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Tokyo Metro Map Pdf Tokyo metro map pdf Continue 東京地下鉄地図 Free Inat Metro App FREE is available for iOS and Android Fully operated offline and clandestinely No Apple iTunes ads Google Play Store Print Shop Prints, Posters, Scarves, Pillows ... Bookshop One Metro World Atlas Schematic Maps Metro Paperback 8.5 x 11 (21.59 x 27.94 cm) Full color on white paper 160 pages 39 $ Shipping worldwide, ordering online on Amazon DESIGN NOTES Geography Map covers the entire area served by the subway system, 30x30 km area. All commuter lines in the area are also represented. Topology Dense Central Urban Area is enlarged to free up enough space to display all the necessary information it contains. Thus, the periphery shrinks. Landscape features - rivers, sea - schematic. The symbolism of the Map is concentrated on the territory of the Imperial Palace, represented by a green circle. The two main lines, denoting the center of Tokyo, are shown with a simple and remarkable shape: - The Yamanote Line connecting all the main railway stations is a rectangle with rounded corners. - The Oedo line is an axial symmetrical loop. The forms of the structure lines are simplified and organized after a regular structure associated with symbolic elements: - Diagonals focused on the imperial palace - Vertical axis, parallel line Yamanote - Displacement of paths parallel to the line Oedo Hierarchy of information is established to avoid the overwhelming user with data. There are consecutive levels of lectures: 1. Subway lines with bright shades 2. Suburban lines with pastel shades 3. Light rail lines with the central white touch Details of the Imperial Palace and the center of Tokyo Shinjuku and Shibuya Narita and Haneda Airports See also: Transport in Greater Tokyo Tokyo Metro Top: Logos of the Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway Bottom: Toei 6300 Series (left) and Tokyo Metro 10000 Series (right) trains at Musashi-Kosuga JapanTransit typeRapid transitNumber lines13Numer stations285Daily ridershipTokyo Metro:7.579 million (2018)Toei Subway:3.207 million (2018) , 1927Operator (s)Tokyo Metro, Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau (Toei)TechnicalSystem length304.1 km (189.0 miles)Track track track1,067 mm (3 feet 6 inches), 1435 mm for Ginza, Marunouki, Toei Asakusa and Toei Zedo Lines, 1372 mm for toei Shinjuku Line System map of the Tokyo Metro (東京地下鉄, Tekyo no Chikatsu) is part of an extensive rapid transit system that consists of the Tokyo Metro and the Toei Metro in the Greater Tokyo area of Japan. While the metro system itself is largely located in the city center, the lines stretch far across extensive services on commuter rail lines. Networks There are two main subway operators in Tokyo: Tokyo Metro - Formerly Teito Rapid Transit (TRTA), it privatized in 2004. It currently operates 179 stations on nine lines 195.1 km (121.2 miles) route. Toei Metro is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau, an agency of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. It operates 99 stations on four lines and a 109.0 kilometer (67.7 mile) route. As of 2015, the combined Metro network of the Tokyo and Toei Metro consists of 278 stations and 13 lines with a total length of 304.1 kilometers (189.0 miles). The Tokyo Metro and Toei networks carry an average of more than eight million passengers a day. Despite the fact that the metro ranks first in the world, the metro accounts for a small share of intensive rapid transit rail only in Tokyo - only 274 of the 882 railway stations, by the number 2007. Tokyo Metro has 8.7 million daily passengers and makes up only 22% of Tokyo's 40 million daily rail passengers (see Transportation in Greater Tokyo). Other urban commuter rail systems include Keihin Electric Express Railway, Keio Corporation, Keisei Electric Railway, Odakyu Electric Railway, Seibu Railway, Tobu Railway and Tokyu Corporation. Color line line line Japanese Tokyo Metro Orange Line 3 Ginza Line 銀座線 Red Line 4 Marunoushi Line 丸ノ内線 Marunoushi Line Line 丸ノ内線分岐線 Silver Line 2 Hibiya Line ⽇⽐⾕線 Sky Blue Line 5 東⻄線 Green Line 9 Chiyoda Line 千代⽥線 The Gold Line 8 Yarakuche Line 有楽 町線 Violet Line 11 Line Hanjomon 半蔵⾨線 Emerald Line 7 Nambugo Line 南北線 Line 13 Fukutoshin Line 副都⼼線 Metro Line Toei 1 Asakusa Line 浅草線 Blue Line 6 Mita Line 三⽥線 Line Leaves 10 Sheen Line 新宿線 Ruby Line 12 Edo Line江⼾線 Also, but not officially designated as Metro: Tokyo Area Rapid Transit (TWR) operates one main underground line with eight waterfront stations, and 200,200 daily passengers in 2010. Saitama's fast rail line, which is essentially an extension of the Namboke Tokyo Metro line, has a single, basically underground line with eight stations. The Tyoo Rapid railway line, which is essentially an extension of the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, has a single underground/increased line with nine stations. The Yamanote line is not a metro line, but a surface commuter loop that works with frequencies similar to the metro. It is owned by JR East. It acts as a key transport artery in downtown Tokyo, and is often noted on tokyo subway maps. The Yokohama Metro and the Minatomirai Line also operate in the Greater Tokyo area, but they are not directly connected to the Tokyo Metro network. However, direct flights from the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin line regularly run in the Minatomirai Yokohama line across the Takya Toyoko Railway line. On special occasions, usually during the holidays, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Namboku lines operate special Minatomirai (みなとみらい号?), known as Yokohama Mirai (横浜みらい号?), right through the services on the Minatomirai line. History History of the Tokyo Metro 1915: Japan's first underground railway opened under Tokyo Station. It was only for the post office, not for the passengers. Citation necessary 1927: Tokyo Underground Railway Co., Ltd. (東京地下鉄道株式会社, Tekyo Chika Tsetsudo Kabushiki Gaisha) opened Japan's first underground line of the Ginza Line on December 30, 1927 and was promulgated as the first underground railway in the East. The distance between Ueno and Asakuza was only 2.2 km. 1938: Tokyo Rapid Transit Railway Co., Ltd. (東京⾼速鉄道株式会社, Tokyo Kosoku Tesudo Kabushiki Gaisha) opened its metro system between Aoyama 6-chome (modern Omotesando) and Toranomon. 1939: Tokyo High- Speed Transit Railway extended its line from Toranomon to Shimbashi and launched a reciprocal operation with the Tokyo Underground Railway. 1941: During World War II, two subway companies merged under the name Teito Rapid Transit Authority (帝都⾼速度交通営団, Teito Kosokudo Kotsu Aidan) by the local government. 1954: The Marunouchi Line, the first metro line after World War II, opened between Ikebukuro and Ochanomizu. 1960: Toei 1 metro line, the current Toei Asakusa line, open between Oshiage and Asakuza. 1991: The Tokyo Metro Namboko line opens. 1995: Sarin attacks on the Tokyo subway during the morning rush hour on March 20 during the morning rush hour. More than 5,000 people were injured and 13 people were killed. All three lines stopped working for the day. 2004: Teito Rapid Transit Authority was privatized and renamed Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. 2008: The Fukutoshin Line was opened. The system administration of the Tokyo Metro and Toei subway systems is closely integrated with a single system of colors of lines, linear codes and station numbers. However, the separate administration of subway systems has some consequences: single trips on subway and Toei systems require a special transfer ticket. This costs 70 yen less than the amount of metro fare and Toei fare, calculated on the basis of the shortest possible route between the stations of origin and destination. Passnet simplified such problems with ticket sales by allowing the use of one card with a saved fare on most rail operators in the Greater Tokyo area (with the notable exception of JR East, which continued to use its own Suica system). The new Pasmo system was introduced in 2007 and completely replaced Passnet in 2008, finally allowing a single tariff storage system for much of Tokyo's transit system, including JR East. The rate charged by the system of stored tariffs may be slightly less than for users of paper tickets, as fares are calculated at a rate of 1 euro per fare cards, while paper tickets are calculated by Step. Systems differently represent the metro network on station, train and customer information figures. For example, the Toei map presents the Toei-Edo line as a circle in the center, while the Tokyo Metro map retains the central ring line for the Marunousi line and the JR Yamanote line. Also, the lines of each system are usually displayed with thicker lines on the respective system maps. Mutual Exploitation As is common with Japanese subway systems, many land and underground lines in the Greater Tokyo area operate through the services of the Tokyo Metro and The Toei lines. More broadly, they are considered part of the Tokyo Metro network, allowing it to reach further into the suburbs. Tokyo Metro 6000 Series and Odakyu 60000 Series MSE Romancecar EMUs on the Yoyogi-Uehara Tokyo metro line via the H Hibiya Line Tobu Skytree Line and Tobu Nikko Line (Kita-Sendju in Tobu-Dobutsu-Kyung and Minami-Kurihasi) T T T'zai Line East JR Cho-Sabu (Nakano in Mita) Cha-Sabu Line (Sabu Main Line) (Nishi-Funabashi in Tsudanu) Toyo Speed Line (Nishi-Funabashi in Tyo-Katsutaday) C Line Chiyoda Odaku Odawara Line and Odaku Tama Line (Yoyogi-Uehara) Line (Aise - Toride) Y Yarakue Line Tobuy Shinrinken) Seibu Yarakuche Line via Seibu Ikebukuro Line (Kotake-Mukaihara Station to Hanne) Tobu Nikko Line and Tobu Iseki Line (from Osiague to Tobu-Debutsu-Kyun, Minami-Kurihashi and Cuki) n Namboo Line
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