is a railway station in

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, Japan, operated by both the

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and the

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...

(JR East).

Lines

Hatchōbori Station is served by the subway and the

Keiyō Line The is a railway line connecting Tokyo and Chiba in Japan, paralleling the edge of Tokyo Bay. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line forms part of what JR East refers to as the around Tokyo, consisting of the Ke ...

from Tokyo to . The station is also served by

Musashino Line The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a unclosed loop around central Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tok ...

through-running services between Tokyo and . It is located 9.7 km from the starting point of the Hibiya Line at Kita-Senju, and 1.2 km from the western terminus of the Keiyō Line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Hatchōbori Station consists of two individual stations run by different rail operators connected by underground passageways.

Tokyo Metro platforms

The Tokyo Metro station consists of an underground

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

serving two tracks. Tokyo-Metro Hatchobori-STA Hatchobori-Intersection-Gate.jpg, Tokyo Metro ticket gates Tokyo-Metro Hatchobori-STA Platform1-2.jpg, Tokyo Metro platforms

JR East platforms

The JR East station also consists of an underground

serving two tracks. The JR line platform is deeper underground than the Hibiya Line platform. JRE Hatchobori-STA Gate.jpg, JR East ticket gates JRE Hatchobori-STA Platform1-2.jpg, JR East platforms

History

The Tokyo Metro (formerly Eidan) station opened on 28 February 1963. The JR East station opened on 10 March 1990. The station facilities of the Hibiya Line were inherited by

after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

Station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood c ...

was introduced to the JR East platforms in 2016 with Hatchobori being assigned station number JE02.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the JR East station was used by an average of 28,969 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

The station is located in the Hatchōbori neighbourhood of

References

External links

Tokyo Metro station information

JR East station information
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