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Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line: all 22 stations from Naka-meguro to Kita-Senju

From Naka-meguro through Roppongi, Ginza and Ueno to Kita-Senju, finished just before the 1964 Olympics. 22 stations, 190 letters.

Ameya-Yokocho (Ameyoko), near Naka-okachimachi on the Hibiya Line
Photo: Angus Chan · CC BY-SA 2.5

The Hibiya Line opened in stages from March 1961, and the full line between Naka-meguro and Kita-Senju was finished on August 29, 1964, just before that October's Tokyo Olympics. It was the world's first subway line designed from the start to run through onto private railways: it connects to the Tobu Isesaki Line at Kita-Senju and to the Tokyu Toyoko Line at Naka-meguro.

In HelloSubway you type Tokyo names in romaji, and common spellings such as shi or si are both accepted.

The stations

From Naka-meguro, the Hibiya Line calls at Ebisu, Hiro-o, Roppongi, Kamiyacho, Toranomon Hills, Kasumigaseki, Hibiya, Ginza, Higashi-Ginza, Tsukiji, Hatchobori, Kayabacho, Ningyocho, Kodemmacho, Akihabara, Naka-okachimachi, Ueno, Iriya, Minowa, Minami-senju and Kita-Senju.

Hibiya Park (Hibiya Matsumotoro), near Hibiya station
Hibiya Park (Hibiya Matsumotoro), by the station of the same name.Photo: Daderot · CC0

Transfers and typing

Of the 22 stations, 11 are shared with other lines in the game. The biggest are Kasumigaseki (Marunouchi, Chiyoda), Hibiya (Mita, Chiyoda), Ginza (Ginza, Marunouchi), Ueno (Ginza, Yamanote), Ebisu (Yamanote) and Roppongi (Ōedo). Typing every station once takes 190 letters in romaji, about 8.6 per station. Naka-okachimachi is the longest at 15, then Toranomon Hills at 14, and Ueno is the shortest at 4. Start the Hibiya Line.

Common questions

How many stations does the Hibiya Line have in HelloSubway?

22 stations, from Naka-meguro to Kita-Senju.

Where can I change from the Hibiya Line to another line?

11 of its stations are shared with other lines in the game, including Ebisu, Roppongi, Kasumigaseki, Hibiya, Ginza, Higashi-Ginza.

How hard is the Hibiya Line to type?

Typing every station once takes 190 letters, about 8.6 per station. The longest name is Naka-okachimachi at 15. The game rates it level 2 of 7 among the lines of its city.

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