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42-673: The Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line ( 東京メトロ副都心線 , Tōkyō Metoro Fukutoshin-sen ) , formally the No. 13 Fukutoshin Line ( 13号線副都心線 , Jūsangō-sen Fukutoshin-sen ) , is a 20.2-kilometer (12.6 mi) subway line operated by Tokyo Metro in west-central Tokyo and Wako, Saitama , Japan. The newest line in the Tokyo subway network, it opened in stages between 1994 and 2008. On average, the Fukutoshin Line carried 362,654 passengers daily in 2017,

84-544: A famous meeting place along the lines of the statue of Hachikō located outside Shibuya Station . Ikebukuro is home to many ethnic Chinese who arrived in the 1980s, leading to a variety of Chinese goods and services being provided in the district, which are popular among tourists interested in Chinese culture . However, the Ikebukuro Chinatown is smaller and less populous than Yokohama's Chinatown just to

126-636: A multi-floor Toyota Autosalon Amlux showroom from 2000 to 2013. The building is now called Sunshine City Annex since 2019. Otome Road , a center for otaku culture and shopping district for anime and manga aimed at women, is located nearby. Marui and Don Quijote also have department stores in the area. The principal electronics retailer in Ikebukuro is Bic Camera . There is a small pleasure district located in Nishi-Ikebukuro, similar to Shinjuku 's Kabukichō . The Tokyo Metropolitan Theater

168-669: A second Ministry of Transportation committee proposed that the line terminate at Shibuya. Part of the northern end of the original plan line became unnecessary following improvements to the Tobu Tojo Line and the beginning of through service from the Yurakucho Line . The original plan for the Fukutoshin Line only contained fifteen stations, however in May 1999 a plan for an additional station "Shin-Sendagaya" (later renamed Kitasandō ) between Shinjuku-sanchōme and Meiji-Jingūmae

210-646: Is a commercial and entertainment district in Toshima , Tokyo , Japan . Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro Station , and several shops, restaurants, and department stores are located within city limits. At the center of Ikebukuro is the train and subway station, a huge urban gathering shared by the JR East lines, the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and the Tōbu Tōjō Line . It is one of the main commuter hubs in

252-572: Is also located near Ikebukuro Station. Opened in 1990, the theater hosts concert, dance, and theater performances. In July 2020, Hareza Ikebukuro, a cultural hub that includes the Hareza Tower and eight theaters, including the Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall opened around the site of the former Toshima Ward Office. The old village of Ikebukuro stood to the northwest of the station. Most of the area on which modern Ikebukuro

294-462: Is built was historically known as Sugamo . In the Taishō and Shōwa periods, the relatively low land prices attracted artists and foreign workers, who lent a somewhat cosmopolitan atmosphere to Ikebukuro. Until October 1, 1932 when Toshima ward was established, the area was an independent municipality of Ikebukuro- mura ( 池袋村 ) . The kanji for Ikebukuro literally means "pond bag" (池袋). Outside

336-875: 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 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

378-512: 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

420-533: 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

462-574: The SH Tokyu and [REDACTED] Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line and the [REDACTED] Sotetsu Main Line ↓ Fukutoshin is Japanese for "secondary city center", and the Fukutoshin Line connects three of Tokyo's secondary city centers: Ikebukuro , Shinjuku and Shibuya . Prior to its opening, only JR East had rail service between the three (on the Yamanote Line , the Saikyō Line and

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504-661: The Seibu Ikebukuro Line . From 16 March 2013, the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line moved to share the line's Shibuya terminus, and since then through services have operated onto the Minatomirai Line via the Tōyoko Line, terminating at Motomachi-Chūkagai Station in Yokohama . This is a rare instance of a Tokyo Metro train operating on four companies' tracks. Since the opening of the section between Ikebukuro and Shibuya station,

546-539: The Shōnan-Shinjuku Line ). The new line was conceived to relieve congestion along this busy corridor, and to provide convenient through service between the northwest, the southwest and the central part of Tokyo served by the Yamanote Line. The line was initially planned in 1972 as a run from Shiki to Shinjuku, with the possibility of further extension to Shibuya, Shinagawa and Haneda Airport . In 1985,

588-647: The Sotetsu Izumino Line by way of the Toyoko Line . Tokyo Metro 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 the city; the other being the Toei Subway , with 2.85 million average daily rides. Tokyo Metro

630-710: 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

672-536: 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 )

714-455: The Tōyōchō – Nishi-Funabashi section), the Fukutoshin Line offers express services throughout the line, a first for Tokyo Metro. Express trains pass local trains at Higashi-Shinjuku, where additional tracks are installed for this purpose. Local trains stop at all stations. When first opened, the line operated through services to Kawagoeshi Station on the Tobu Tojo Line and Hannō Station on

756-659: 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

798-491: 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

840-479: The Fukutoshin Line operates as a one-man operation subway line between Kotake-Mukaihara Station and Shibuya Station where chest-high platform edge doors are installed on the station platforms to aid the drivers. From 28 March 2015, the one-man operation had extended from Kotake-Mukaihara to Wakōshi station , making this as the third Tokyo Metro line to fully operate as one-man operation other than Namboku Line and Maruonuchi Line . Like most Tokyo Metro lines,

882-564: The Fukutoshin Line. Service to the Senkawa and Kanamechō stations, which had been bypassed by the Yūrakuchō New Line, also started on the same day. Technical problems resulted in delays of up to 30 minutes during the Fukutoshin Line's first few days of operation. On 6 March 2010, express services began stopping at Meiji-Jingūmae on weekends and holidays. From 10 September 2012, 10-car 5050-4000 series sets entered revenue service on

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924-557: 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

966-613: The Shinjuku Line tunnel. The deepest section is at the immediately adjacent Higashi-Shinjuku Station , where the line goes down to 35 meters (115 ft), partly due to an underground space reservation for a possible future extension of the Jōetsu Shinkansen to Shinjuku. It is the second Tokyo Metro line to feature express services, after the Tōzai Line ; however, unlike the Tōzai Line (where rapid services are only offered on

1008-511: 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,

1050-561: 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

1092-600: The Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, with inter-running through to the Seibu Ikebukuro Line (via Seibu Yurakucho Line ) and Tobu Tojo Line . From the revised timetable effective 18 March 2023, through services to and from the Sotetsu Line courtesy of the Tokyu and Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line began operation. This operation sees most express services continuing as far south as Shōnandai Station on

1134-708: 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

1176-489: 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,

1218-559: 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

1260-403: 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

1302-473: The first carriage of the Fukutoshin Line is designated a "women-only car" before and during the morning rush hour. During these hours only women, children of elementary school age or younger and physically disabled passengers (and their carers ) may board the first carriage. Motomachi-Chūkagai via the TY Tokyu Toyoko Line and [REDACTED] Minatomirai Line ↓ Shōnandai via

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1344-524: The lowest of all Tokyo Metro lines and roughly one third of its sister Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (1,124,478). The Fukutoshin Line is the deepest metro line in Tokyo, with an average depth of 27 meters (89 ft). At Shinjuku-sanchōme Station , the line passes under the Marunouchi and above the Shinjuku lines at a depth of 15 meters (49 ft), with a gap of only 11 centimeters (4.3 in) to

1386-449: 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] Ikebukuro 35°43′48″N 139°42′40″E  /  35.73000°N 139.71111°E  / 35.73000; 139.71111 Ikebukuro ( 池袋 , [ikebɯkɯɾo] )

1428-699: The south of Tokyo. Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Toshima Ward Board of Education. Ikebukuro Elementary School ( 豊島区立池袋小学校 ) is in Ikebukuro. Ikebukuro itself is zoned to Ikebukuro Elementary School and Nishi Ikebukuro Junior High School (西池袋中学校), the latter in Nishi Ikebukuro  [ ja ] . Ikebukuro Junior High School (池袋中学校) is in Ikebukuro Honchō  [ ja ] and does not serve Ikebukuro proper. Public high schools are operated by

1470-555: The station, on the site of Sugamo Prison , stands Sunshine 60 , which was the tallest building in Asia at the time of its construction. Opened in 1978, Sunshine 60 contains Sunshine City, a large and popular shopping mall with various attractions including an aquarium, a Pokémon Center and cat cafés . Adjacent to Sunshine City, on Meiji Dori, is what was previously called the Toyota Ikebukuro Building which housed

1512-461: 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

1554-437: 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

1596-415: The west exit of Ikebukuro Station near an entrance to the Fukutoshin Line is a small plaque explaining how the area used to have multiple lakes, hence the name. There is a small statue of an owl located near the center of the city called Ikefukurō-zō ( 池梟像 ) , meaning pond owl statue . It is a play on words, as "owl" (梟 fukurō ) is pronounced similarly to "bag" (袋 fukuro ). The owl statue has become

1638-450: The western Yamanote area of Tokyo. Ikebukuro Station is the third-busiest station in Japan, and the world. Around the station are the Seibu and Tōbu department stores . Seibu , written with the characters for "West" and " Musashi (province) " ( 西武 ) , is on the east end of the station and Tōbu , written with the characters for "East" and "Musashi" ( 東武 ) , is on the west end. East of

1680-630: 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,

1722-644: 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

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1764-565: Was included due to an increase in demand from the area. A 3.2 km (2.0 mi) segment from Kotake-Mukaihara to Ikebukuro , running parallel to the Yurakucho Line on separate tracks began operation in 1994. This segment was initially known as the Yūrakuchō New Line ( 有楽町新線 , Yūrakuchō Shin-sen ) , and was operated with no intermediate stops. The newest segment connecting the districts of Shinjuku and Shibuya via Zōshigaya , Shinjuku-sanchōme , and Meiji-Jingūmae (‘Harajuku’) opened for service on 14 June 2008, officially completing

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