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21-644: The Hibiya Line runs between Naka-Meguro in Meguro and Kita-Senju in Adachi . The line's path is somewhat similar to that of the Ginza Line; however, the Hibiya Line was designed to serve a number of important districts, such as Ebisu , Roppongi , Tsukiji , Kayabachō and Senju, which were not on an existing line. The Hibiya Line became the first line operated by Tokyo Metro to offer through services with

42-667: A private railway , and the second Tokyo subway line overall after the Toei Asakusa Line . It is connected to the Tobu Skytree Line at Kita-Senju , and through services operate between Naka-Meguro and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen on the Tobu Skytree Line, and onward to Minami-Kurihashi on the Tobu Nikko Line . Some peak-hour services terminate at Takenotsuka , Kita-Koshigaya or Kita-Kasukabe on

63-602: A railway station in Meguro, Tokyo , Japan, jointly operated by Tokyu Corporation and Tokyo Metro . Despite its name, the station is not located in Nakameguro , but in the neighboring Kamimeguro district. Naka-meguro Station is served by the following lines: Naka-meguro Station serves as the transfer point between the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line and the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line , connecting Yokohama with

84-485: A spur to the north of Takarachō Station . This would provide Tokyo Station's first direct connection to the Toei subway network. It would also make it possible to reach Haneda Airport in 25 minutes (versus 35 minutes today) and Narita Airport in 40 minutes (versus 57 minutes today). This plan has yet to be finalized or formally adopted. Authorities are re-considering a similar plan as part of the infrastructure improvements for

105-757: Is a subway line in Tokyo , Japan, operated by the municipal subway operator Toei Subway . The line runs between Nishi-magome in Ōta and Oshiage in Sumida . The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, under which it passes. The Asakusa Line was the first subway line in Japan to offer through services with a private railway . Today, it has more through services to other lines than any other subway line in Tokyo. Keikyu operates through trains on

126-922: The Keikyu Main Line to Misakiguchi and the Keikyu Airport Line to Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal . The Keisei Electric Railway operates through trains on the Keisei Oshiage Line to Inba-Nihon-Idai and the Keisei Main Line to Narita Airport Terminal 1 , and the Shibayama Railway runs trains via the Keisei Main Line and the Shibayama Railway Line to Shibayama-Chiyoda . Via its through services with Keisei and Keikyu,

147-605: The TH Liner commenced service since 6 June 2020 and stop at selected stations along the Hibiya Line and the Tobu lines. The Hibiya Line was the fourth subway line built in Tokyo after the Ginza Line , Marunouchi Line , and Toei Asakusa Line . Its basic plan was drawn up by a Ministry of Transportation committee in 1957. Called "Line 2" at the time, it was designed to connect Naka-Meguro in southwest Tokyo with Kita-Koshigaya in

168-625: The Toei Asakusa Line , which was also to be completed in time for the Olympics, had fallen behind schedule and remained under construction for the duration of the Games. The Hibiya Line was one of the lines targeted in the 1995 Aum sarin gas attack . On 8 March 2000, five people were killed and 63 were injured when a derailed Hibiya Line train was sideswiped by a second train near Naka-Meguro Station . The line, station facilities, rolling stock, and other assets were inherited by Tokyo Metro after

189-522: The Asakusa line is the only train line that offers a direct connection between Tokyo's two main airports. The Asakusa Line is often split into two routes: Oshiage–Sengakuji and Sengakuji–Nishi-magome; only some trains make all station stops on the line, as many trains travel on the Keikyu Main Line south of Sengakuji. On maps and signboards, the line is shown in the color rose. Stations carry

210-454: The Hibiya Line use the inner two platforms and tracks, while Tokyu Toyoko Line trains use the outside two platforms and tracks. [REDACTED] Media related to Naka-Meguro Station at Wikimedia Commons 35°38′40″N 139°41′57″E  /  35.644306°N 139.699187°E  / 35.644306; 139.699187 Toei Asakusa Line [REDACTED] The Toei Asakusa Line ( 都営地下鉄浅草線 , Toei Chikatetsu Asakusa-sen )

231-499: The Hibiya Line, only the Asakusa , Shinjuku , and Ōedo lines were not built to this gauge.) According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation , as of June 2009 the Hibiya Line is the eighth most crowded subway line in Tokyo, running at 164% capacity between Minowa and Iriya stations. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color silver, and its stations are numbered with

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252-465: The Tobu Skytree Line. Despite its name, the through service does not stop anywhere near the Tokyo Skytree . The line is the first subway line overall to use 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ) narrow gauge (as previous lines used standard gauge ), and all subsequent lines operated by Tokyo Metro were built to this gauge to accommodate through services. (Of all subway lines built since

273-468: The districts of Roppongi , Akihabara , Ginza , and Tsukiji in Tokyo , and beyond. The Tōyoko Line continues towards Yokohama, to the districts of Minato Mirai 21 , Chinatown , and Motomachi via the Minato Mirai Line . The station is composed of two island platforms serving a total of four platforms. Tokyu and Tokyo Metro share the same station grounds and platforms. Trains bound for

294-467: The letter "A" followed by a two-digit number inside a more reddish vermilion circle. A variety of rolling stock is in use due to the large number of through service operators on the line, all of which use standard gauge tracks and 1,500 V DC electrification via overhead lines . Currently, six operators run trains onto the Asakusa Line, the most of any Tokyo subway line, and the line is unique as

315-497: The line would have actually bypassed Asakusa Station entirely. However, the plan was changed to take advantage of the existing Tobu Isesaki Line (section now named as the Tobu Skytree Line ) and Tokyo Metro Ginza Line connections at Asakusa. Construction of this line began on 27 August 1956 after years of delays, and the initial 3.2 km (2.0 mi) segment between Oshiage and Asakusabashi opened on 4 December 1960. The line then opened in stages from north to south: The line

336-574: The northeast. The full northeastern extension of the line was never built, as the Tobu Railway upgraded to quadruple track within the same corridor to meet capacity demands. Work began in 1959, with the original section from Minami-Senju to Naka-okachimachi Station opening in March 1961. The line opened in stages: the northern section, between Kita-Senju and Ningyōchō , was operational in May 1962;

357-675: The only subway line in Tokyo with through services onto standard gauge railways (all other through services are with narrow gauge lines). The Toei Asakusa Line was the first subway line constructed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The line number is Line 1, because it was technically the first subway line in Tokyo to be planned in the 1920s as an underground route connecting the Keikyu and Keisei Electric Railway via Shinagawa , eventually allowing for through trains between these two railways. In its original plan form,

378-547: The prefix "H". As the old trains which have mixture of three and five doors per car have been retired, platform gates are now being installed as of 14 April 2020 with unified door arrangements of four doors per car. This also reflects with the reduction of eight-car train to seven-car trainset due to the longer 20 m (65 ft 7 in) per car trainset instead of the older 18 m (59 ft 1 in) per car trainset, which resulted in 1% reduction in capacity per train. A reserved seat limited stop liner service known as

399-538: The privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004. 16 March 2013 marked the end of through service with Tōkyū Tōyoko Line. All Hibiya Line trains now terminate Naka-Meguro Station. a. ^ Crowding levels defined by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism : Naka-Meguro Station Naka-meguro Station ( 中目黒駅 , Naka-meguro-eki ) is

420-435: The southern section, between Naka-Meguro and Kasumigaseki , opened in March 1964. The final segment, bridging Higashi-Ginza and Kasumigaseki, opened on 29 August 1964, just weeks before the opening ceremony for the 1964 Summer Olympics . Through service to the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line also began operations on this date. This was something of a coup for the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (the predecessor of today's Tokyo Metro), as

441-439: Was named Asakusa Line on 1 July 1978. From 1998 to 2002, the Asakusa Line was used as part of a rail connection between Tokyo's two major airports, Haneda and Narita . While a few trains still run between the airports, the service has greatly diminished in frequency since 2002. In 2005, a research group of government, metropolitan and railway company officials proposed that the Asakusa Line be connected to Tokyo Station via

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