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Viewed from Hijiri Bridge
Ochanomizu Station (御茶ノ水駅, Ochanomizu-eki?) is a train station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
The JR East section of the station is served by all services but limited express on both the rapid Chūō Main Line and the local Chūō-Sōbu Line. It is an interchange station between the two lines; the platform layout is designed so that passengers wishing to switch from the Chūō Line to the Sōbu Line can do so without changing platforms, and vice versa.
Ochanomizu is the second stop after Tokyo Station on the Chūō Line and one stop before Akihabara Station when traveling from Shinjuku.
The Tokyo Metro section of the station is served by the Marunouchi Line. The area is also served by the Chiyoda Line at Shin-Ochanomizu, which is connected to Ogawamachi station on the Toei Shinjuku Line.
JR's Ochanomizu Station lies next to the Kanda River. During the Edo period, the Kanda River was rerouted to pass through Ochanomizu, which was otherwise a highland between two valleys. Hijiribashi (聖橋, also known as Hijiri Bridge, Hijiribashi Bridge) crosses over the river near a station exit. The subway Marunouchi Line makes a short above-ground appearance as it passes over the river.
Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-dō) is easily accessible from the Hijiribashi Exit of this station.
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Coordinates: 35°41′59″N 139°45′50″E / 35.69972, 139.76389
