Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line

Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
A Fukutoshin Line 17000 series train
Overview
Other name(s)F
Native name東京メトロ副都心線
OwnerThe logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro
Line number13
LocaleTokyo
Termini
Stations16
Color on map     Brown (#9C5E31)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemTokyo subway
Operator(s)Tokyo Metro
Depot(s)Wakō
Rolling stock
Daily ridership363,654[1]
History
Opened7 December 1994; 29 years ago (1994-12-07) (as Yūrakuchō New Line)
14 June 2008; 16 years ago (2008-06-14) (as Fukutoshin Line)
Technical
Line length20.2 km (12.6 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius160.4 m (526 ft)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
SignallingCab signalling, closed block
Train protection systemNew CS-ATC, ATO
Maximum incline4.0%
Route map

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.[2] On average, the Fukutoshin Line carried 362,654 passengers daily in 2017,[1] the lowest of all Tokyo Metro lines and roughly one third of its sister Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (1,124,478).

  1. ^ a b Tokyo Metro station ridership in 2017 Train Media (sourced from Tokyo Metro) Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "毎日jp(毎日新聞)". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2008.