Hatchobori Station
H12 · Hibiya Line · Chuo
Hatchobori Station (八丁堀)
Two stations share the name here, both below ground, built twenty-seven years apart and stacked rather than set side by side. Tokyo Metro’s island platform on the Hibiya Line, H12, opened on 28 February 1963; JR East’s Keiyo Line platforms opened on 10 March 1990 and lie deeper, with passageways joining the two. Keiyo Line trains here are barely out of Tokyo, which is only 1.2 km away as the line runs, and the platforms also take Musashino Line through services.
That second railway changed the station’s character completely: a Hibiya Line stop in a quiet corner of Chuo became the first call for commuters heading out to Chiba and the bay, and Tokyo Metro alone counted 104,411 entries and exits a day in its 2025 survey. Hibiya Line trains from the platform run through onto the Tobu network, so a train at H12 can be signed for a destination well beyond the city. Kayabacho and Tsukiji are the stops on either side.
Finding Hatchobori on the signs
Every line gives the station its own letter-and-number code. You never have to read the Japanese name to find the right platform.
Station numbers at Hatchobori
Tokyo signposts every platform, exit and train door with a letter and a two-digit number. Matching the number is faster than reading the name — and it is what you will see on the map, in announcements and on the platform edge.
First and last trains at Hatchobori
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| HHibiyaH12 towards Kita-senju | 05:10 – 00:12 | 05:10 – 00:12 |
| HHibiyaH12 towards Naka-meguro | 05:00 – 00:12 | 05:00 – 00:12 |
Departure times come from the operators’ own GTFS timetables (ODPT GTFS Toei-Train-GTFS (version 20261009, valid 2026-03-14..2027-03-12) + TokyoMetro-Train-GTFS (version 20261008, valid 2026-09-19..2027-03-12)). Japan publishes two subway timetables: 平日 weekdays and 土休日 Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. There is no separate Sunday timetable, and the December 30 – January 3 period runs the holiday timetable.
How often do trains run?
| Line | Weekdays, busiest hour | Sat / Sun / holidays, busiest hour |
|---|---|---|
| HHibiya | 26 trains/hour (about one every 2.3 min) | 13 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Transfers and connections
- JR: Keiyo Line (JR East). These are separate railways with their own fares.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HHibiya | See note | Yes | Yes | 7 |
- Hibiya Line: No elevator-only 1-route on this line; level differences overcome by slope/stair lift/wheelchair escalator (Tokyo Metro states the 1-route is complete at all 180 stations). Street elevator at exit(s): A2, A3. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Tokyo Metro: the “1-route” (step-free street-gate-platform path by elevator, slope, stair lift or wheelchair escalator) is complete at all 180 stations; a separate list shows stations with an elevator-only 1-route.
What is near Hatchobori Station?
Offices fill most of the Hatchobori blocks above the station, with Sakuragawa Park about 190 m from the exits and the Chuo Ward Local History Museum roughly 260 m. The Kyobashi library is around 270 m away and the ward’s women’s centre a little closer; Teppozu Inari Shrine stands about 390 m off, near the point where the Sumida meets the old canals, and Horikawa Danjobashi Park marks the far edge of the walk at about 400 m. Chuo Elementary School is among the places the station serves.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Teppozu Inari Shrine 鐡砲洲稲荷神社 | 390 m | about 6 min |
| Sakuragawa Park 桜川公園 | 190 m | about 3 min |
| Roof Garden 屋上庭園 | 250 m | about 4 min |
| Chuo Ward Local History Museum 中央区立郷土資料館 | 260 m | about 4 min |
| Horikawa Danjobashi Park 堀川弾正橋公園 | 400 m | about 6 min |
| アート☆アイガ | 100 m | about 2 min |
| 高橋北東児童遊園 | 280 m | about 5 min |
| 西八丁堀児童遊園 | 310 m | about 5 min |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The walking time is an estimate (straight line plus 30 %, 80 m a minute), not a measured route. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.