Tokyo Metro Ginza Line

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Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
A Ginza Line 1000 series train at Shibuya Station
Overview
Other name(s)	G
Native name	東京メトロ銀座線
Owner	Tokyo Metro
Line number	3
Locale	Tokyo
Termini	Shibuya Asakusa
Stations	19
Color on map	Orange (#FF9500)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Tokyo subway
Operator(s)	Tokyo Metro
Depot(s)	Shibuya, Ueno
Rolling stock	Tokyo Metro 1000 series (6 cars)
Daily ridership	943,606 (2017)[1]
History
Opened	30 December 1927; 96 years ago (30 December 1927)[2]
Technical
Line length	14.3 km (8.9 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	94.183 m (309.00 ft)
Electrification	600 V DC (third rail)
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph)
Train protection system	New CS-ATC
Maximum incline	3.3%
Route map Legend ↑Keio Inokashira Line ↑Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line Shibuya Depot 0.0 G-01 Shibuya F ←Yamanote Line→ ←Saikyō Line→ ←Tokyu Toyoko Line (former) ←Toyoko Line | F Fukutoshin Line → ↓ Z Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line 1.3 G-02 Omotesandō ZC 2.0 G-03 Gaiemmae 2.7 G-04 Aoyama-itchōme ZE ↑ Z Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line→ ↓ M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line→ 4.0 G-05 Akasaka-mitsuke MNYZ ↑ M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line→ 4.9 G-06 Tameike-Sannō NCM 5.5 G-07 Toranomon H 6.3 G-08 Shimbashi A ←Yamanote Line→ ←Keihin-Tohoku Line→ ←Tokaido Main Line→ ← Tokaido Shinkansen→ ←Yurikamome 7.2 G-09 Ginza MH ←Keiyō Line→ 7.9 G-10 Kyōbashi 8.6 G-11 Nihombashi AT Nihombashi River 9.2 G-12 Mitsukoshimae Z Shin-Nihombashi ←Sōbu Main Line→ ↓Yamanote / Keihin-Tohoku / Chūō Lines→ 9.9 G-13 Kanda ↑Chūō Line (Rapid)→ Kanda River 10.4 Manseibashi (Closed 1931) ←Chūō-Sōbu Line→ ←Akihabara 11.0 G-14 Suehirochō ↓←Okachimachi 11.6 G-15 Ueno-hirokōji HE Keisei Ueno Keisei Main Line→ ↑Yamanote Line / Keihin-Tōhoku Line 　Jōban / Utsunomiya / Takasaki Lines→ 12.1 G-16 Ueno H Ueno Depot 12.8 G-17 Inarichō 13.5 G-18 Tawaramachi Asakusa ←Tsukuba Express→ 14.3 G-19 Asakusa A ↓Tobu Skytree Line Sumida River

The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (東京メトロ銀座線, Tōkyō Metoro Ginza-sen) is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The official name is Line 3 Ginza Line (3号線銀座線, 3-gōsen Ginza-sen). It is 14.3 km (8.9 mi) long and serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chūō, Chiyoda, and Taitō. It is the oldest subway line in Asia, having opened in 1927.^[3]

The line was named after the Ginza commercial district in Chūō, Tokyo, under which it passes. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color orange, and its stations are given numbers using the letter "G".