Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Facts for Kids

A Marunouchi Line train

The Marunouchi Line route map

The Marunouchi Line (丸の内線, まるのうちせん) is a very important subway line in Tokyo, Japan. It is run by Tokyo Metro and helps many people travel across the city every day. You can easily spot this line on maps because it is shown in red. It connects many key areas, from quiet neighborhoods to busy city centers like Shinjuku and Tokyo Station.

Stations on the Marunouchi Line
- Main Line Stations
- Hōnanchō Branch Line Stations
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Stations on the Marunouchi Line

The Marunouchi Line has many stations, connecting different parts of Tokyo. It has a main line and a shorter branch line.

Main Line Stations

The main Marunouchi Line runs from Ogikubo to Ikebukuro. Here are the stations it stops at:

Station number	Station Name	Japanese Name	Distance (km)	Connections	Ward
Main Line
M-01	Ogikubo	荻窪駅	0.0	JR East: Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line	Suginami
M-02	Minami-Asagaya	南阿佐ヶ谷駅	1.5
M-03	Shin-Kōenji	新高円寺駅	2.7
M-04	Higashi-Kōenji	東高円寺駅	3.6
M-05	Shin-Nakano	新中野駅	4.6		Nakano
M-06	Nakano-Sakaue	中野坂上駅	5.7	Tokyo Metro: Marunouchi Line (Hōnanchō branch) Toei Subway: Ōedo Line (E-30)	Nakano
M-07	Nishi-Shinjuku	西新宿駅	6.8		Shinjuku
M-08	Shinjuku	新宿駅	7.6	Toei Subway: Ōedo Line (at Shinjuku-nishiguchi) (E-01) JR East: Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line, Yamanote Line, Saikyō Line, Shōnan Shinjuku Line Odakyu Electric Railway: Odawara Line Keio Corporation: Keiō Line, Keio New Line Seibu Railway: Shinjuku Line (at Seibu-Shinjuku)
M-09	Shinjuku-sanchōme	新宿三丁目駅	7.9	Tokyo Metro: Fukutoshin Line Toei Subway: Toei Shinjuku Line(S-02)
M-10	Shinjuku-gyoemmae	新宿御苑前駅	8.6
M-11	Yotsuya-sanchōme	四谷三丁目駅	9.5
M-12	Yotsuya	四ツ谷駅	10.5	Tokyo Metro: Namboku Line (N-08) JR East: Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line
M-13	Akasaka-mitsuke	赤坂見附駅	11.8	Tokyo Metro: Ginza Line (G-05), Yūrakuchō Line (at Nagatachō) (Y-16), Hanzōmon Line (at Nagatachō) (Z-04), Namboku Line (at Nagatachō) (N-07)	Minato
M-14	Kokkai-gijidō-mae	国会議事堂前駅	12.7	Tokyo Metro: Chiyoda Line (C-07), Ginza Line (at Tameike-Sannō) (G-06), Namboku Line (at Tameike-Sannō) (N-06)	Chiyoda
M-15	Kasumigaseki	霞ケ関駅	13.4	Tokyo Metro: Hibiya Line (H-06), Chiyoda Line (C-08)	Chiyoda
M-16	Ginza	銀座駅	14.4	Tokyo Metro: Ginza Line (G-09), Hibiya Line (H-08)	Chūō
M-17	Tōkyō	東京駅	15.5	JR Central: Tōkaidō Shinkansen JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen, Jōetsu Shinkansen, Nagano Shinkansen, Tōkaidō Main Line, Chūō Line (Rapid), Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Yokosuka Line, Sōbu Line (Rapid), Keiyō Line	Chiyoda
M-18	Ōtemachi	大手町駅	16.1	Tokyo Metro: Tōzai Line (T-09), Chiyoda Line (C-11), Hanzōmon Line (Z-08) Toei Subway: Mita Line (I-09)
M-19	Awajichō	淡路町駅	17.0	Tokyo Metro: Chiyoda Line (at Shin-Ochanomizu) (C-12) Toei Subway: Toei Shinjuku Line (at Ogawamachi) (S-07)
M-20	Ochanomizu	御茶ノ水駅	17.8	JR East : Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line	Bunkyō
M-21	Hongō-sanchōme	本郷三丁目駅	18.6	Toei Subway: Ōedo Line (E-08)
M-22	Kōrakuen	後楽園駅	19.4	Tokyo Metro : Namboku Line (N-11) Toei Subway: Mita Line (at Kasuga) (I-12), Ōedo Line (at Kasuga) (E-07)
M-23	Myōgadani	茗荷谷駅	21.2
M-24	Shin-ōtsuka	新大塚駅	22.4
M-25	Ikebukuro	池袋駅	24.2	Tokyo Metro: Yūrakuchō Line (Y-09), Fukutoshin Line (F-09) JR East: Yamanote Line, Saikyō Line, Shōnan Shinjuku Line Tōbu Tōjō Line Seibu Ikebukuro Line	Toshima

Hōnanchō Branch Line Stations

The Hōnanchō branch is a shorter part of the Marunouchi Line. It connects to the main line at Nakano-Sakaue.

Hōnanchō branch line
Mb-03	Hōnanchō	方南町駅	0.0		Suginami
Mb-04	Nakano-fujimichō	中野富士見町駅	1.3		Nakano
Mb-05	Nakano-shimbashi	中野新橋駅	1.9
M-06	Nakano-Sakaue	中野坂上	3.2	Tokyo Metro: Marunouchi Line (to Ikebukuro or Ogikubo) Toei Subway: Ōedo Line (E-30)