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Tokyo subway
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Logos of the Tokyo Metro (left) and Toei Subway (right)
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Overview
Locale Tokyo, Japan
Transit type Rapid transit
Number of lines13
Number of stations285
Daily ridership
  • Tokyo Metro: 5.95 million (2022) [1]
  • Toei Subway: 2.00 million (2022) [2]
Annual ridership3.921 billion (2019) [3]
Operation
Began operationDecember 30, 1927
Operator(s) Tokyo Metro Co., Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei)
Technical
System length304.1 km (189.0 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), 1,435 mm for Ginza, Marunouchi, Toei Asakusa & Toei Ōedo Lines, 1,372 mm for Toei Shinjuku Line
System map

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Two subway systems (Japanese: 地下鉄, Hepburn: chikatetsu) operate in Tokyo: Tokyo Metro and the Toei Subway. Most of the network is located in the 23 special wards, with portions extending into Chiba and Saitama Prefectures. The subways are one part of Greater Tokyo's passenger rail network, with through service further connecting the subway to suburban railways in Western Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Networks

There are two primary subway operators in Tokyo:

As of 2023, the combined subway network of the Tokyo and Toei metros comprises 286 stations and 13 lines covering a total system length of 304.0 kilometers (188.9 mi). The Tokyo Metro and Toei networks together carry a combined average of over eight million passengers daily. [5] Despite being ranked second overall in worldwide subway usage (after the Shanghai Metro) as of 2019, subways make up a relatively small fraction of heavy rail rapid transit in Tokyo alone—only 286 out of 938 railway stations, as of 2020. [6] The Tokyo subway at 8.7 million daily passengers only represents 22% of Tokyo's 40 million daily rail passengers (see Transport in Greater Tokyo). [7] Other urban commuter rail systems include Keikyu Corporation (formerly the Keihin Electric Express Railway), Keio Corporation, Keisei Electric Railway, Odakyu Electric Railway, Seibu Railway, Tobu Railway and Tokyu Corporation.

Line colourSignLineJapaneseLength
Tokyo Metro
Orange Subway TokyoGinza.png Ginza Line 銀座線14.3 km
Red Subway TokyoMarunouchi.png Marunouchi Line 丸ノ内線27.4 km
Subway TokyoMarunouchi b.png Marunouchi Line Branch Line 丸ノ内線分岐線3.2 km
Silver Subway TokyoHibiya.png Hibiya Line 日比谷線20.3 km
Sky Blue Subway TokyoTozai.png Tōzai Line 東西線30.8 km
Green Subway TokyoChiyoda.png Chiyoda Line 千代田線24.0 km
Chiyoda Line Branch Line千代田線分岐線2.6 km
Gold Subway TokyoYurakucho.png Yūrakuchō Line 有楽町線28.3 km
Purple Subway TokyoHanzomon.png Hanzōmon Line 半蔵門線16.8 km
Teal Subway TokyoNamboku.png Namboku Line 南北線21.3 km
Brown Subway TokyoFukutoshin.png Fukutoshin Line 副都心線20.2 km
Toei Subway
Rose Subway TokyoAsakusa.png Asakusa Line 浅草線18.3 km
Blue Subway TokyoMita.png Mita Line 三田線26.5 km
Leaf Subway TokyoShinjuku.png Shinjuku Line 新宿線23.5 km
Magenta Subway TokyoOedo.png Ōedo Line 大江戸線40.7 km

In addition, but not formally designated as subways:

The Yokohama Subway and the Minatomirai Line also operate in the Greater Tokyo Area, but they are not directly connected to the Tokyo subway network. However, direct through services from the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line regularly run into Yokohama's Minatomirai Line via the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line.

History

The history of Tokyo Subway Tokyo metro history map.gif
The history of Tokyo Subway

System administration

Both the Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway systems are closely integrated with a unified system of line colors, line codes, and station numbers. However, the separate administration of metro systems has some ramifications:

Reciprocal operation

As is common with Japanese subway systems, many above-ground and underground lines in the Greater Tokyo Area operate through services with the Tokyo Metro and Toei lines. Through services operate on all lines except Tokyo Metro Ginza and Marunouchi Lines and Toei Oedo Line. In a broader sense they are considered a part of the Tokyo subway network, allowing it to reach farther out into the suburbs.

Tokyo Metro 6000 series and Odakyu 60000 series MSE Romancecar EMUs at Yoyogi-Uehara Tokyo Metro Model 6000 & Odakyu Model 60000.PNG
Tokyo Metro 6000 series and Odakyu 60000 series MSE Romancecar EMUs at Yoyogi-Uehara

Tokyo Metro

LineThrough lines
H Hibiya Line Tobu Skytree Line and Tōbu Nikkō Line (Kita-Senju to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen and Minami-Kurihashi)
T Tōzai Line JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line (Chūō Main Line) (Nakano to Mitaka)
JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line (Sōbu Main Line) (Nishi-Funabashi to Tsudanuma)
Toyo Rapid Line (Nishi-Funabashi to Tōyō-Katsutadai)
C Chiyoda Line Odakyu Odawara Line and Odakyu Tama Line (Yoyogi-Uehara to Karakida and Hon-Atsugi)
JR East Jōban Line (Ayase to Toride)
Y Yūrakuchō Line Tōbu Tōjō Line (Wakōshi to Shinrinkōen)
Seibu Yūrakuchō Line via the Seibu Ikebukuro Line (Kotake-Mukaihara Station to Hannō)
Z Hanzōmon Line Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line (Shibuya to Chūō-Rinkan)
Tobu Skytree Line, Tōbu Nikkō Line and Tobu Isesaki Line (Oshiage to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Minami-Kurihashi and Kuki)
N Namboku Line Tokyu Meguro Line (Meguro to Hiyoshi)
Saitama Rapid Railway Line (Akabane-Iwabuchi to Urawa-Misono)
F Fukutoshin Line Tobu and Seibu line (same stations served as the Yūrakuchō Line)
Minatomirai Line via Tōkyū Tōyoko Line (Shibuya to Motomachi-Chūkagai)

Toei Subway

LineThrough lines
A Asakusa Line Keikyu Kurihama Line and Keikyu Airport Line both via the Keikyu Main Line (Sengakuji to Haneda Airport (Tokyo International Airport) or Misakiguchi)
Keisei Oshiage Line, Keisei Main Line, Hokuso Railway Line, Keisei Higashi-Narita Line and Shibayama Railway Line (Oshiage to Narita Airport, Inba-Nihon-Idai or Shibayama-Chiyoda)
I Mita Line Tokyu Meguro Line (Meguro to Hiyoshi)
S Shinjuku Line Keio New Line and Keio Sagamihara Line both via the Keiō Line (Shinjuku to Hashimoto or Takaosanguchi)

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