Hibiya Station

Metro station in Tokyo, Japan

Hibiya Station (日比谷駅, Hibiya-eki) is a Tokyo subway 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.

Hibiya is Tokyo Metro's 33rd busiest station in fiscal 2019, while its connected station Yūrakuchō ranks sixteenth.^[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

Toei platforms

• 
  Hibiya Line platforms, 2019
• 
  Chiyoda Line platforms, 2019
• 
  Mita Line platforms, 2008
• 
  Entrance B6, in Marunouchi district.

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.^[3]

The station facilities of the Hibiya and Chiyoda Lines were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Yūrakuchō Station (on the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line; connected via underground passages)
• 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

1. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング 2019年度 [Station usage ranking FY2019] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
2. 各駅乗降人員一覧 [The number of passengers] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. 2020. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
3. 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.
4. "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online (in Japanese). 2006-07-08. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

External links

Media related to Hibiya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tokyo Metro Hibiya Station information (in English)
• Tokyo Metro Hibiya Station information (in Japanese)
• Toei Hibiya Station information (in English)
• Toei Hibiya Station information (in Japanese)

35°40′30″N 139°45′35″E / 35.674947°N 139.759623°E / 35.674947; 139.759623