Tokyo Metro
Appearance
Tokyo Metro | |||
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Info | |||
Owner | Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. | ||
Locale | Greater Tokyo Area, Japan | ||
Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
Number of lines | 9 | ||
Number of stations | 180 | ||
Daily ridership | 6.84 million (FY2014)[1] | ||
Website | Tokyo Metro | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 1927 as Tokyo Underground Railway (1941 as Teito Rapid Transit Authority; 2004 under current name) | ||
Operator(s) | Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (private kabushiki gaisha formed in joint partnership by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Japanese government (through the Ministry of Finance)) | ||
Number of vehicles | 2,773 cars (2012) | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 195.1 km (121.2 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) for Ginza & Marunouchi lines | ||
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The Tokyo Metro (東京メトロ, Tōkyō Metoro) is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei.
Lines
[change | change source]Color on maps | Mark | Line Number | Line | Japanese | Route | Stations Served | Length |
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orange | G | Line 3 | Ginza Line | 銀座線 | Shibuya to Asakusa | 19 | 14.3 km |
red | M | Line 4 | Marunouchi Line | 丸ノ内線 | Ogikubo to Ikebukuro | 25 | 24.2 km |
Mb | Marunouchi Line Branch Line | 丸ノ内線分岐線 | Nakano-sakaue to Hōnanchō | 4 | 3.2 km | ||
silver | H | Line 2 | Hibiya Line | 日比谷線 | Naka-Meguro to Kita-Senju | 21 | 20.3 km |
sky blue | T | Line 5 | Tōzai Line | 東西線 | Nakano to Nishi-Funabashi | 23 | 30.8 km |
green | C | Line 9 | Chiyoda Line | 千代田線 | Yoyogi-uehara to Kita-Ayase | 20 | 24.0 km |
yellow | Y | Line 8 | Yūrakuchō Line | 有楽町線 | Wakōshi to Shin-Kiba | 24 | 28.3 km |
purple | Z | Line 11 | Hanzōmon Line | 半蔵門線 | Shibuya to Oshiage | 14 | 16.8 km |
teal | N | Line 7 | Namboku Line | 南北線 | Meguro to Akabane-iwabuchi | 19 | 21.3 km |
brown | F | Line 13 | Fukutoshin Line | 副都心線 | Wakōshi to Shibuya | 16 | 20.2 kmA |
A Note: Including the 8.3 km stretch between Wakoshi and Kotake-mukaihara shared with Yurakucho Line.