Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line

Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
A Chiyoda Line 16000 series train
Overview
Other name(s)C
Native name東京メトロ千代田線
OwnerThe logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro
Line number9
LocaleTokyo
Termini
Stations20
Color on map     Green (#00BB85)
Service
TypeHeavy rail rapid transit
SystemTokyo subway
Operator(s)Tokyo Metro
Depot(s)Ayase, Yoyogi
Rolling stockTokyo Metro 16000 series
Tokyo Metro 05 series (for Kita-Ayase Branch Line)
Odakyu 4000 series
Odakyu 60000 series MSE
JR East E233-2000 series
Daily ridership1,447,730 (2017)[1]
History
Opened20 December 1969; 54 years ago (1969-12-20)
Technical
Line length24.0 km (14.9 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius160.2 m (526 ft) (Main line)
143.8 m (472 ft) (Branch line)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) (Ayase - Yoyogi-Uehara
60 km/h (37 mph) (Kita-Ayase-Ayase)
SignallingCab signalling, Closed block
Train protection systemNew CS-ATC, ATO
Maximum incline3.5%
Route map

Odakyu Odawara Line for Odawara
(C-01)
Yoyogi-Uehara
Yoyogi-Hachiman
Odakyu Odawara Line for Shinjuku
Yoyogi Depot
(C-02)
Yoyogi-Koen
Harajuku
(C-03)
Meiji-Jingumae
Fukutoshin Line
(C-04)
Omotesando
Ginza LineHanzōmon Line
(C-05)
Nogizaka
(C-06)
Akasaka
Tameike-Sanno
Ginza LineNamboku Line
(C-07)
Kokkai-gijidomae
Marunouchi Line
Servicing connection to Yurakucho Line
(C-08)
Kasumigaseki
Marunouchi LineHibiya Line
(C-09)
Hibiya
Hibiya LineMita Line
Yurakucho
Nijubashimae (C-10)
(C-11)
Ōtemachi
Marunouchi LineHanzōmon LineTōzai LineMita Line
Awajicho
Marunouchi Line Shinjuku Line
(C-12)
Shin-Ochanomizu
Ochanomizu
(C-13)
Yushima
(C-14)
Nezu
(C-15)
Sendagi
(C-16)
Nishi-Nippori
(C-17)
Machiya
Joban Line/Hibiya Line/Tobu Line for central Tokyo
(C-18)
Kita-Senju
Shuto Expressway Line 6 Misato Route
(C-19)
Ayase
Ayase Branch Line splits from Joban Line
(C-20)
Kita-Ayase
Ayase Depot
Joban Rapid and Local Line for Matsudo, Abiko, Toride

The Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (東京メトロ千代田線, Tōkyō Metoro Chiyoda-sen) is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).[1]

The line was named after the Chiyoda ward, under which it passes. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color green, and its stations are given numbers using the letter "C".

  1. ^ a b Tokyo Metro station ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Tokyo Metro) Retrieved July 23, 2018.