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Thank you very much for using Tokyo Metro.

Tokyo Metro, Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Metro) owns and operates a network of eight subway

lines in the heart of Tokyo. Six of these lines are linked with private railway linesoperated by other companies. Our network is, then, the core of the railway transportation

system for the entire Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Each day our trains carry 5.69 million

passengers. Ensuring their safety is our No.1 priority. At the same time, we are

constantly working to improve our service, aiming to become more thoughtful andconvenient.

As part of our efforts to strengthen our financial foundations and ensure that we are

able to operate independently, we are also proactively developing other services to assist

in meeting our passengers daily needs. In addition, we are working to preserve the

global environment and to achieve compliance in all of our operations. Our ultimate goals

are to become the publics, our passengers, the markets and our employees mosthighly regarded and trusted railway company.

Together with the other member companies of the Tokyo Metro Group, we are adding

new businesses to our primary subway business, based on the concept we share,

Keeping Tokyo on the Move. Our aim is to contribute every day to making Tokyo a

more livable and appealing city and to use our advanced technology and creativity to

provide reliable and enjoyable services to all Tokyo residents.

We ask everyone for your continued support for Tokyo Metro.

1920 Aug. 29 Establishment of the Tokyo Underground Railway Company

1925 Sep. 27 Start of construction on the section between Asakusa and Ueno bythe Tokyo Underground Railway Company

1927 Dec. 30 Tokyo Underground Railway Company-opening of the first subway

section between Asakusa and Ueno

1934 Jun. 21 Tokyo Underground Railway Company-opening of the section

between Ginza and Shimbashi

1939 Sep. 16 Start of reciprocal through-service between Asakusa on the TokyoUnderground Railway Company Line and Shibuya on the Tokyo

Rapid Railway Company

1941 Jul. 4 Establishment of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority

1951 Apr. 20 Start of construction of the Marunouchi Line section betweenIkebukuro and Shinjuku

1953 Dec. 1 Formal Determination of TRTA line names (section between

Asakusa and Shibuya named the Ginza Line, section between

Ikebukuro and Shinjuku named the Marunouchi Line)

1954 Jan. 20 Opening of the Ikebukuro to Ochanomizu section of the

Marunouchi Line (Subway Line No. 4)

1959 Mar. 15 Opening of the Kasumigaseki to Shinjuku section of the

Marunouchi Line (Subway Line No. 4) (Completed the Ikebukuroto Shinjuku section of the Marunouchi Line)

1960 Mar. 1 Establishment of the new TRTA logo ( logo)

Apr. 10 Starting publication of the PR magazine Metro News

1961 Mar. 28 Opening of the Minami-senju to Naka-okachimachi section of the

Hibiya Line (Subway Line No.2)

1962 Mar. 23 Opening of the Nakano-fujimich to H nanch section of the

Ogikubo Line (Subway Line No. 4) (Completed the Shinjuku to


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Ogikubo section of the Ogikubo Line)

May. 31 Opening of the Kita-senju to Minami-senju section and the Naka-

okachimachi to Ningy ch section of the Hibiya Line (Subway Line

No. 2) Start of reciprocal through-service with the T bu Isesaki

Line (to Kita-koshigaya)

1964 Aug. 29 Opening of the Higashi-ginza to Kasumigaseki section of the

Hibiya Line (Subway Line No.2) (Completed the Kita-senju to

Naka-meguro section of the Hibiya Line)

Start of reciprocal through-service with the Toky T yoko Line (to

Hiyoshi) Nishi-ginza was renamed Ginza

Dec. 23 Opening of the Takadanobaba to Kudanshita section of the T zai

Line (Subway Line No.5)

1966 Oct. 1 Start of reciprocal through-service with the Ch Line (to

Ogikubo)

1969 Mar. 29 Opening of the T y ch and Nishi-funabashi section of the T zai

Line (Subway Line No. 5) (Completed the Nakano to Nishi-

funabashi section of the T zai Line)

Apr. 8 Start of reciprocal through-service between Mitaka on the ChLine and Tsudanuma on the S bu Line via the T zai Line

Dec. 20 Opening of the Kita-senju to temachi section of the Chiyoda Line

(Subway Line No. 9)

TRTAs operating kilometerage exceeds 100km

1971 Apr. 20 Opening of the Ayase to Kita-senju section of the Chiyoda Line

(Subway Line No. 9)

Start of reciprocal through-service with the J ban Line (to Abiko)

Jul. 1 Introduction of air conditioning at Ginza and Nihombashi Stations

1972 Apr. 1 Ogikubo Line was renamed the Marunouchi Line

1974 Mar. 1 Installation of Automatic Ticket Gates

Oct. 30 Opening of the Ikebukuro to Ginza-itch me section of the Yrakuch Line (Subway Line No. 8)

1978 Mar. 31 Opening of the Yoyogi-k en to Yoyogi-uehara section of the

Chiyoda Line (Subway Line No. 9)(Completed the Ayase toYoyogi-uehara section of the Chiyoda Line)

Start of reciprocal through-service with the Odakyu Odawara Line

(to Hon-atsugi)

Aug. 1 Opening of the Shibuya to Aoyama-itch me section of the Hanz

mon Line (Subway Line No. 11)

Start of reciprocal through-service with the Toky Shin-tamagawa

Line (to Futako-tamagawaen)

1979 Dec. 20 Opening of the Ayase to Kita-ayase section of the Chiyoda Line

(Subway Line No. 9)1986 Jul. 12 Opening of the Subway Museum

1987 Aug. 25 Opening of the Wak shi to Eidan-narimasu section of the Y

rakuch Line (Subway Line No. 8)Start of reciprocal through-service with the T bu T jo Line (to

Kawagoe-sh)

1988 Jan. 1 Prohibition of smoking on all station premises

Jun. 1 Start of car air conditioning (Hibiya, T zai, Chiyoda, Y rakuch


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and Hanz mon Lines)

Jun. 8 Y rakuch Line between Shintomich and Shin-kiba starts

operations (completing the Y rakuch Line between Wak shi and

Shin-kiba stations)

Nov. 22 Station shop Metropia No. 1 opened at Ueno station

1991 Nov. 29 Opening of the Komagome to Akabane-iwabuchi section of theNamboku Line (Subway Line No. 7)

Installation of platform screen doors at all stations on the

Namboku Line

1993 Jul. 1 Posting of female station employees (eight employees in fourstation blocks)

1994 Jun. 1 Introduction of a recycled aluminum car

1996 Mar. 26 Introduction of the stored fare (SF) system on all lines

Apr. 27 Start of reciprocal through-service with the T y K soku Line (toT y -katsutadai)

Jul. 19 Complete air conditioning inside cars on all lines

1997 Jan. 29 Two female conductors are employed on the Ginza Line for thefirst time since WWII.

1998 Mar. 26 Start of reciprocal through-service with the Seibu Ikebukuro Line

(to Hann )

1999 Jan. 10 Tunnel Inspection System completed for inspecting walls inside

the tunnel

Jan. 25 License received to construct Line No. 13 between Ikebukuro and

Shibuya (8.9 km)

Mar. 26 Construction Department is awarded ISO 14001 certification.

2000 Sep. 26 Opening of the Meguro to Tameike-sann section of the Namboku

Line (Subway Line No. 7) (Completed the Meguro to Akabane-

iwabuchi section of the Namboku Line)Start of reciprocal through-service with the T ky Meguro Line (to

Musashi-kosugi)

Oct. 14 Introduction of PASSNET (the Common pre-paid card system)

2001 Mar. 28 Start of reciprocal through-service with the Saitama Railway Line

(to Urawa-misono)

2002 Feb. 15 Half-height platform doors are installed at the Chiyoda Lines Kita-

ayase and Ayase (Platform 0) stations.

Mar. 14 The first female driver appointed since WWII (began work on the

Ginza Line)

Mar. 23 Began one-man operation between Kita-ayase and Ayase on the

Chiyoda Line

Nov. 22 The Rolling Stock Departments Nakano Rolling Stock Office isawarded ISO 9001:2000 certification for construction and

improvement planning of subway cars.

Dec. 18 The special company law was promulgated and enforced (Law

188)

2003 Mar. 19 Opening of the Suiteng mae to Oshiage section of the Hanz mon

Line (Subway Line No. 11) (Completed the Shibuya to Oshiagesection of the Hanz mon Line)


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Start of reciprocal through-service with the T bu Isesaki/Nikk

Lines (to Minami-kurihashi)

2004 Jan. 20 The 50th anniversary of the opening of the Marunouchi Line

Feb. 20 The Construction Division is awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification.

2004Apr.~

Apr. 1 Birth of Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd.Establishment of the Customer Relations Center

Service Managers assigned to the Ginza, Ueno, and Nihombashi

stations

May. 8 Half-height platform doors installed at four Marunouchi Line

stations (between Nakano-sakaue and H nancho)

Automatic gap-fillers on the platform installed at Nakano-

shimbashi and Nakano-fujimich stations on the Marunouchi Line.

Jul. 31 One-man operation of three-car trains begins on the Marunouchi

Line between Nakano-sakaue and H nancho.

Sep. 1 Service Manager system expanded to six stations, with managers

newly assigned to the temachi, Shinjuku, and Iidabashi stations

Oct. 20 Tokyo Metro begins providing wireless LAN service at its stations.

2005 Jan. 11 The new Comfort Hotel Tokyo Kiyosumi Shirakawa business

hotel opens at Kiyosumi-shirakawa

Apr. 1 Service Manager system expanded to eleven stations, with

managers newly assigned to the Ikebukuro, Omote-sand ,

Kudanshita, Hibiya, and Y rakuch stations

May. 9 Women-only cars, from first train until 9:30 a.m., introduced onHanz mon Line trains

System and History

The Tokyo Subway has 12 lines and is operated by two differentcompanies: Tokyo Metro Corporation (formerly TEITO; also called

TRTA or Eidan Subway - Teito Rapid Transit Authority) and TOEI


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(Transportation Bureau of Tokyo Metropolitan Government). Many lineshave reciprocal operation with suburban lines, i.e. subway trains

continue on suburban lines at certain hours or suburban lines use

certain section of the subway lines. Several JR and private suburbanrail lines radiate from different stations in Tokyo. The Yamanote Ring

Line could in itself be considered a metro line.

TOKYO METRO Lines - Eidan Subway (8):GINZA Line (G)

The first subway line in Tokyo, opened in 1927 as a private railwaybetweenAsakusa and Ueno (2.2km), extended 1939 14.3km, 18

stations,Asakusa - Shibuya. Details

MARUNOUCHI Line (No. 4)

Opened between 1954 and 1962, 27.4km, 27

stations, Ikebukuro - Ogikubo / Honancho. Details

HIBIYA Line (H)Opened between 1961 and 1964, 20.3km, 21

stations, (Tobu-Dobtsu-Koen -) Kita-Senju -

Naka-Meguro (-Kikuna), on both ends shared

service with suburban lines (Tobu-Isezaki Line

and Tokyu Toyoko Line). Details

TOZAI Line (T)

Opened between 1964 and1969, 30.8km,

22 stations, Nishi-Funabashi -

Nakano (- Mitaka). Details

CHIYODA Line (C)

Opened 1969/1970, 24km, 20 stations, (Hon-

Atsugion Odakyu Line) - Yoyogiuehara - Kita-Ayase (- Toride). Details

YURAKUCHO Line (Y)Opened 1974 - 1988, 28.3km, 24 stations,

(Shinrin-Koen on Tobu Tojo Line) - Wakoshi -

Shin-Kiba.

In Dec. 1994 opening of the 4-track section of the

Yurakucho New Line (Kotakemukaihara -

Ikebukuro) (New Yurakucho New Line Ikebukuro
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Station). This new line is being extended south to Shibuya (8.9 km,scheduled to be completed in 2007). Details

HANZOMON Line (Z)

Opened 1978 - 2003,16.9km, 14 stations - Runs parallel to Ginza linebetween Shibuya andAoyama-I-chome. Details

NAMBOKU Line (N)Opened 1991 - 2000; 19 stations, 21.3 km,

average station distance 1.3 km, track gauge1067 mm, 1500 V overhead power supply, 6-car-

trains (120 m), headway 5 min peak, 7.5 min

off-peakFrom Meguro reciprocal service with Tokyu trains

is offered.To the north the line offers reciprocal service along the new Saitama

Railway (28 March 2001). Details3/2003 - Tokyo Metro Lines: total length 183.3 km, 165 stations


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the Rainbow Bridge at this point) - Odaibakaihinkoen (koen=park) - Daiba - Funenokagakukan - Telecom Center -Kokusaitenjijoseimon - Ariake. (Official Site)

12 km, 12 stations, 23 minutes travel time.A 2.8 km extension without any intermediate station from Ariake to Toyosu on the TRTA Yurakucho line is underconstruction. Estimated date for completion is 2005.Some station photos can be seen here. And here are some great pictures and a text in French.

TOKYO WATERFRONT AREA RAPID TRANSIT (Rinkai-fukutoshin

Line)This 7.8 km long metro line (5 stations) starts at Shin-kiba where it connects to the Yurakucho Line and JR East.It runs partly underground across Tokyo's harbour area. On 31 March 2001 it was extended from Tokyo Teleportto Tenzohzu Isle where transfer is possible to the Tokyo Monorail. Further west it will link to the JR Yamanote RingLine at Osaki. Station names are from east to west: Shin-kiba, Shinonome, Kokusai-Tenjijo, Tokyo-Teleport and

Tenzohzu Isle. Station names for the western extension will be Shinagawa Seaside, Oimachi and Osaki. Thissection will open in Dec. 2002, it will them be 12.2 km long.Fares are between 180 and 280 Yen depending on the distance travelled.Link: Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit incl.map

TOKYO MONORAILThis line (opened in 1964) connects the Haneda Airport to Hamamatsucho Rail Station, 4 intermediate stations, nodirect connection to subway, Hamamatsucho terminal in walking distance from Daimon station on Oedo SubwayLine. On 1 Dec 2004, the line was extended to Haneda Airport Terminal 2.

Hamamatsucho (JR Yamanote line) - Tennozu Isle - Oi Keibajomae - Ryutsu Center -Showajima - Seibijo - Tenkubashi - Sin Seibijo - Haneda Airport Terminal 1 - Haneda

Airport Terminal 2www.tokyo-monorail.co.jpHere are some great pictures with a text in French.

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