The Tokyo Metro is a transportation system operated by two different companies, the Tokyo Transportation Bureau and Tokyo Metro.
The Tokyo Metro network should not be confused with the urban and suburban train network of Japan Railways (JR).
Tokyo has 13 subway lines, with a total length of 304.5 km, making it the eighth largest subway network in the world, after those in Shanghai, Beijing, Mexico City, London, Guangzhou, New York, Moscow and Seoul.[1] It is the second most used in the world, with 2.5 billion users each year, behind the Moscow Metro, with 2.6 billion. At the national level it is ahead of the Osaka Metro, which is used by 880 million users/year. The first subway line in Asia was inaugurated in Tokyo in December 1927. In 1995 it had international repercussions when the terrorist group Aum Shinrikyō ("Supreme Truth") carried out several attacks with sarin gas (a nerve gas) in the subway facilities, causing the death of 27 people.
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Nine of the thirteen lines are managed by the Tokyo Metro company (東京メトロ - Tōkyō Metoro); which also shares right-of-way with six operators: Tōkyū, Seibu Railway, Tōbu Railway, JR East, Yokohama Minato-Mirai Railway Company, and Tōyō Rapid Railway. The other four lines are managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Toei). Tokyo's 23 special wards have 231 stations – with an average of one station per 1.66 km² within the 23-city region. Of course, in the central city areas different metro lines converge and intersect, with stations in close proximity.
With so many subway lines, you are sure to be very close to wherever you want to go. You can change from one line to another and from metro line to commuter trains. This favors fast connections, although the network is often very tangled. For example, the Nagatacho stations (Yurakucho line) and Akasaka-Mitsuke (Marunouchi line) are only 250 meters apart, measured in a straight line.
Rates
Prices for rail transport depend on the distance between departure and arrival. The cheapest ticket costs 130-160 yen. There are no 10-trip passes and the most common thing is to pay per trip.
There are several one-day passes:
Note: Tokyo Metro passes can be purchased at the airport upon arrival, cheaper than if purchased in Tokyo city; more information).
Tokyo subway
Introduction
The Tokyo Metro is a transportation system operated by two different companies, the Tokyo Transportation Bureau and Tokyo Metro.
The Tokyo Metro network should not be confused with the urban and suburban train network of Japan Railways (JR).
Tokyo has 13 subway lines, with a total length of 304.5 km, making it the eighth largest subway network in the world, after those in Shanghai, Beijing, Mexico City, London, Guangzhou, New York, Moscow and Seoul.[1] It is the second most used in the world, with 2.5 billion users each year, behind the Moscow Metro, with 2.6 billion. At the national level it is ahead of the Osaka Metro, which is used by 880 million users/year. The first subway line in Asia was inaugurated in Tokyo in December 1927. In 1995 it had international repercussions when the terrorist group Aum Shinrikyō ("Supreme Truth") carried out several attacks with sarin gas (a nerve gas) in the subway facilities, causing the death of 27 people.
Grid
Nine of the thirteen lines are managed by the Tokyo Metro company (東京メトロ - Tōkyō Metoro); which also shares right-of-way with six operators: Tōkyū, Seibu Railway, Tōbu Railway, JR East, Yokohama Minato-Mirai Railway Company, and Tōyō Rapid Railway. The other four lines are managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Toei). Tokyo's 23 special wards have 231 stations – with an average of one station per 1.66 km² within the 23-city region. Of course, in the central city areas different metro lines converge and intersect, with stations in close proximity.
With so many subway lines, you are sure to be very close to wherever you want to go. You can change from one line to another and from metro line to commuter trains. This favors fast connections, although the network is often very tangled. For example, the Nagatacho stations (Yurakucho line) and Akasaka-Mitsuke (Marunouchi line) are only 250 meters apart, measured in a straight line.
Rates
Prices for rail transport depend on the distance between departure and arrival. The cheapest ticket costs 130-160 yen. There are no 10-trip passes and the most common thing is to pay per trip.
If you cannot easily calculate the amount you have to pay to a destination - although there are lists in English of destinations and prices - it is best to buy the cheapest ticket from a machine and, upon arrival, before the exit turnstiles, insert the ticket into a Fare Adjustment Machine. This machine will say in English if you have to pay more.
The vending machines do not show a list of stations, but rather buttons with prices. Before buying, you have to know how much the ticket costs to the destination.
The option that saves headaches is to buy a rechargeable card and have the lathe machines subtract the appropriate money. These are chip cards, which also allow small payments in stores, cafes and restaurants. There are two types:
Both cards are used interchangeably (PASMO readers understand Suica chips and vice versa) and avoid having to calculate the cost of the ticket and possible transfers. The card is passed through the reader at the turnstiles when entering and exiting.
To take into account:
Stations per line
Contenido
En las trece líneas del metro de Tokio, se distribuyen 274 estaciones. El siguiente listado tiene todas las estaciones por línea.
Toei lines
It has four lines and has 106 stations distributed across the four lines.
The Asakusa Line (浅草線 - Asakusa sen) shares right of way with the Keikyu Railway, Keisei Railway and Hokuso Railway. The trains of all these companies offer an express service on the entire Asakusa line and likewise the Toei trains offer a special service on the lines of the aforementioned companies.
Note: Tokyo Metro passes can be purchased at the airport upon arrival, cheaper than if purchased in Tokyo city; more information).
If you cannot easily calculate the amount you have to pay to a destination - although there are lists in English of destinations and prices - it is best to buy the cheapest ticket from a machine and, upon arrival, before the exit turnstiles, insert the ticket into a Fare Adjustment Machine. This machine will say in English if you have to pay more.
The vending machines do not show a list of stations, but rather buttons with prices. Before buying, you have to know how much the ticket costs to the destination.
The option that saves headaches is to buy a rechargeable card and have the lathe machines subtract the appropriate money. These are chip cards, which also allow small payments in stores, cafes and restaurants. There are two types:
Both cards are used interchangeably (PASMO readers understand Suica chips and vice versa) and avoid having to calculate the cost of the ticket and possible transfers. The card is passed through the reader at the turnstiles when entering and exiting.
To take into account:
Stations per line
Contenido
En las trece líneas del metro de Tokio, se distribuyen 274 estaciones. El siguiente listado tiene todas las estaciones por línea.
Toei lines
It has four lines and has 106 stations distributed across the four lines.
The Asakusa Line (浅草線 - Asakusa sen) shares right of way with the Keikyu Railway, Keisei Railway and Hokuso Railway. The trains of all these companies offer an express service on the entire Asakusa line and likewise the Toei trains offer a special service on the lines of the aforementioned companies.