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System
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The Tokyo Subway has 13 lines and is operated by two different companies: Tokyo Metro Corporation (formerly TEITO; also called TRTA or Eidan Subway - Teito Rapid Transit Authority) and TOEI (Transportation Bureau of Tokyo Metropolitan Government). The first lines were built using international standard gauge (1435 mm) but later 1067 mm gauge was chosen, which is more common in Japan and thus allows reciprocal operation between subways and suburban railway lines, i.e. subway trains continue on suburban lines at certain hours or suburban lines use certain sections of the subway lines. Several JR and private suburban rail lines radiate from different stations in Tokyo. |
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TOKYO
METRO Lines - Eidan Subway
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| 6/2008 - 9 lines with a total length 195.4 km |
GINZA Line (G) |
 14.3
km, 18 stations, Asakusa - Shibuya (Line 3); 1435 mm gauge; no
reciprocal service.
The first subway line in Tokyo, opened in 1927 as a private railway between Asakusa and Ueno (2.2 km), extended to Shibuya by 1939. 30
Dec 1927: Asakusa - Ueno (2.2 km)
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MARUNOUCHI Line (M) |
  27.4
km, 27 stations, Ikebukuro - Ogikubo / Honancho (Line 4); 1435
mm gauge; no reciprocal service, four short surface sections.
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Jan 1954: Ikebukuro - Ochanomizu (6.4 km)
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HIBIYA Line (H) |
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March 1961: Minami-Senju - Nakaokachimachi (3.7 km)
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TOZAI Line (T) |
  30.8
km, 22 stations, Nishi-Funabashi - Nakano (Line 5); 1067
mm gauge; at the western end, reciprocal service with JR Chuo Main Line;
at the eastern end with JR Sobu Line and the Toyo Rapid Railway. The
Tozai Line (which means East-West Line) runs on the surface east of
Minami-sunamachi (13.8 km). 23
Dec 1964: Takadanobaba - Waseda (1.7 km)
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CHIYODA Line (C) |
 24.0
km, 20 stations, Yoyogiuehara - Kita-Ayase (Line 9); 1067 mm gauge;
at the western end, reciprocal service with Odakyu Odawara Line; at the
eastern end with JR Joban Line.
20
Dec 1969: Otemachi - Kita-Senju (9.9 km)
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YURAKUCHO Line (Y) |
28.3 km, 24 stations, Wakoshi - Shin-Kiba (Line
8); 1067 mm gauge; from
Wakoshi reciprocal
service on Tobu Tojo Line; reciprocal service
is also available from Kotake-mukaihara
along the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.
Opened 1974 - 1988; in Dec. 1994, the Kotakemukaihara - Ikebukuro section was quadrupled, with the Yurakucho New Line introduced to relieve the Yurakucho Line. This line was extended south to Shibuya in 2008 and became the Fukutoshin Line. 30
Oct 1974 : Ginzaitchome - Ikebukuro (10.2 km) |
HANZOMON Line (Z) |
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01
Aug 1978: Shibuya - Aoyama-itchome (2.7 km)
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NAMBOKU Line (N) |
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The
Namboku Line shares tracks with the Mita Line between Shirokane-takanawa
and Meguro, from where both lines provide reciprocal service
with the Tokyu Meguro Line. 29
Nov 1991 Akabane-Iwabuchi - Komagone (6.3 km) |
FUKUTOSHIN Line (F) |
  12.1
km, 11 stations (+ 5 stations share with Yurakucho Line), (Wakoshi
-) Kotake-mukaihara - Shibuya (Line 7); 1067
mm gauge. In Dec. 1994, a 3.2 km double-track section of the Yurakucho New Line (Kotake-mukaihara - Ikebukuro) (New Yurakucho New Line Ikebukuro Station) was opened to relieve the Yurakucho Line. Initially referred to as Line 13, it was eventually extended south to Shibuya on 14 June 2008 as the Fukutoshin Line (fukutoshin means subcenter > the line links the three subcenters of Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Shibuya). At the northern end, trains continue to Wakoshi on the Yurakucho Line, and beyond that point on the Tobu Tojo Line); reciprocal service is also available from Kotake-mukaihara on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.
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TOEI
Lines
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| 12/2000 - 4 lines with a total length of 107 km + 2.3 km Mita Line extension to Meguro (shared with Namboku Line) |
ASAKUSA Line (A) |
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04
Dec 1960: Oshiage - Asakusabashi (3.1 km)
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MITA Line (I) |
  26.5
km, 24 stations, Meguro - Mita - Nishi-Takashimadaira; 1067 mm
gauge; elevated north of Shimura-sakaue station. The section between Shirokane-Takanawa and Meguro is shared with the Namboku Line, 2.3 km, opened 26/9/2000. Reciprocal service from Meguro with the Tokyu Meguro Line. 27 Dec 1968:
Takashimadaira - Sugamo (10.4 km) 26 Sept 2000: - Meguro (jointly with Namboku Line) (4 km incl. 1.7 km of separate Mita - Shirokane-Takanawa tracks)
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SHINJUKU Line (S) |
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21
Dec 1978: Iwamotocho - Higashi-Ojima (4.9 km)
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OEDO Line (E) |
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Opened in 5 stages between 1991 and 2002, the Oedo Line is like a ring line with a handle, but trains cannot run in a circle, but reverse at Tocho-mae. O-Edo-sen means Big Edo Line and Edo was the city's name until 1868. 10
Dec 1991 Hikarigoaka - Nerima (3.8 km) |
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Other Metro-like Systems in Greater Tokyo |
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Yamanote Ring Line 34.5 km circular line, mostly elevated, with 29 stations, part of the JR network. Connects with most private railways and several subway lines, with trains every 2.5 min during peak hours. First section opened in 1885 from Shinagawa to Akabane, later extended and electrified in 1909, ring completed in 1925.
Opened
on 28 March 2001, this line is actually a northern extension of the
Namboku subway line, running mostly underground outside Tokyo in the
Saitama Prefecture. It is 14.6 km long and has 8 stations: Nippori-Toneri Liner Opened
on 30 March 2008, this is an automatic guided transit system (9.7 km,
13 stations), operated by TOEI and serving the northeastern sector of
the Tokyo metropolitan area. It intersects with the Chiyoda Line at
Nishi-Nippori.
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Public rail transit in Tokyo waterfront Odaiba development |
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Odaiba (otherwise named Daiba) is an artificial island in Tokyo Bay. Built on the place of 19th century line of fortified islands (Daiba in Japanese means "cannon batteries placed on the islands"), this island was supposed to be a futuristic self-consistent town for 100,000 inhabitants. In addition to two motorways joining the mainland Tokyo with the island, it is served by two rail transit systems (see map) YURIKAMOME Waterfront Line This is fully automated driverless line which provides service to new waterfront developments on the reclaimed islands in Tokyo Bay. It has been opened on 1 Nov 1995 from Shimbashi (transfer to Ginza and Asakusa lines), goes along the coast for 3.1 km and then crosses the bay over the 570 m long Rainbow Bridge. The total length of the first section was 12 km, there were 11 stations. On the islands the line had two transfer points with Rinkai Line at Odaiba-kaihinkoen and Ariake. On 2 Nov 2002 a station Shiodome, a transfer to the newly opened station on the Oedo line was opened. A 2.7-km, 4-station extension from the existing terminus Ariake to Toyosu station on the Yurakucho line opened on March 27, 2006. Fares are between 180 and 370 Yen depending on the distance travelled. 14.8 km, 16 stations (Official Site)(Wikipedia) Some station photos can be seen here. And here are some great pictures and a text in French. TOKYO WATERFRONT AREA RAPID TRANSIT (Rinkai Line) This 15.1 km long metro line starts at Shin-kiba where it connects to the Yurakucho line and JR East. It runs mostly underground across Tokyo's harbour area. The initial 7.8 km was extended on 31 March 2001 from Tokyo Teleport to Tenzohzu Isle, where transfer is possible to the Tokyo Monorail. On 1 Dec. 2002 it, the western section to Osaki with interchange to the JR Yamanote Ring Line was brought into service. Station names are from east to west: Shin-kiba, Shinonome, Kokusai-Tenjijo, Tokyo-Teleport, Tennozu Isle, Shinagawa Seaside, Oimachi and Osaki. Fares are between 180 and 280 Yen depending on the distance travelled. Link: Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit TOKYO MONORAIL
This line
opened on 17 Sept 1964 for the opening of Olympic Games, and connects
the Haneda Airport to Hamamatsucho Rail Station. When it opened, it had
only two stations - Hamamatsucho and Haneda-koku. A year
later, an intermediate station at Oi-keibajo-mae (Oi Race Track)
was opened (27 May 1965). After that, several more intermediate stations
have been added - Seibijo (20 March 1967), Ryutsu Center
(15 Dec 1969), Showajima (7 Feb 1985) and Tennozu Isle (19
June 1992). On 27 Sept 1993 the line was extended from Seibijo to Haneda-kuko-daiichi-biru
(Haneda Airport Terminal 1) with two intermediate stations, while the
former Haneda-kuko station was closed. On 1 Dec 2004, a 0.9 km extension
of the line opened to serve Haneda-kuko-daini-biru (Haneda Airport
Terminal 2). Now the 17.8
km line has 10 stations. Being the busiest and most profitable
monorail in the world, in recent times Tokyo monorail feels strong competition
from the Keihin Kyuko Railway. A new station, Kokusai-biru (International
Terminal) should be opened in Dec 2009 between Tenkubashi and Shin-Seibijo
stations. During day time trains go at 4-minute intervals, with only every
third train calling at all stations. The rest of trains are skip stations
between Ryutsu Center and Haneda-kuko-daiichi-biru or run
express serving only the airport terminals. Fares
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Monorail
systems in the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area
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Chiba (700,000 inh.) lies just east of Tokyo. The suspended monorail line ("Townliner") is 15.2 km long and has 18 stations. The first section - from Sports Center to Chishirodai - opened on 28 March 1988 (8 km). The line has been extended to Chiba (JR Station) on 12 June 1991 (4 km), to Chiba-minato (2 stations, 1.5 km) on 1 Aug 1995 and to the city centre (Kencho-mae; 3 stations, 1.7 km) on 24 March 1999. See a map of Chiba City Monorail here TAMA Intercity Monorail Started operation on 27 Nov. 1998 between Tachikawa-kita and Kamikitadai on a 5.4 km section (8 stations). The remaining section of the 16 km long line to Tama Center opened 10 Jan. 2000. This new residential area lies 30 km west from Tokyo, includes 5 cities ("shi" in Japanese) and can be reached on the JR Chuo Line from Shinjuku (30 minutes ride). See a map of Tama Intercity Monorail here. Distances and travel times between stations are the following: Kamikitadai - (0.7km, 2min) - Sakurakaido - (0.8km, 2min) - Tamagawa Josui - (1.0km, 2min) - Sunagawa Nanaban - (0.5km, 1min) - Izumi-Taiikukan - (0.6km, 2min) - Tachitobi - (0.6km 1min) - Takamatsu - (1.2km, 3min) - Tachikawa Kita - (0.4km, 1min) - Tachikawa Minami - (0.7km, 2min) - Shibasaki-Taiikukan - (1.5km, 3min) - Koshu-Kaido - (1.3km, 2min) - Manganji - (1.2km, 3min) - Takahatafudo - (0.8km, 2min) - Hodokubo - (1.0km, 2min) - Tama-Dobutsukoen - (1.1km, 2min) - Chuo Daigaku-Myojo Daigaku - (0.9km, 2min) - Otsuka-Teito Daigaku - (0.8km, 2min) - Matsugadani - (0.9km, 2min) - Tama Sentaa [Japanised form of 'center'] Future extension plans include a northern extension from Kamikitadai to Hakonegasaki Station on the JR Hachiko Line; from Hakonegasaki to Hachioji via Fussa and Akigawa, connecting at Hachioji with a branch from Shibasaki-Taiikukan via Toyosu; from Hachioji via Aihara to Koremasa, the end of the Seibu Tamagawa Line near Fuchu; and an extension from Tama Sentaa to Machida, crossing the Koremasa branch at some (indeterminate) point. (Thanks to Ian Hopkins) SHONAN Monorail Shonan Monorail is a suspended 6.6km line with 8 stations 45 km south of Tokyo. It joins JR Tokai Line station Ofuna in Kamakura-shi with Shonan Enoshima in Fujisawa-shi. The line has been opened in two stages - on 27 March 1970 from Ofuna to Nishi-Kamakura (4.7 km, 5 stations) and then on 2 July 1971 the rest of the line. On both opened sections there are monorail tunnels. Trains operate every 7 minutes in daytime. See a map of Shonan Monorail here. Practical Info | System | TRTA Lines | TOEI Lines | Other Rapid Transit in Tokyo | Monorails around Tokyo | Links |
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Books
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Boye De Mente, Atsushi Umeda: The Pocket Tokyo Subway Guide. - 112 p., April 2002, Kodansha Europe, ISBN 4770027788 TOKYO METROPOLITAN AREA RAIL & ROAD ATLAS This atlas provides place and station names both in English and Japanese with detailed operation maps of all railways in and around Tokyo incl. Yokohama. ISBN 4770017812 Shaw, Dennis: TOKYO SUBWAYS. - Hoikusha, Osaka, 1992. 11x15 cm, soft cover with 135 pages, incl. 33 color and 39 b/w photos English version ISBN 4-586-54045-1, Japanese version ISBN 4-586-50832-9 |
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- OPERATION 5:00 - 0:15, rush hours are 7:30-9:30 and 17:00-19:00.
- FARES (2008) Single Fare - 160-300 Yen depending on distance 11-Rides
(for the price of 10) - price depending on distance 1-Day Pass - 710 Yen (Tokyo Metro Subways only) and 700 Yen (TOEI Subways only) 1-Day Pass for Tokyo Metro and TOEI Subways - 1,000 Yen Tokyo Free Ticket - 1,580 Yen for all modes
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TOKYO METRO CORPORATION (official page) TOEI Subway (Official Page) Tokyo Metro and TOEI Subway on Wikipedia, with details about all lines Jacek Wesolowski has drawn a map showing reciprocal operation (joint service of Japanese Railways and Tokyo Subway) SAITAMA Railway (inauguration 28 March 2001) Tsukuba Express (suburban railway Akihabara - Tsukuba, 58.3 km, 2005) JR East Train Index (Commuter Railways) Railway Operators in Japan 4: Central Tokyo by Makoto Aoki (from Japan Railway & Transport Review) Tokyo Subway Map and Tokyo Area Rail Map at Johomaps.com |
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Reciprocal
Operation (JR trains and Private Railways on Subway Lines)
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CHIBA
Monorail
