Tokyo Station
M17 · Marunouchi Line · Chiyoda
Tokyo Station (東京)
Only one subway line calls at Tokyo Station. The Marunouchi Line reached it on 20 July 1956, four decades after the railway terminus above opened in 1914, and M17 still lies alone beneath the Marunouchi side. The Tozai, Chiyoda, Hanzomon and Mita lines gather a few hundred metres away at Otemachi, a separate complex joined to this one by underground passages, which is why so many route maps appear to show subway lines at Tokyo Station that do not stop here.
What M17 does is put a subway platform under the country’s main intercity terminal. The Tokaido Shinkansen run by JR Central and JR East’s Tohoku, Joetsu, Hokuriku, Yamagata and Akita Shinkansen all start here, as do the Chuo, Keiyo, Sobu and Tokaido lines, and the Yamanote, Keihin-Tohoku, Yokosuka, Utsunomiya and Takasaki lines pass through. From the Marunouchi Line gates it is possible to walk underground to Nijubashimae, Hibiya, Yurakucho, Ginza and Higashi-ginza, the last of them more than 2 km away and almost always quicker by train. In 2025 the Tokyo Metro station was used by 209,216 people on an average day.
Finding Tokyo 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 Tokyo
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 Tokyo
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| MMarunouchiM17 towards Ikebukuro | 05:19 – 00:13 | 05:19 – 00:13 |
| MMarunouchiM17 towards Ogikubo | 05:17 – 00:11 to Shinjuku | 05:17 – 00:11 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 Tokyo
Scheduled running time between Tokyo and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| MMarunouchi | M16Ginza | 3 min |
| MMarunouchi | M18Otemachi | 1 min |
Transfers and connections
- 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 | Yes | Yes | 14 |
- Marunouchi Line: Step-free elevator route street-gate-platform (official “1-route by elevator”). Street elevator at exit(s): M10, M4. 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 Tokyo Station?
Tokyo Station is a district of its own. The Tokyo Station Gallery is inside the restored brick building about 160 m from the subway gates, the Intermediatheque about 210 m away and KITTE about 230 m. On the Yaesu side, First Avenue Tokyo Station and its Tokyo Ramen Street are about 320 m off, the Yaesu underground mall about 380 m and Daimaru Tokyo about 370 m. Marunouchi House, a preserved steam locomotive and the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Museum are all within a couple of minutes, and the Wadakura Fountain Park, on the palace side, is about 340 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 | 160 m | about 3 min |
| First Avenue Tokyo Station 東京駅一番街 | 320 m | about 5 min |
| Tokyo Ramen Street 東京ラーメンストリート | 330 m | about 5 min |
| Daimaru Tokyo 大丸東京店 | 370 m | about 6 min |
| 名古屋商科大学大学院 | 120 m | about 2 min |
| 八重洲地下街 | 380 m | about 6 min |
| Marunouchi House 丸の内ハウス | 60 m | about 1 min |
| C62 Class Steam Locomotive C62形蒸気機関車 | 100 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
They stop at Otemachi, a different station a few hundred metres away, along with the Hanzomon and Mita lines. Underground passages link the two, so the change is possible without going outside, but Otemachi has its own name, its own numbers and its own ticket gates. The Marunouchi Line is the only subway line with platforms at Tokyo Station itself.
Yes. Continuous underground passages run from Tokyo Station through to Nijubashimae, Hibiya, Yurakucho, Ginza and as far as Higashi-ginza, a distance of more than 2 km at the far end. It is a dry route in bad weather, but for all of these the train is normally faster.