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Overview | |||
Locale | Tokyo, Japan | ||
Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
Number of lines | 13 | ||
Number of stations | 285 | ||
Daily ridership | |||
Annual ridership | 3.921 billion (2019) [3] | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | December 30, 1927 | ||
Operator(s) | Tokyo Metro Co., Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 304.1 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 | ||
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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.
There are two primary subway operators in Tokyo:
As of 2023 [update] , 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 colour | Sign | Line | Japanese | Length | |||||
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Tokyo Metro | |||||||||
Orange | ![]() | Ginza Line | 銀座線 | 14.3 km | |||||
Red | ![]() | Marunouchi Line | 丸ノ内線 | 27.4 km | |||||
![]() | Marunouchi Line Branch Line | 丸ノ内線分岐線 | 3.2 km | ||||||
Silver | ![]() | Hibiya Line | 日比谷線 | 20.3 km | |||||
Sky Blue | ![]() | Tōzai Line | 東西線 | 30.8 km | |||||
Green | ![]() | Chiyoda Line | 千代田線 | 24.0 km | |||||
Chiyoda Line Branch Line | 千代田線分岐線 | 2.6 km | |||||||
Gold | ![]() | Yūrakuchō Line | 有楽町線 | 28.3 km | |||||
Purple | ![]() | Hanzōmon Line | 半蔵門線 | 16.8 km | |||||
Teal | ![]() | Namboku Line | 南北線 | 21.3 km | |||||
Brown | ![]() | Fukutoshin Line | 副都心線 | 20.2 km | |||||
Toei Subway | |||||||||
Rose | ![]() | Asakusa Line | 浅草線 | 18.3 km | |||||
Blue | ![]() | Mita Line | 三田線 | 26.5 km | |||||
Leaf | ![]() | Shinjuku Line | 新宿線 | 23.5 km | |||||
Magenta | ![]() | 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.
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:
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.
Line | Through lines | |
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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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