Tokyo Metro

operator of one of the urban train systems in Tokyo, Japan

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.

Tokyo Metro
Info
OwnerTokyo Metro Co., Ltd.
LocaleGreater Tokyo Area, Japan
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines9
Number of stations180
Daily ridership6.84 million (FY2014)[1]
WebsiteTokyo Metro
Operation
Began operation1927 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 vehicles2,773 cars (2012)
Technical
System length195.1 km (121.2 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) for Ginza & Marunouchi lines
Route map


Tokyo Metro lines (Toei and JR lines are shown in faint colours.)

Lines

Color on mapsMarkLine NumberLineJapaneseRouteStations ServedLength
orange GLine 3Ginza Line銀座線Shibuya to Asakusa1914.3 km
red MLine 4Marunouchi Line丸ノ内線Ogikubo to Ikebukuro2524.2 km
MbMarunouchi Line Branch Line丸ノ内線分岐線Nakano-sakaue to Hōnanchō43.2 km
silver HLine 2Hibiya Line日比谷線Naka-Meguro to Kita-Senju2120.3 km
sky blue TLine 5Tōzai Line東西線Nakano to Nishi-Funabashi2330.8 km
green CLine 9Chiyoda Line千代田線Yoyogi-uehara to Kita-Ayase2024.0 km
yellow YLine 8Yūrakuchō Line有楽町線Wakōshi to Shin-Kiba2428.3 km
purple ZLine 11Hanzōmon Line半蔵門線Shibuya to Oshiage1416.8 km
teal NLine 7Namboku Line南北線Meguro to Akabane-iwabuchi1921.3 km
brown FLine 13Fukutoshin Line副都心線Wakōshi to Shibuya1620.2 kmA

A Note: Including the 8.3 km stretch between Wakoshi and Kotake-mukaihara shared with Yurakucho Line.

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