Tokyo Metro lines (Toei and JR lines are shown in faint colours.)
39-599: The Tokyo Metro Namboku Line ( 東京メトロ南北線 , Tōkyō Metoro Nanboku-sen , South-North Line) is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo , Japan. The line runs between Meguro in Shinagawa and Akabane-Iwabuchi in Kita . The Namboku Line was referred to as Line 7 during the planning stages, thus the seldom-used official name is Line 7 Namboku Line ( 7号線南北線 , Nana-gō-sen Nanboku-sen ) . On maps, diagrams and signboards,
78-682: A joint-stock company jointly owned by the Government of Japan and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government . The company, founded as a part of then-Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi 's policy of converting statutory corporations into joint-stock companies , replaced the Teito Rapid Transit Authority ( 帝都高速度交通営団 , Teito Kōsokudo Kōtsū Eidan , lit. "Imperial Capital Highspeed Transportation Management Foundation") , commonly known as Eidan or TRTA, on April 1, 2004. TRTA
117-495: A 2.5 km (1.6 mi) spur line from Shirokane-takanawa to Shinagawa would be built. The extension is expected to cost ¥ 131 billion (2021) ( US$ 1.19 billion) and scheduled to begin revenue service in the mid-2030s. It is intended to increase connections to and from the Chūō Shinkansen , which is scheduled to open for service in 2027. Tokyo Metro The Tokyo Metro (Japanese: 東京メトロ , Tōkyō Metoro )
156-631: Is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.52 million passengers (as of 2023), the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toei Subway , with 2.85 million average daily rides. Tokyo Metro is operated by the Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. ( 東京地下鉄株式会社 , Tōkyō Chikatetsu kabushiki-gaisha ) ,
195-653: Is managed by Sōtetsu. The platform level of Sōtetsu–Tōkyū Link Line is three stories below the integral concourse. Only the southwest concourse managed by Sōtetsu has elevators for the Sōtetsu–Tōkyū platform level. Exits 1 and 5A on the southern side of the concourse are closer to the JR concourse. Platforms 2 and 3 share the same track which is primarily for southbound trains which terminate at this station or emergency docking. On weekdays only, 1 midnight train departs from platform no.1 for Musashi-Kosugi . Real estate agents purchased
234-528: Is served by the Tōkaidō Shinkansen , Yokohama Line , Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line , Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line , and Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line . The JR station consists of an island platform at ground level serving the Yokohama Line, with two elevated island platforms for the shinkansen tracks overhead. The shinkansen platforms 2 and 3 have safety fences, as some trains passed non-stop through
273-452: The [REDACTED] Seibu Yūrakuchō Line ( Kotake-Mukaihara Station to Hannō ) TN Tobu Nikkō Line TI Tobu Isesaki Line ( Oshiage to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen , Minami-Kurihashi and Kuki ) through running to [REDACTED] Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chūkagai There are a total of 180 unique stations (i.e., counting stations served by multiple lines only once) on the Tokyo Metro network. Most stations are located within
312-533: The Hanzōmon Line that still have extensions in their official plans, and in the past, these plans have tended to happen, though often over several decades. In March 2022, Tokyo Metro received permission to add two new extensions to the network. Under these plans, the Yūrakuchō Line would receive a new branch from Toyosu Station to Sumiyoshi Station with three new stops (including one at Toyocho Station on
351-690: The Subway Museum near Kasai Station on the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line which opened on July 12, 1986, and features a few retired trains which once operated on the Ginza and Marunouchi Lines as well as a maintenance vehicle and some train simulators . In 2024, Tokyo Metro was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange , debuting as the exchange's largest IPO in six years and with a market capitalization of roughly 1 trillion yen. The Government of Japan and
390-776: The Toei Mita Line – a unique situation on the Tokyo subway where both operators share common infrastructure. Under an agreement between Tokyo Metro and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the fare for this section is calculated on the Toei fare system for passengers traveling to stations on the Mita Line past Shirokane-Takanawa, on the Metro fare system for passengers traveling to stations on the Namboku Line past Shirokane-Takanawa, and on
429-525: The Toei Mita Line . The first segment from Komagome to Akabane-Iwabuchi opened on 29 November 1991. The line initially operated with four-car EMUs. Upon its extension to Yotsuya in March 1996, the formations were extended to six cars. On 1 April 2022, eight-car trains began operating on the line. The extension to Tameike-Sannō was completed in September 1997, and the last stretch from Tameike-Sanno to Meguro
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#1732851821092468-532: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government each sold half of their shares, with the former using the proceeds to repay bonds funding reconstruction after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . In 2017, Tokyo Metro opened its affiliate in Hanoi , Vietnam , as part of preparations to be the service operator of Hanoi Metro . The Hanoi Metro opened in 2021. In November 2024, GTS Rail Operations (a consortium comprising Tokyo Metro, Sumitomo Corporation and Go-Ahead Group )
507-641: The Tōzai Line ) to better serve the Toyosu urban development zone, and the Namboku Line would receive an extension from Shirokane-Takanawa Station to Shinagawa Station , where it would connect with the Tokaido Shinkansen and the under construction Chūō Shinkansen in addition to serving the surrounding business district. Both extensions are expected to open in the 2030s. Pasmo and Suica are accepted on
546-546: The 23 special wards and fall inside the Yamanote Line rail loop — some wards such as Setagaya and Ōta have no stations (or only a limited number of stations), as rail service in these areas has historically been provided by the Toei Subway or any of the various major private railways ( 大手私鉄 ) . Major interchange stations, connecting three or more Tokyo Metro lines, include the following: Other major stations provide additional connections to other railway operators such as
585-546: The JR East Suica system is also universally accepted. Both these passes also can be used on surrounding rail systems throughout the area and many rail lines in other areas of Japan. Due to the complexity of the fare systems in Japan, most riders converted to these cards very quickly even though there is an additional charge to issue it. The Tokyo Metro is extremely punctual and has regular trains arriving 3 to 6 minutes apart most of
624-655: The Namboku Line offers through services with. The Namboku Line was inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004. Effective the timetable revision on 18 March 2023, through services onto the Sagami Railway commenced courtesy of the Tokyu and Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line . Most southbound services past Hiyoshi continue as far south as Shin-Yokohama and Ebina . On 28 January 2022, Tokyo Metro announced that
663-494: The Sōtetsu Main Line) SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-Misono The 21.3 km (13.2 mi) Namboku Line is one of Tokyo Metro's newer lines, featuring advanced technology including full automatic train operation and platform screen doors . Although the line was originally proposed in 1968, construction did not begin until the 1980s, partly due to the right-of-way to Meguro with
702-503: The TRTA's legal form was a "management foundation" ( 経営財団 , keiei zaidan , abbreviated to and hence eidan ( 営団 ) ) , a form of entity established by the government of the wartime cabinet of the Empire of Japan with both public and private sector investments. Private sector investments to the TRTA were prohibited in 1951 when it was converted into an ordinary statutory corporation. In 2024,
741-555: The Toei Subway, JR East, and the various private railways, including (but not limited to) the following: As of 1 April 2016 , Tokyo Metro operates a fleet of 2,728 electric multiple unit (EMU) vehicles, the largest fleet for a private railway operator in Japan. Trains from other operators are also used on Tokyo Metro lines as a consequence of inter-running services. As is common with rail transport in Tokyo, Tokyo Metro trains are severely crowded during peak periods. During
780-708: The Tokyo Metro is made up of nine lines operating on 195.1 kilometers (121.2 mi) of route. Note: Line numbers are for internal usage only and not listed on subway maps. Note: Excluding the 8.3 km (5.2 mi) stretch between Wakoshi and Kotake-mukaihara shared with Yurakucho Line. All lines except the Ginza and Marunouchi lines have trains that run through line termini onto tracks owned by other companies. TN Tōbu Nikkō Line ( Kita-Senju to Minami-Kurihashi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen ) TR Toyo Rapid Line ( Nishi-Funabashi to Tōyō-Katsutadai ) OT Odakyu Tama Line ( Yoyogi-Uehara to Karakida and Isehara ) [REDACTED] Seibu Ikebukuro Line via
819-485: The Tokyo Metro, as well as on railway stations operated by other companies. Transfers between Tokyo Metro subway lines and Toei Subway lines are usually not free, but a discount is given when using the Pasmo or Suica cards to transfer between lines. According to the company, an average of 6.33 million people used the company's nine subway routes each day in 2009. The company made a profit of ¥63.5 billion in 2009. Altogether,
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#1732851821092858-559: The company made its initial public offering , raising $ 2.3 billion in what became Japan's biggest IPO since 2018. The other major subway operator is Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation ( Toei Subway ) which is owned solely by the government of Tokyo. Tokyo Metro and Toei trains form completely separate networks, although Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and Toei Mita Line share the same track between Meguro Station and Shirokane-takanawa Station . Users of prepaid rail passes and Suica / Pasmo smart cards can freely interchange between
897-403: The day and night. However, it does not run 24 hours a day. While through service with other companies complicates this somewhat, the last train generally starts at midnight and completes its service by 00:45 to 01:00, and the first train generally starts at 05:00. Tokyo Metro also owns a number of commercial developments which mostly consist of shopping developments at major stations. It also owns
936-598: The line is shown using the color emerald (previously coded "teal"), and its stations are given numbers using the letter "N". Trains run through onto the Tokyu Meguro Line for Hiyoshi and the Saitama Railway's Saitama Rapid Railway Line (which is essentially a separately-owned extension of the Namboku Line) for Urawa-Misono . The right-of-way and stations between Shirokane-Takanawa and Meguro are shared with
975-711: The morning peak period, platform attendants ( oshiya ) 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. [REDACTED] Shin-Yokohama Station Shin-Yokohama Station ( 新横浜駅 , Shin-yokohama-eki ) is a major interchange railway station in Yokohama , Japan, jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Yokohama City Transportation Bureau , Sagami Railway (Sotetsu), and Tokyu Railways (Tokyu). Shin-Yokohama Station
1014-466: The northwest (so-called the "Nissan Stadium ticket gate") and central paid areas providing elevators for barrier-free access to the subway Blue Line platform level which is one story below the underground concourse. The Sōtetsu-Tōkyū parts of the concourse lie directly below and align with the Yokohama Ring Road 2 [ ja ] . The northeast concourse is managed by Tōkyū, while the southwest
1053-457: The private property in the area by telling residents and local government officials that the land was needed to build a Nissan / Ford motor vehicle factory which would provide increased employment. Actually, however, the agents were in league with JNR and national politicians from the LDP party to acquire the land for the proposed station, which was not disclosed to the public at this time. The subterfuge
1092-525: The station prior to 2008. The JR Central portion of the station includes a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Additionally, the JR East portion of the station includes reserved seat ticket vending machines. The Municipal Subway, Tōkyū Railways and Sagami Railway (Sōtetsu) share an underground integral concourse, which forms a cross shape. The Municipal Subway owns the northwest to southeast corridor, which provides three separate sets of ticket gates, with
1131-616: The subway platforms were underpinned to fortify the foundation. The operation of the subway Blue Line was not obstructed during the construction of the new station. All the involved construction parties were commended by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers in 2020 for commencing such a difficult task. In fiscal 2012, the JR East station was used by an average of 57,439 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. The Nissan Stadium (formerly International Stadium Yokohama),
1170-537: The system "most beneficial to the passenger" (presently the Metro schedule) for travel solely on the shared sector. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the Namboku Line is shown using the color emerald ( ▉ ), and its stations are given numbers using the letter "N". MG Meguro Line for Hiyoshi SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama [REDACTED] Sōtetsu Main Line for Ebina [REDACTED] Sōtetsu Izumino Line for Shōnandai (via Futamata-gawa on
1209-409: The ticketing. Much effort has been made to make the system accessible to non-Japanese speaking users: Many stations are also designed to help blind people as railings often have Braille at their base, and raised yellow rubber guide strips are used on flooring throughout the network. Tokyo Metro stations began accepting contactless ( RFID ) Pasmo stored value cards in March 2007 to pay fares, and
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1248-581: The time, the surrounding area was completely rural, and the site was selected as it was the intersection of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen tracks with the existing Yokohama Line. The station was connected to the Yokohama Municipal Subway system on 14 March 1985. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the JNR portion of the station came under the operational control of JR East. The station building
1287-437: The two networks (as well as other rail companies in the area), but fares are assessed separately for legs on each of these systems and regular ticket holders must purchase a second ticket, or a special transfer ticket, to change from a Toei line to a Tokyo Metro line and vice versa. Though, most Tokyo Metro (and Toei) line offer through service to lines outside of central Tokyo run by other carriers, and this can somewhat complicate
1326-604: Was administered by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport , and jointly funded by the national and metropolitan governments. It was formed in 1941 as a part-nationalization of the Tokyo Underground Railway and Tokyo Rapid Railway (now both form the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line ), although its oldest lines date back to 1927 with the opening of the Tokyo Underground Railway the same year. Upon its establishment,
1365-687: Was chosen from four bidders to operate the Elizabeth line in London, UK for the period 2025–2032. Tokyo Metro indicated in its public share offering that it would cease line construction once the Fukutoshin Line was completed. That line was completed in March 2013 with the opening of the connection with the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line at Shibuya Station , allowing through service as far as Motomachi-Chūkagai Station in Yokohama . There are several lines such as
1404-526: Was completed on 26 September 2000, when through service to the Tokyu Meguro Line started. Through service with the Saitama Rapid Railway Line commenced when it opened in March 2001 and accommodated traffic to and from Saitama Stadium during the 2002 World Cup . Although the Saitama Line is more or less a northern extension of the Namboku Line, it nevertheless remains a private entity to which
1443-598: Was previously only accessible via the JR Yokohama Line and Municipal Subway Blue Line. As a response to the new railways, JR Tokai started a new limited Nozomi service departs from Shin-Yokohama for Nagoya and Shin-Ōsaka on the same day as the opening of the Sōtetsu–Tōkyū Link Line. Because the Sōtetsu–Tōkyū platform level is directly 2-story underneath the Municipal Subway Blue Line platform,
1482-547: Was remodeled in 1998. Station numbering was introduced to the Yokohama Line platforms 20 August 2016 with Shin-Yokohama being assigned station number JH16. The Sōtetsu–Tōkyū jointly operated Shin-yokohama Station opened on 18 March 2023 is one of the major infrastructures of the Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link project to improve the regional access to the Shin-Yokohama Shinkansen station by rail, which
1521-472: Was subsequently exposed in a novel and popular film called Kuro no Chō Tokkyū ( 黒の超特急 , lit. The Black Super Express ) . The police opened several investigations, but the suspected agents, JNR employees, and political staffers fled the country until the statute of limitations on the alleged crimes expired. Shin-Yokohama Station opened on 1 October 1964, with the opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen. At
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