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is a major interchange railway station which straddles Tokyo's Chiyoda, Shinjuku and Bunkyō wards. It was originally built as Iidamachi Station (albeit in a slightly different location), terminus of the then Kōbu Railway, precursor to today's Chūō Line. The Ōedo Line addition to the station in 2000 was designed by architect Makoto Sei Watanabe.LinesIidabashi Station is served by the following above-ground and subway lines.Above ground Chūō-Sōbu Line (JB16)Subway lines Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line (T-06) Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (Y-13) Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (N-10) Toei Ōedo Line (E-06)HistoryThe present-day JR East station opened on 15 November 1928.Future developmentsThe JR East platforms are scheduled to be moved and rebuilt a distance of approximately 200 m along the line toward Shinjuku to eliminate the gaps between trains and platforms on the sharply curved section of track.Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 91,196 passengers daily, making it the 46th-busiest JR East station. Over the same fiscal year, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 173,224 passengers daily, making it the twelfth-busiest station operated by Tokyo Metro. In fiscal 2013, the Toei station was used by an average of 14,577 passengers daily . The average daily passenger figures for JR East and Tokyo Metro in previous years are as shown below.