Tokyo Metro

Tokyo Metro
Overview
Native name東京メトロ
Tōkyō Metoro
OwnerTokyo Metro Co., Ltd.
(public kabushiki gaisha controlled by the Government of Japan (26.71%) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (23.29%); traded as TYO: 9023)
LocaleGreater Tokyo Area, Japan
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines9[1]
Number of stations180[1]
Daily ridership6.52 million (FY2023)[2]
WebsiteTokyo Metro
Operation
Began operation1927; 97 years ago (1927) as Tokyo Underground Railway
(1941; 83 years ago (1941) as Teito Rapid Transit Authority; 2004; 20 years ago (2004) under current name)
Operator(s)Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd.
Number of vehicles2,773 cars (2012)[1]
Technical
System length195.1 km (121.2 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge (Ginza & Marunouchi lines)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
600 V DC third rail (Ginza & Marunouchi lines)
Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)
100 km/h (62 mph) (Tōzai Line)
65 km/h (40 mph) (Ginza Line)
75 km/h (47 mph) (Marunouchi Line)
System map


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 the city; the other being the Toei Subway, with 2.85 million average daily rides.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference lines was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b 営業状況 [Business Conditions] (in Japanese). 東京地下鉄株式会社 [Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd.] Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  3. ^ 東京都交通局ホーム - 経営情報 - 交通局の概要 - 都営地下鉄 [Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Home - Management Information - Overview of the Department of Transportation - Toei Subway] (in Japanese). 東京都交通局 [Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation]. Retrieved 2015-11-24.