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Tokyo Metro
Overview
Native name
東京メトロ Tōkyō Metoro
Owner
Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd.
Locale
Greater Tokyo Area, Japan
Transit type
Rapid transit
Number of lines
9[1]
Number of stations
180[1]
Daily ridership
6.84 million (FY2014)[2]
Website
Tokyo Metro
Operation
Began operation
1927; 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. (private kabushiki gaisha owned by the Government of Japan (53.42%) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (46.58%))
Number of vehicles
2,773 cars (2012)[1]
Technical
System length
195.1 km (121.2 mi)[1]
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge (Ginza & Marunouchi lines)
Electrification
1,500 V DC overhead catenary 600 V DC third rail (Ginza & Marunouchi lines)
Top speed
80 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 6.84 million passengers, 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]
^ abcdCite error: The named reference lines was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ab営業状況 [Business Conditions] (in Japanese). 東京地下鉄株式会社 [Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd.] Retrieved 2015-11-24.
^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.
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