Tokyo Metro 390066 225377965 2008-07-13T10:49:30Z Sushiya 3456097 table design, macrons {{refimprove|date=May 2008}} [[Image:TokyoMetroHQ1516.jpg|thumb|This office tower, above Tokyo Metro Ueno Station, houses the headquarters of the Tokyo Metro.]] [[Image:Tokyo_subway_metro_map.png|thumb|Tokyo Metro lines. Toei lines and the JR [[Yamanote Line]] are shown in faint colours.]] {{nihongo|'''Tokyo Metro'''|東京メトロ|Tōkyō Metoro}} is one of two [[Rapid transit|metro]] systems making up the [[Tokyo subway]] system, the other being [[Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation|Toei]]. ==Organization== {{Nihongo|'''Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd.'''|東京地下鉄株式会社|Tōkyō Chikatetsu Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a private company jointly owned by the Japanese government and the Tokyo metropolitan government. It replaced the {{Nihongo|'''Teito Rapid Transit Authority'''|帝都高速度交通営団|Teito Kōsokudo Kōtsū Eidan}}, commonly known as '''Eidan''' or '''TRTA''', on [[April 1]], [[2004]]. TRTA was administered by the [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Japan)|Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport]], and jointly funded by the national and metropolitan governments. It was formed in 1941, although its oldest lines date back to 1927. The other metro operator in Tokyo is the government of Tokyo, through the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation]], which operates the ''Toei'' system. Metro and Toei trains form completely separate networks. While users of prepaid rail passes can freely interchange between the two networks, regular ticket holders must purchase a second ticket, or a special transfer ticket, to change from a Toei line to a Metro line and vice versa. Much effort is made to make the system accessible to non-Japanese speaking users: * Many train stops are announced in both [[English language|English]] and [[Japanese language|Japanese]]. Announcements also provide connecting line information. * Ticketing machines can switch between English and Japanese user interfaces. * Train stations are signposted in English and Japanese (in [[kanji]] and [[hiragana]]). There are also numerous signs in [[Chinese language|Chinese]] (in [[Simplified Chinese character|simplified characters]]) and [[Korean language|Korean]]. * Train stations are now also consecutively numbered on each color-coded line, allowing even non-English speakers to be able to commute without necessarily knowing the name of the station. For example, [[Shinjuku Station]] on the [[Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line|Marunouchi Line]] is also signposted as M-08 with the familiar red colored circle surrounding it; even if a commuter could not read the English or Japanese station names on signs or maps, he or she could simply look for the red line and then find the appropriately numbered station on said line. Many stations are also designed to help blind people as railings often have [[Braille]] at their base. Tokyo Metro stations began accepting [[PASMO]] contactless cards in March 2007. The Tokyo Metro is extremely punctual and has regular trains arriving less than five minutes apart most of the day and night. It does not however run 24 hours a day. Lines tend to stop service between midnight and 1:00am and commence again approximately 5:00am. Tokyo Metro indicated in its public share offering that it would cease construction once the [[Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line|Fukutoshin Line]] is completed. Some therefore expect that the line will be the final expansion to the Tokyo Metro network, although several lines such as the [[Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line|Hanzōmon Line]] have yet to be completed as planned. ==Lines==<!-- This section is linked from [[List of rapid transit systems]] --> ===Main Data=== {| border=1 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 class="wikitable" ! style="border-bottom" | Color on maps !! style="border-bottom" | Mark !! style="center" | Line Number !! style="center" | Line !! style="border-bottom" | Japanese !! Route !! Length |- | bgcolor="#F7931D" | <font color=white> orange </font> || G || Line 3 || [[Tokyo Metro Ginza Line|Ginza Line]] || 銀座線 || [[Shibuya Station|Shibuya]] to [[Asakusa Station|Asakusa]] || 14.3&nbsp;km |- | bgcolor="#ED1C24" rowspan="2"| <font color=white> red </font> || M || rowspan="2" | Line 4 || [[Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line|Marunouchi Line]] || 丸ノ内線 || [[Ogikubo Station|Ogikubo]] to [[Ikebukuro Station|Ikebukuro]] || 24.2&nbsp;km |- | m || Marunouchi Line Branch Line || 丸ノ内線分岐線 || [[Nakano-sakaue Station|Nakano-sakaue]] to [[Hōnanchō Station|Hōnanchō]] || 3.2&nbsp;km |- | bgcolor="#8BA2AE" | <font color=white> silver </font> || H || Line 2 || [[Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line|Hibiya Line]] || 日比谷線 || [[Naka-Meguro Station|Naka-Meguro]] to [[Kita-Senju Station|Kita-Senju]] || 20.3&nbsp;km |- | bgcolor="#00B2DD" | <font color=white> sky blue </font> || T || Line 5 || [[Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line|Tōzai Line]] || 東西線 || [[Nakano Station|Nakano]] to [[Nishi-Funabashi Station|Nishi-Funabashi]] || 30.8&nbsp;km |- | bgcolor="#00A650" | <font color=white> green </font> || C || Line 9 || [[Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line|Chiyoda Line]] || 千代田線 || [[Yoyogi-uehara Station|Yoyogi-uehara]] to [[Kita-Ayase Station|Kita-Ayase]] || 24.0&nbsp;km |- | bgcolor="#D2BD56" | <font color=white> gold </font> || Y || Line 8 || [[Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line|Yūrakuchō Line]] || 有楽町線 || [[Wakōshi Station|Wakōshi]] to [[Shin-Kiba Station|Shin-Kiba]] || 28.3&nbsp;km |- | bgcolor="#937CB9" | <font color=white> purple </font> || Z || Line 11 || [[Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line|Hanzōmon Line]] || 半蔵門線 || [[Shibuya Station|Shibuya]] to [[Oshiage Station|Oshiage]] || 16.8&nbsp;km |- | bgcolor="#00B5AD" | <font color=white> emerald green </font> || N || Line 7 || [[Tokyo Metro Namboku Line|Namboku Line]] || 南北線 || [[Meguro Station|Meguro]] to [[Akabane-iwabuchi Station|Akabane-iwabuchi]] || 21.3&nbsp;km |- | bgcolor="#BA6831" rowspan="2" | <font color=white> brown </font> || rowspan="2" |F || rowspan="2" | Line 13 || rowspan="2" |[[Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line|Fukutoshin Line]] || rowspan="2" |副都心線 || [[Wakōshi Station|Wakōshi]] to [[Shibuya Station|Shibuya]] || 20.2&nbsp;km |- |} ===Through services to other lines=== {| border=1 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 class="wikitable" ! style="border-bottom" | !! style="border-bottom" | Line !! Through Lines |- | bgcolor="#F7931D" | <font color=white> G </font> || [[Tokyo Metro Ginza Line|Ginza Line]] || none |- | bgcolor="#ED1C24" | <font color=white> M </font> || [[Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line|Marunouchi Line]] || none |- | bgcolor="#8BA2AE" rowspan="2"| <font color=white> H </font> || rowspan="2"| [[Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line|Hibiya Line]] || [[Tōkyū Tōyoko Line]] (Naka-Meguro to [[Kikuna Station|Kikuna]]) |- | [[Tōbu Isesaki Line]] (Kita-Senju to [[Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station|Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen]]) |- | bgcolor="#00B2DD" rowspan="3"| <font color=white> T </font> || rowspan="3"| [[Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line|Tōzai Line]] || [[East Japan Railway Company|JR East]] [[Chūō-Sōbu Line]] (Nakano to [[Mitaka Station|Mitaka]]) |- | JR East [[Sōbu Main Line]] (Nishi-funabashi to [[Tsudanuma Station|Tsudanuma]]) |- | [[Toyo Rapid Line]] (Nishi-Funabashi to [[Tōyō Katsutadai Station|Tōyō Katsutadai]]) |- | bgcolor="#00A650" rowspan="2"| <font color=white> C </font> || rowspan="2"| [[Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line|Chiyoda Line]] || [[Odakyu Odawara Line]] and [[Odakyu Tama Line]] (Yoyogi-uehara to [[Karakida Station|Karakida]] and [[Hon-Atsugi Station|Hon-Atsugi]]) |- | [[East Japan Railway Company|JR East]] [[Jōban Line]] (Ayase to [[Toride Station|Toride]]) |- | bgcolor="#D2BD56" rowspan="2"| <font color=white> Y </font> || rowspan="2"| [[Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line|Yūrakuchō Line]] || [[Tōbu Tōjō Line]] (Wakōshi to [[Shinrinkōen Station|Shinrinkōen]] |- | [[Seibu Yūrakuchō Line]] and [[Seibu Ikebukuro Line]] (Kotake-mukaihara to [[Hannō Station|Hannō]]) |- | bgcolor="#937CB9" rowspan="2"| <font color=white> Z </font> || rowspan="2"| [[Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line|Hanzōmon Line]] || [[Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line]] (Shibuya to [[Chūō-Rinkan Station|Chūō-Rinkan]]) |- |[[Tōbu Isesaki Line]] and [[Tobu Nikkō Line]] (Oshiage to [[Minami-Kurihashi Station|Minami-Kurihashi]] or [[Kuki Station|Kuki]]) |- | bgcolor="#00B5AD" rowspan="2"| <font color=white> N </font> || rowspan="2"| [[Tokyo Metro Namboku Line|Namboku Line]] || [[Tokyu Meguro Line]] (Meguro to [[Musashi-Kosugi Station|Musashi-Kosugi]]) |- |[[Saitama Rapid Railway Line]] (Akabane-iwabuchi to [[Urawa-misono Station|Urawa-misono]]) |- | bgcolor="#BA6831" rowspan="2"| <font color=white> F </font> || rowspan="2"| [[Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line|Fukutoshin Line]] ||Tōbu and Seibu line (same tracks as Yūrakuchō Line) |- |[[Tōkyū Tōyoko Line]] (from Shibuya, planned) |} * Namboku Line shares tracks of the section from Meguro to [[Shirokane-Takanawa Station|Shirokane-Takanawa]] with [[Toei Mita Line]], 2.3km. ==Stations== [[Image:GinzaLine1379.jpg|thumb|A 01 series train for Shibuya departs Asakusa Station on the [[Ginza Line]].]] The busiest stations in the Tokyo Metro network in 2007 were:<ref>http://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/data/jinin/index.html</ref> ''(station statistics for subway passengers only)'' {| class=wikitable !Station !Average passengers<br />per day |- |[[Ikebukuro Station]] |491,958 |- |[[Kita-Senju Station]] |317,816 |- |[[Ōtemachi Station (Tokyo)|Ōtemachi Station]] |294,236 |- |[[Ginza Station]] |274,842 |- |[[Shibuya Station]] |258,609 |- |[[Shinjuku Station]] |240,984 |- |[[Shimbashi Station]] |217,790 |- |[[Ueno Station]] |211,749 |- |[[Takadanobaba Station]] |187,458 |- |[[Nihombashi Station]] |174,483 |} Other major transfer stations include [[Akasaka-mitsuke Station|Akasaka-mitsuke]], [[Hibiya Station|Hibiya]], [[Kasumigaseki Station (Tokyo)|Kasumigaseki]], [[Kudanshita Station|Kudanshita]], [[Nagatachō Station|Nagatachō]], [[Omotesandō Station|Omotesandō]], [[Tameike-Sannō Station|Tameike-Sannō]] and [[Yotsuya Station|Yotsuya]]. ==Depots== {| class=wikitable !Name !Location !Car Series Housed !Lines |- |Ueno |[[Taitō, Tokyo|Taitō]], north of [[Ueno Station]] |01 |[[Tokyo Metro Ginza Line|Ginza]] |- |Shibuya |[[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]], west of [[Shibuya Station]] |01 |Ginza |- |Nakano |[[Nakano, Tokyo|Nakano]], south of [[Nakano-Fujimichō Station]] |01, 02 |[[Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line|Marunouchi]], Ginza |- |Koishikawa |[[Bunkyō, Tokyo|Bunkyō]], between [[Myōgadani Station]] and [[Kōrakuen Station]] |01, 02 |Marunouchi |- |Senju |[[Arakawa, Tokyo|Arakawa]], north of [[Minami-Senju Station]] |03 |[[Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line|Hibiya]] |- |Takenotsuka |[[Adachi, Tokyo|Adachi]], south of [[Takenotsuka Station]] |03 |Hibiya |- |Fukagawa |[[Kōtō, Tokyo|Kōtō]], south of [[Tōyōchō Station]] |05, 07 |[[Tokyo Metro Tozai Line|Tōzai]] |- |Gyōtoku |[[Ichikawa, Chiba|Ichikawa]], south of [[Myōden Station]] |None (inspections only) |Tōzai |- |Ayase |[[Adachi, Tokyo|Adachi]], north of [[Kita-Ayase Station]] |06, 5000, 6000 |[[Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line|Chiyoda]], [[Tokyo Metro Namboku Line|Namboku]], [[Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line|Yūrakuchō]], [[Saitama Rapid Railway Line|Saitama Rapid]] |- |Wakō |[[Wakō, Saitama|Wakō]], north of [[Wakō-shi Station]] |07, 7000, 10000 |[[Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line|Fukutoshin]], Yūrakuchō |- |Shin-Kiba |[[Kōtō, Tokyo|Kōtō]], southeast of [[Shin-Kiba Station]] |None (inspection and renovation only) |Chiyoda, [[Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line|Hanzōmon]], Namboku, Tōzai, Yūrakuchō |- |Saginuma |[[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]], inside [[Saginuma Station]] |08, 8000 |Hanzōmon |- |Ōji |[[Kita, Tokyo|Kita]], north of [[Ōji-Kamiya Station]] |9000 |Namboku |} ==Rolling stock== Tōkyō Metro owns the following types of rolling stock. * [[Tōkyō Metro 01 series|01 series]] - [[Tokyo Metro Ginza Line|Ginza Line]] * [[Tōkyō Metro 02 series|02 series]] - [[Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line|Marunouchi Line]] * [[Tōkyō Metro 03 series|03 series]] - [[Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line|Hibiya Line]] * [[Tōkyō Metro 05 series|05 series]] - [[Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line|Tōzai Line]] * [[Tōkyō Metro 06 series|06 series]] - [[Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line|Chiyoda Line]] * [[Tōkyō Metro 07 series|07 series]] - [[Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line|Yūrakuchō Line]], [[Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line|Tōzai Line]] * [[Tōkyō Metro 08 series|08 series]] - [[Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line|Hanzōmon Line]] * [[Tōkyō Metro 5000 series|5000 series]] - [[Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line|Chiyoda Line]] * [[Tōkyō Metro 6000 series|6000 series]] - [[Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line|Chiyoda Line]] * [[Tōkyō Metro 7000 series|7000 series]] - [[Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line|Yūrakuchō Line]], [[Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line|Fukutoshin Line]] * [[Tōkyō Metro 8000 series|8000 series]] - [[Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line|Hanzōmon Line]] * [[Tōkyō Metro 9000 series|9000 series]] - [[Tokyo Metro Namboku Line|Namboku Line]] * [[Tōkyō Metro 10000 series|10000 series]] - [[Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line|Yūrakuchō Line]], [[Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line|Fukutoshin Line]] Trains from other operators are also used on Tokyo Metro lines as a consequence of the through services. == Crowding == [[Image:TokyoMetroSignReservedForWomen.jpg|thumb|A sign on the [[Hibiya Line]] denoting that this area is for women only during morning peak hours.]] As is common with [[rail transport]] in Tokyo, Tokyo Metro trains are severely crowded during peak periods. During the morning peak period, platform attendants are sometimes needed to push riders and their belongings into train cars so that the doors can close. On some Tokyo Metro lines, the first or last car of a train is reserved for women during peak hours. ==See also== {{commons|Tokyo Metro}} * [[List of rapid transit systems]] ==External links== * [http://www.tokyometro.jp/e/index.html Tokyo Metro] * [http://www.tokyo-subway.net/english/index.html Tokyo Metro Connections] * [http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2024/2280875028_9228b628c7_b_d.jpg Tokyo Subway Route Map] * [http://www.japanesebooks.jp/tokyo-transit.html Tokyo subway transit map on GoogleMaps] {{Tokyo transit}} [[Category:Government of Tokyo]] [[Category:Tokyo Metro| ]] [[Category:Rail transport in Tokyo]] [[Category:Companies based in Tokyo]] [[de:Tokyo Metro]] [[fi:Tokion metro]] [[fr:Réseau Tōkyō Métro]] [[ko:도쿄 지하철 주식회사]] [[ja:東京地下鉄]] [[sk:Tokijské metro]] [[zh:東京地下鐵]]