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26-731: Higashi-Shinjuku Station is served by the Toei Oedo Line and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line . The station is numbered E-02 for the Toei Oedo Line, and F-12 for the Fukutoshin Line. The platforms and tracks are located underground. The Toei platform is an island platform serving two tracks located on the third basement ("B3F") level. The Tokyo Metro station has two island platforms each serving two tracks, with platform 1/2 (southbound) on

52-497: A connecting tunnel to the Asakusa Line near Shiodome Station . Because of differences in infrastructure and technology used preventing trains on either line from accessing the other, a special Toei Class E5000 locomotive powers these ferry runs during overnight hours when the subway is closed. The Ōedo Line was first proposed in 1968 as an incomplete loop line from Shinjuku around northern and eastern Tokyo to Azabu. This plan

78-649: A large fiber-optic cable network in the city, as well as several electric power generators. Tokyo City purchased the Tokyo Railway Company, a streetcar operator, in 1911, and placed its lines under the authority of the Tokyo Municipal Electric Bureau ( 東京市電気局 , Tokyo-shi Denki Kyoku ) . The TMEB began bus service in 1924 as an emergency measure after the Great Kantō earthquake knocked out streetcar service in

104-731: Is a subway line in Tokyo , Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. The line is completely underground, making it the second-longest railway tunnel in Japan after the Seikan Tunnel . On maps and signboards, the line is shown in magenta. Stations carry

130-692: Is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government which operates public transport services in Tokyo . Among its services, the Toei Subway is one of two rapid transit systems which make up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Tokyo Metro . In addition to the subways, Toei also operates the Toden Arakawa Line streetcar and the Nippori-Toneri Liner automated guideway transit. It also operated

156-597: Is a more significant concern [than hearing damage], and therefore train's windows are kept open to increase ventilation, which caused a number of complaints. As of April 2023, windows continue to be kept open to reduce the risks of Covid-19 transmission. The cause of the Ōedo line's high noise levels lies in construction constraints such as preexisting infrastructure and the need to build deep tunnels, resulting in low-radius curves and small tunnels. All stations are located in Tokyo. Oedo Line trains are housed and maintained at

182-567: Is a suburban route from Shibuya Station . Some routes replace the initial character with Latin letters, one prominent example being the RH01 service between Roppongi Hills and Shibuya. Others use a special character derived from the route, such as 虹01 ( Niji [Rainbow] 01) which crosses the Rainbow Bridge . Some cross-town routes begin with the character 都 ( to "metropolitan"). Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation also maintains

208-457: Is incompatible with other railway and subway lines, which can only operate with vehicles utilizing conventional rotary motors , thus preventing Ōedo Line trains from operating through services onto them. Although vehicles with rotary motor propulsion can technically operate on the Ōedo Line, its smaller tunnels and loading gauge prevents such occurrences, hence making the Ōedo Line the first self-enclosed subway line in Tokyo in over 40 years, and

234-486: Is not a true loop line: trains from the western Hikarigaoka terminus run anticlockwise around the loop and terminate at the intermediate Tochōmae Station facing towards Hikarigaoka, and vice versa. The arrangement is very much like the London Underground Circle Line since 2009, but does not share any track segments with other lines. The full 40.7 km (25.3 mi) trip from Tochōmae around

260-489: Is over 5.5 times costlier at 2,308.3 compared to 416.3 price-adjusted US dollars per kilometer. Ridership projections originally estimated 1 million users daily, a figure scaled down to 820,000 before opening. At the end of 2006, the line was averaging 720,000 passengers/day. However, its ridership has increased by about five percent each year since its opening, following new commercial and residential development around major stations such as Roppongi and Shiodome. According to

286-569: The Seibu Ikebukuro Line ) then later towards Higashi-Tokorozawa Station (on the Musashino Line ). Construction of the first segment to Ōizumigakuenchō is tentatively scheduled for before 2015, and will include the construction of three new stations, temporarily named Doshida station, Ōizumichō station and Ōizumigakuenchō station. Following the awarding of the 2020 Summer Olympics to Tokyo, there has been speculation regarding

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312-440: The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation , as of June 2009 the Ōedo Line was the fourth most crowded subway line in Tokyo, at its peak running at 178% capacity between Monzen-Nakachō and Tsukishima stations. There are plans to extend the Ōedo Line westward from its current western terminus at Hikarigaoka Station through to a new terminus in Ōizumigakuenchō , 1.5 km (0.93 mi) north of Ōizumi-gakuen Station (on

338-559: The Ueno Zoo Monorail until its operation was suspended on October 31, 2019. Toei operates local bus service in central Tokyo, generally to fill in the gaps unserved by the Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway networks. Most routes are designated by a kanji character followed by a two-digit route number. The initial character usually indicates the main railway station where the line terminates: for instance, 渋66 ( Shibu 66)

364-589: The Yamanote Line and the Osaka Loop Line . The full line began operation on 12 December 2000. An additional station (Shiodome Station) was opened on 2 November 2002 to connect to the Yurikamome guideway transit line. Following the addition of Shiodome, the automated announcements in the trains were changed to advertise businesses and facilities near each station, a first in Tokyo (although this

390-629: The Kiba depot, located underneath Kiba Park to the southeast of Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station . Prior to the completion of the Oedo Line loop in 2000, servicing was performed at a depot near Hikarigaoka Station . Major overhaul work for Oedo Line trains is performed at the Magome depot, located south of Nishi-Magome Station on the Toei Asakusa Line . Oedo Line trains access this facility using

416-465: The addition of another 2.7 km (1.7 mi) to the proposed extension in order to extend the line to Niiza where the shooting range for the Olympics is to be located. A decision regarding this matter is expected in 2015. The Ōedo Line runs in a loop around central Tokyo before branching out towards Nerima in the western suburbs, meaning the line is shaped like a figure 6 lying on its side. It

442-697: The city. (The TMEB was also responsible for providing electric power to Tokyo, but this service was privatized in 1942 as Tokyo Electric ). In 1942, the Japanese government forced a number of private transit businesses in Tokyo to merge into the TMEB. These included the bus lines of the Tokyo Underground Railway (whose Ginza Line remained independent), the Keio Electric Railway and the Tokyu Corporation , as well as

468-487: The fifth basement ("B5F") level and platform 3/4 (northbound) on the sixth basement ("B6F") level. Non-stop trains (Express and Commuter Express) pass stopping (Local) trains at this station. The station opened on 12 December 2000, with the opening of the Toei Oedo Line. The Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line part of the station opened on 14 June 2008. The two Tokyo Metro island platforms initially used only one track each, with

494-479: The final cost of construction range from the official ¥988.6 billion to over ¥1,400 billion yen, making it the most expensive subway line ever built at that point. However, Singapore's Downtown MRT line stages 1–3 completed in 2017 are 2.84 times as expensive, at 33,669.5 compared to 11,571.8 US dollars per kilometer after adjusting for inflation and international price differences. In per-kilometer terms New York's Second Avenue Subway Phase 1 , also completed in 2017,

520-564: The first and to date only such line operated by Toei, although there is a track connection to the Asakusa Line that can only be used by Class E5000 locomotives. The line is deep (as low as 48 metres (157 ft) below ground at points) through central Tokyo, including three underground crossings of the Sumida River . Originally budgeted at ¥682.6 billion and 6 years, the construction ended up taking nearly 10 years and estimates of

546-433: The governor of Tokyo, named the line "Toei Oedo Line", where Oedo literally means "Great Edo ", a reference to Tokyo's former name. As was the case with earlier lines, the public was initially polled to select a name; however, Ishihara rejected the chosen name, Tokyo Loop Line ( 東京環状線 , Tōkyō Kanjō-sen ) , on the grounds that it would not initially form a complete loop, and that calling it such would cause confusion with

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572-597: The letter "E" followed by a two-digit number inside a more pinkish ruby circle. The Ōedo Line is the first Tokyo subway line to use linear motor propulsion (and the second in Japan after the Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line ), which allows it to use smaller cars and smaller tunnels (a benefit similarly achieved by the Advanced Rapid Transit system manufactured by Bombardier ). This technology, though,

598-527: The loop and onward to Hikarigaoka takes 81 minutes. Trains operate once every three to five minutes during rush hours, and once every six minutes during off-peak weekday hours, weekends and holidays. The Ōedo line is one of the noisiest train lines in the world, with decibel levels reaching 90 decibels frequently along the line. However, during the COVID-19 outbreak, noise levels have reached to over 105 decibels. The train line's President states that infection

624-770: The second tracks for passing non-stop trains hidden behind screens. The Shibuya-bound platform was numbered 1, and the Wakoshi-bound platform was numbered 2. The screens were removed some time in 2015. In fiscal 2011, the Toei station was used by an average of 21,552 passengers daily, and the Tokyo Metro Station was used by 20,188. 35°41′52.52″N 139°42′27.47″E  /  35.6979222°N 139.7076306°E  / 35.6979222; 139.7076306 Toei Oedo Line [REDACTED] The Toei Ōedo Line ( 都営地下鉄大江戸線 , Toei Chikatetsu Ōedo-sen )

650-706: Was already the practice on the municipal subways of Osaka and Nagoya). Starting on 18 January 2023, car 4 on all services on the Oedo line were designated as a women-only car in a bid by the railway operator to reduce sexual assaults onboard trains. The restriction is in effect during the morning peak hour . a. ^ Crowding levels defined by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism : Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation ( 東京都交通局 , Tōkyō-to Kōtsū-kyoku ) , also known as Toei ( 都営 ) ,

676-562: Was amended in 1972 to complete the loop back to Shinjuku, extend it to Hikarigaoka and add a spur line to Mejiro from the northern side. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government undertook construction of the line, which was initially called Toei Line 12 ( 都営地下鉄12号線 , Toei Chikatetsu Jūnigō-sen ) . The first segment from Hikarigaoka to Nerima began operations on 10 December 1991. The line was extended from Nerima to Shinjuku on 19 December 1997, and later from Shinjuku to Kokuritsu-Kyōgijō on 20 April 2000. With this extension, Shintaro Ishihara ,

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