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32-670: Note that Oshiage Station is officially an extension or part of Tokyo Skytree. The double tracks between Oshiage and Hikifune are thus the third and fourth tracks of the Tokyo Skytree − Hikifune section. All-stations "Local" services operate from Asakusa to Kita-Senju , and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen , and onward to Minami-Kurihashi on the Tōbu Nikkō Line . Some peak-hour Local services from Asakusa terminate at Takenotsuka, Kita-Koshigaya, or Kita-Kasukabe. The Skytree Line has trains that inter-run with two Tokyo Metro subway lines. One

64-582: A number of commercial developments which mostly consist of shopping developments at major stations. It also owns 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

96-542: 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 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

128-594: 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 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

160-427: 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 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

192-510: 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 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

224-709: Is served by the following lines. It is the terminal station of three lines. There are two sets of platforms, one for Keisei/Toei at level B1, and the other for Tokyo Metro/Tobu at level B3. Each consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. On the Keisei/Toei section, trains to Nishi-Magome and the Keikyu Network leave from platforms 1, 2 or 3. Trains for Aoto and the Keisei/Hokusō/Shibayama network leave from platforms 3 and 4, although Keisei and Hokusō trains can also use platform 2. Platform 1

256-747: Is the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line connected at Kita-Senju , with all-station stop "Local" trains only. The other is the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line at Oshiage, running as either local, semi-express or express trains within the subway line and the Tokyu Denentoshi line. Beyond Shibuya , the terminus of the Hanzomon Line, nearly all trains continue to and from the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line , down to

288-652: Is used by through services from the Tobu Skytree Line . Platforms 2 and 3 are used by Hanzomon Line services terminating and starting at this station. The Keisei station opened on 3 November 1912. The Keisei station was moved underground in 1960 in preparation of the opening of Line 1 of the Toei Subway (present day Toei Asakusa Line ). Line 1 would open for revenue service on 4 December of that year. The Tobu station opened on 19 March 2003. The Hanzomon Line platforms were inherited by Tokyo Metro after

320-531: Is within 10 minutes walk. Tokyo Metro [REDACTED] Tokyo Metro lines (Toei and JR lines are shown in faint colours.) The Tokyo Metro (Japanese: 東京メトロ , Tōkyō Metoro ) 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

352-545: 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 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

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384-663: 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 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

416-467: The 3 March 2006, timetable revision, less than half of trains originated or terminated at Asakusa, with more trains operating through to Tokyo Metro subway lines. From 17 March 2012, the section south of Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen was rebranded as the Tobu Skytree Line. The former Skytree Train and Kirifuri limited express, Rapid , and Section Rapid services were discontinued from the start of

448-681: 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 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

480-617: 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, 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

512-528: 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 ) , 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

544-494: 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, 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

576-570: The department store building, the entire line being completed. The Asakusa to Nishiarai section was double-tracked in 1912, and the rest of the line was double-tracked between 1920 and 1927, except for the Hanyu to Kawamata section, which was double-tracked when a second bridge was built over the Tonegawa in 1992. Electrification started in 1924 on the section of Asakusa and Nishiarai, and in 1927 completed as far as Isesaki. The distance of over 100 km

608-560: The inefficiencies of transfers at Kitasenju and notoriously narrow Asakusa, in 1962, the Hibiya Line of the then Teito Rapid Transport Authority (帝都高速度交通営団, Teito Kōsokudo Kōtsū Eidan), known as TRTA, present Tokyo Metro) was built, connecting at Kitasenju. Further growing traffic required Tobu to build a second through line to Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line in the 1990s. In 2003, the company built new tracks from Hikifune to connect at Oshiage, officially an annex station of Tokyo Skytree. From

640-472: 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 the morning peak period, platform attendants ( oshiya ) are sometimes needed to push riders and their belongings into train cars so that

672-537: The line south to have a maritime connection at present Tokyo Skytree (then Azumabashi (吾妻橋), later renamed Asakusa) in downtown Tokyo, and north to Kazo. The following year a further northern extension to Kawamata (then on the south bank of Tone River) was opened. Further northward extension progressed, and in 1910 the line arrived at Isesaki. In 1931, a bridge over the Sumida River was built and present Asakusa Station (then Asakusa Kaminarimon (浅草雷門)) opened as part of

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704-551: The network. Tokyo Metro stations began accepting contactless ( RFID ) Pasmo stored value cards in March 2007 to pay fares, and 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

736-709: 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 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

768-630: The privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004. Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010; Oshiage Station on the Keisei Line was assigned station number KS45. The station is located at the Oshiage-eki-mae intersection of Metropolitan Routes 453 and 465 (Asakusa-dōri and Yotsume-dōri respectively). Tokyo Skytree is nearby and Tokyo Skytree Station

800-544: The revised timetable on 21 April 2017. Oshiage Station 35°42′40″N 139°48′48″E  /  35.7110°N 139.8133°E  / 35.7110; 139.8133 Oshiage Station ( 押上駅 , Oshiage-eki ) is a railway station in Sumida, Tokyo , Japan, jointly operated by Tokyo Metro , Tobu Railway , Toei , and Keisei Electric Railway . It is adjacent to the Tokyo Skytree complex. Oshiage Station

832-590: 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 ) 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

864-583: The terminus of Chūō-Rinkan . To the north, trains run via the Yagan Railway to the Aizu Railway 's Aizutajima Station. Stops and operated sections are as of 2013. ( Keisei Sekiya ) ( Minami-Koshigaya ) As of July 15 2023 The first section of the Isesaki Line was opened by the present company in 1899 between Kita-Senju and Kuki utilising steam motive power. In 1902, Tobu extended

896-511: 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 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

928-450: 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 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,

960-501: 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, 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

992-656: 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 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

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1024-592: Was then one of the longest electrified railway lines together with the present Kintetsu Osaka Line and Yamada Lines. After World War II, the Tobu Lines had no connection to the Yamanote Line or other major lines of the then Japanese National Railways (JNR) to offer efficient transfers to central Tokyo. The sole connection was with the Jōban Line at Kitasenju, which offered poor access to central Tokyo. To solve

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