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Tokyo Metro | |||
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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 | 6.52 million (FY2023)[2] | ||
Website | Tokyo Metro | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 1927Tokyo Underground Railway (1941 as Teito Rapid Transit Authority; 2004 under current name) | as ||
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) | ||
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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 6.52 million passengers (as of 2023), 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]
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