Tokyo Metro
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| Overview | |||
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| Native name | 東京地下鉄株式会社 | ||
| Locale | Greater Tokyo Area, Japan | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 9 | ||
| Number of stations | 179 | ||
| Daily ridership | 6.84 million (FY2014) | ||
| Website | Tokyo Metro | ||
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| Began operation | 1927 as Tokyo Underground Railway (1941 as Teito Rapid Transit Authority; 2004 under current name) |
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| Operator(s) | Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (privately held company formed in joint partnership by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)) |
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| 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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Tokyo Metro lines (Toei and JR lines are shown in faint colours).
Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (東京メトロ Tōkyō Metoro?), commonly known as Tokyo Metro, is a rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan. While it is not the only rapid transit system operating in Tokyo, it has the higher ridership among the two operators: in 2014, the Tokyo Metro had an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, while the other system, the Toei Subway, had 2.85 million average daily rides. The company replaced the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (帝都高速度交通営団 Teito Kōsokudo Kōtsū Eidan), commonly known as Eidan or TRTA, on April 1, 2004.
Tokyo Metro is operated by Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (東京地下鉄株式会社 Tōkyō Chikatetsu Kabushiki-gaisha?), a private company jointly owned by the Japanese government and the Tokyo metropolitan government.
The company replaced the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (帝都高速度交通営団 Teito Kōsokudo Kōtsū Eidan?), commonly known as Eidan or TRTA, on April 1, 2004. TRTA was administered by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and jointly funded by the national and metropolitan governments. It was formed in 1941, although its oldest lines date back to 1927 with the opening of the Tokyo Underground Railway the same year.
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