūō Line Ōme Special Rapid Yotsuya JC04 towards Ōtsuki Chūō Line Commuter Rapid Kanda One-way operation Chūō Line Rapid Kanda KNDJC02 towards Tokyo Suidōbashi JB17 towards Mitaka Chūō–Sōbu Line Akihabara AKBJB19 towards Chiba

The JR East portion of the station has two island platforms serving four tracks, forming a Cross-platform interchange.^[1] Tracks 1 and 4 (the outer tracks) serve trains on the Chūō Line 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]

M20 Ochanomizu Station 御茶ノ水駅
Marunouchi Line platforms, February 2018
General information
Location	1-5-8 Yushima, Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	M Marunouchi Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	M-20
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 January 1954; 71 years ago (20 January 1954)
Passengers
2021 (Daily)	42,427
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Awajicho M19 towards Ogikubo or Hōnanchō Marunouchi Line Hongō-sanchōme M21 towards Ikebukuro

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.

• Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

The Number of Passengers on Ochanomizu Station as recorded by the East Japan Railway Company Trains in 2017-2022 was 26,006.^[15]

• 　Shin-Ochanomizu Station
• 　Akihabara
• 　Jinbōchō
• 　Kanda River
• 　Kanda Shrine
• 　Manseibashi
• 　Yasukuni-dōri

The Toei Bus operates local bus services from the following Ochanomizu Station bus stops.

Ochanomizu-ekimae (Ochanomizu Station)

No.1

• Cha 51: for Komagome-eki-minamiguchi (Komagome Station South Entrance)^[16]

No.2

• Cha 51: for Akihabara-ekimae (Akihabara Station)^[16]

No.3

• Higashi 43: for Tokyo-eki-Marunouchi-kitaguchi (Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance)^[16]

No.4

• Higashi 43: for Arakawa-dote-sōshajō-mae (Arakawa Riverbank Depot) and Kōhoku-ekimae (Kōhoku Station)^[16]

Ochanomizu-ekimae (Higashi-guchi) (Ochanomizu Station (East Entrance))

No.5

• Gaku 07: for Tōdai-kōnai (The University of Tokyo Hongo Campus)^[16]

• List of railway stations in Japan

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ochanomizu Station.

• JR East station information (in Japanese)
• Tokyo Metro station information (in Japanese)

35°41′59″N 139°45′50″E / 35.69972°N 139.76389°E / 35.69972; 139.76389