Tokyo Metro facts for kids
Tokyo Metro (東京メトロ, とうきょうめとろ) is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei.
Lines
| 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 km |
Note: Including the 8.3 km stretch between Wakoshi and Kotake-mukaihara shared with Yurakucho Line.
Images for kids
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The old TRTA logo, a stylized roundel in the shape of an "S" was introduced in 1953, adopted as TRTA's corporate logo in 1960 and used until 2004.
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A 1000 series train for Shibuya at Shibuya Station on the Ginza Line
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A 2000 series train at Korakuen station
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Tozai Line 07 series, 05 series, and 5000 series trains
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A 17000 series train (left) with a 08 series train (right)
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