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The Tokyo Metro (東京メトロ, Tōkyō Metoro) is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei.
| Tokyo Metro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Info | |||
| Owner | Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. | ||
| Locale | Greater Tokyo Area, Japan | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 9 | ||
| Number of stations | 180 | ||
| Daily ridership | 6.84 million (FY2014)[1] | ||
| Website | Tokyo Metro | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1927 as Tokyo Underground Railway (1941 as Teito Rapid Transit Authority; 2004 under current name) | ||
| Operator(s) | Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (private kabushiki gaisha formed in joint partnership by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Japanese government (through the Ministry of Finance)) | ||
| Number of vehicles | 2,773 cars (2012) | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 195.1 km (121.2 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) for Ginza & Marunouchi lines | ||
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| Color on maps | Mark | Line Number | Line | Japanese | Route | Stations Served | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| orange | G | Line 3 | Ginza Line | 銀座線 | Shibuya to Asakusa | 19 | 14.3 km |
| red | M | Line 4 | Marunouchi Line | 丸ノ内線 | Ogikubo to Ikebukuro | 25 | 24.2 km |
| Mb | Marunouchi Line Branch Line | 丸ノ内線分岐線 | Nakano-sakaue to Hōnanchō | 4 | 3.2 km | ||
| silver | H | Line 2 | Hibiya Line | 日比谷線 | Naka-Meguro to Kita-Senju | 21 | 20.3 km |
| sky blue | T | Line 5 | Tōzai Line | 東西線 | Nakano to Nishi-Funabashi | 23 | 30.8 km |
| green | C | Line 9 | Chiyoda Line | 千代田線 | Yoyogi-uehara to Kita-Ayase | 20 | 24.0 km |
| yellow | Y | Line 8 | Yūrakuchō Line | 有楽町線 | Wakōshi to Shin-Kiba | 24 | 28.3 km |
| purple | Z | Line 11 | Hanzōmon Line | 半蔵門線 | Shibuya to Oshiage | 14 | 16.8 km |
| teal | N | Line 7 | Namboku Line | 南北線 | Meguro to Akabane-iwabuchi | 19 | 21.3 km |
| brown | F | Line 13 | Fukutoshin Line | 副都心線 | Wakōshi to Shibuya | 16 | 20.2 kmA |
A Note: Including the 8.3 km stretch between Wakoshi and Kotake-mukaihara shared with Yurakucho Line.
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