Otemachi Station
M18 T09 C11 Z08 I09 · Marunouchi Line, Tozai Line, Chiyoda Line, Hanzomon Line, and Mita Line · Chiyoda
Otemachi Station (大手町)
Five lines call at Otemachi, more than at any other station on the Tokyo subway, and they arrived one at a time across thirty-three years. The Marunouchi Line came first, on 20 July 1956, beneath what is now the Tokyo Sankei Building, which is why Marunouchi announcements still add the subtitle Sankei-mae. The Tozai Line opened on 1 October 1966 as a terminus and gained through tracks the following year; the Chiyoda Line arrived on 20 December 1969, the Mita Line on 30 June 1972 and the Hanzomon Line on 26 January 1989.
Fit the five together and the plan resembles the letter P. Depths vary as much as dates: the Marunouchi platforms lie 10.2 m down, the Mita Line 12.9 m, the Chiyoda Line 14.1 m, the Tozai Line 18.4 m and the Hanzomon Line 27.1 m. Tokyo Metro’s four lines share one set of gates; Toei’s Mita Line, I09, is a second company’s station inside the same complex. The 2025 Tokyo Metro survey counted 350,993 passengers a day.
Finding Otemachi 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 Otemachi
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 Otemachi
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| MMarunouchiM18 towards Ikebukuro | 05:20 – 00:14 | 05:20 – 00:14 |
| MMarunouchiM18 towards Ogikubo | 05:15 – 00:09 to Shinjuku | 05:15 – 00:09 to Shinjuku |
| TTozaiT09 towards Nishi-funabashi | 05:20 – 00:13 to Myoden | 05:20 – 00:13 to Myoden |
| TTozaiT09 towards Nakano | 05:09 – 00:13 | 05:09 – 00:13 |
| CChiyodaC11 towards Ayase | 05:19 – 00:20 | 05:19 – 00:15 |
| CChiyodaC11 towards Yoyogi-uehara | 05:20 – 00:28 | 05:20 – 00:25 to Kasumigaseki |
| ZHanzomonZ08 towards Oshiage (Skytree) | 05:15 – 00:29 to Kiyosumi-shirakawa | 05:14 – 00:09 to Kiyosumi-shirakawa |
| ZHanzomonZ08 towards Shibuya | 05:07 – 00:23 | 05:06 – 00:08 |
| IMitaI09 towards Nishi-takashimadaira | 05:11 – 00:12 to Takashimadaira | 05:11 – 00:12 to Takashimadaira |
| IMitaI09 towards Meguro | 05:18 to Shirokane-takanawa – 00:21 to Shirokane-takanawa | 05:18 to Shirokane-takanawa – 00:21 to Shirokane-takanawa |
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 |
| TTozai | 26 trains/hour (about one every 2.3 min) | 14 trains/hour |
| CChiyoda | 26 trains/hour (about one every 2.3 min) | 13 trains/hour |
| ZHanzomon | 26 trains/hour (about one every 2.3 min) | 14 trains/hour |
| IMita | 19 trains/hour (about one every 3.2 min) | 11 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Otemachi
Scheduled running time between Otemachi and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| MMarunouchi | M19Awajicho | 2 min |
| MMarunouchi | M17Tokyo | 1 min |
| TTozai | T10Nihombashi | 2 min |
| TTozai | T08Takebashi | 2 min |
| CChiyoda | C10Nijubashimae | 1 min |
| CChiyoda | C12Shin-ochanomizu | 2 min |
| ZHanzomon | Z07Jimbocho | 3 min |
| ZHanzomon | Z09Mitsukoshimae | 2 min |
| IMita | I08Hibiya | 1 min |
| IMita | I10Jimbocho | 2 min |
Transfers and connections
- Subway: transfer between Marunouchi Line, Tozai Line, Chiyoda Line, Hanzomon Line, and Mita Line. The Tokyo Metro lines and the Toei Subway lines belong to different companies, so a trip that uses both costs more than one operator alone — see fares.
- JR: Tokaido-Shinkansen (JR Central), Akita-Shinkansen (JR East), Chuo Rapid Line (JR East), Hokuriku-Shinkansen (JR East), Joban Rapid Line (JR East), Joetsu-Shinkansen (JR East), Keihin-Tohoku-Negishi Line (JR East), Keiyo Line (JR East), Sobu Rapid Line (JR East), Takasaki Line (JR East), Tohoku-Shinkansen (JR East), Tokaido Line (JR East), Utsunomiya Line (JR East), Yamagata-Shinkansen (JR East), Yamanote Line (JR East), Yokosuka Line (JR East). These are separate railways with their own fares.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMarunouchi | Yes | Not listed | Yes | 42 |
| TTozai | Yes | Yes | Yes | 42 |
| CChiyoda | Yes | Yes | Yes | 42 |
| ZHanzomon | Yes | Yes | Yes | 42 |
| IMita | Yes | Yes | Yes | 42 |
- Marunouchi Line: Step-free elevator route street-gate-platform (official “1-route by elevator”). Street elevator at exit(s): A5, B1a, B1b, B2b, B2c, C13b, C14, C2b, C4, C6a, D6, D7, E1, E2. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
- Mita Line: Toei: step-free “1-route” secured; 3 elevator(s) on this line. Elevator exit(s): A5, B2b, B2c, D6, E1. 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. Toei: every station has elevators and a street-gate-platform “1-route” is secured.
What is near Otemachi Station?
This is Tokyo’s main office quarter, and the station is mostly entered from inside buildings: Otemachi Tower sits about 60 m away, the Otemachi Building about 100 m and the Marunouchi Eiraku Building about 120 m, with the Otemori and Otemachi One Garden green spaces built into them. The Imperial Palace grounds and the Wadakura Fountain Park, roughly 360 m off, are the nearest open ground. Tokyo Station is walkable at street level or through the passages, and the Tokyo Station Gallery is about 380 m away.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Station Gallery 東京ステーションギャラリー | 380 m | about 6 min |
| Otemori OOTEMORI | 60 m | about 1 min |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Museum 三菱UFJ信託銀行 信託博物館 | 250 m | about 4 min |
| Marunouchi House 丸の内ハウス | 340 m | about 6 min |
| Wadakura Fountain Park 和田倉噴水公園 | 360 m | about 6 min |
| Common Plaza 大手町川端緑道 | 390 m | about 6 min |
| The Edible Park OTEMACHI by grow | 120 m | about 2 min |
| iiyo!! | 140 m | about 2 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.
Frequently asked questions
The Tozai Line platforms sit apart from the rest. Inside the gates there is no direct link to the Marunouchi or Hanzomon platforms, and the route runs via the Chiyoda Line platform. Outside the gates, any one of the Tokyo Metro lines here connects with the other three.
Yes. Several underground passages join the two, as well as the street above. The Tozai Line platforms are the closest of the five, and theirs is the only route that is signed for Tokyo Station, so the walk from the other platforms takes longer than the map suggests.