Awajicho Station
M19 · Marunouchi Line · Chiyoda
Awajicho Station (淡路町)
Awajicho opened on 20 March 1956 with the Marunouchi Line‘s extension from Ochanomizu, and the station you walk through today is largely the product of a rebuild that followed twenty years later. Work started in May 1975 so that the new Toei Shinjuku Line could be joined up with it, finishing in March 1980: the platforms were lengthened toward Ikebukuro, the concourse was widened and the entrances were rearranged. One consequence is still visible – the Ikebukuro-bound platform is longer than the trains need, and the surplus end is fenced off.
The station has two side platforms on the first basement level, numbered M19, with an underpass at one end so passengers can cross between them. Exit numbers run A1 to A7 and are shared with Ogawamachi, which is the clearest sign of how closely the two are tied. The 2025 survey counted 60,085 entries and exits a day, 63rd among Tokyo Metro’s 130 stations – a count that leaves out passengers transferring to Shin-Ochanomizu.
Finding Awajicho 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 Awajicho
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 Awajicho
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| MMarunouchiM19 towards Ikebukuro | 05:22 – 00:16 | 05:22 – 00:16 |
| MMarunouchiM19 towards Ogikubo | 05:13 – 00:07 to Shinjuku | 05:13 – 00:07 to Shinjuku |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MMarunouchi | 26 trains/hour (about one every 2.3 min) | 15 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Awajicho
Scheduled running time between Awajicho and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| MMarunouchi | M20Ochanomizu | 2 min |
| MMarunouchi | M18Otemachi | 2 min |
Transfers and connections
- Walking transfer: Shin-ochanomizu (Chiyoda Line), an official transfer between two separately named stations, about 5 minutes on foot — our estimate from the distance, not an operator figure.
- Walking transfer: Ogawamachi (Shinjuku Line), an official transfer between two separately named stations, about 2 minutes on foot — our estimate from the distance, not an operator figure.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMarunouchi | Yes | Yes | Not listed | 16 |
- Marunouchi Line: Step-free elevator route street-gate-platform (official “1-route by elevator”). Street elevator at exit(s): A6, B3a, B3b. 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 Awajicho Station?
This is the Kanda side of Chiyoda, with Meiji University and Nihon University’s Surugadai campus among the places the station serves and the Kanda river a short way off. The soba restaurant Kanda Matsuya is about 180 m from the exits, the storyteller’s hall Kanda Renjakutei roughly 240 m, Awaji Pocket Park around 260 m, and the Holy Resurrection Cathedral, known as Nikolai-do, stands near the 400 m mark. Akihabara’s electronics quarter begins within a walk of the same length.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Kanda Renjakutei 神田連雀亭 | 240 m | about 4 min |
| Awaji Pocket Park 淡路公園 | 260 m | about 4 min |
| Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nikolai-do) ニコライ堂 | 400 m | about 6 min |
| College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Surugadai Campus 日本大学（理工学部）駿河台校舎 | 400 m | about 6 min |
| 真徳稲荷神社 | 170 m | about 3 min |
| アトリエFeng | 190 m | about 3 min |
| 神田児童公園 | 220 m | about 4 min |
| 出世稲荷神社 | 240 m | about 4 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.