Those who work at Palaceside Building rely daily on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line. Boarding and alighting at Takebashi Station means about five times a week, roughly 250 times a year for ordinary office workers.
Weekday Tozai Line passenger tops are of course neighbor "Otemachi": 274,618 (FY Heisei 22). Then ② "Takadanobaba" 184,754 ③ "Nihonbashi" 169,946 ④ "Iidabashi" 167,960 ⑤ "Kudanshita" 143,931.
From the bottom: ① "Ochiai" 22,331 ② "Motoyawata" 23,023 ③ "Kagurazaka" 38,460 ④ "Myoden" 45,774 ⑤ "Minami-Gyotoku" 49,759.
Which raises our "Takebashi." Takebashi ranks sixth from the bottom at 50,707. Low-traffic stations tend to lack transfer lines.
Sunday and holiday statistics are unavailable, but Takebashi's rank might rise somewhat. Seniors and foreign tourists strolling the Imperial Palace area—including the East Gardens and Kitanomaru Park—are increasing. Palaces Hotel reopens on May 17. More may take routes from Palaces Hotel through the East Gardens to Hirakawa Gate and Takebashi Station.