Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
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The Chiyoda Line (千代田線 Chiyoda-sen) is a rapid transit line of the Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan, its official name being Line 9 Chiyoda Line (9号線千代田線 9-gō sen Chiyoda-sen) which is rarely used.
Trains interoperate on both ends: more than half trains to the north-east with the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Jōban Line beyond Ayase down to Toride; some to the south-west with the Odakyū Electric Railway Odawara Line beyond Yoyogi-Uehara down to Hon-Atsugi, and more trains than to Hon-Atsugi, to Karakida on Tama Line.
The 21.9 km main line serves the wards of Tokyo: Adachi, Arakawa, Bunkyō, Chiyoda, Minato and Shibuya; a short stretch of tunnel in Taitō with no station. A 2.1km branch line goes from Ayase to Kita-Ayase both in Adachi. The colour of the line shown on maps and signboards is dark green, and EMUs of Tokyo Metro proper are lined with the colour (see photograph). Station numbers carry the preceding letter C. Automatic Train Operation is used on the line between Ayase and Kita Ayase.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, as of June 2009 the Chiyoda Line was the second most crowded subway line in Tokyo, at its peak running at 181% capacity between Machiya and Nishi-Nippori stations.[1]
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Development
The Chiyoda Line was originally proposed in 1962 as a line from Setagaya to Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture: the initial name was Line 8. In 1964, the plan was changed slightly so that through service would be offered on the Jōban Line north of Tokyo, and the number was changed to Line 9.
Line 9 was designed to pass through build-up area in Chiyoda, and also intended to relieve the busy Ginza Line and Hibiya Line, which follow a roughly similar route through central Tokyo.
The first stretch was opened on December 20, 1969 between Kita-Senju and Ōtemachi. The line was almost completed by October 10, 1972 when it reached Yoyogi-Kōen, although the 1 km section to Yoyogi-Uehara was not completed until March 31, 1978. The branch line to Kita-Ayase was opened on December 20, 1979.
In May 15, 2006, women-only cars were introduced on early-morning trains from Toride on the Jōban Line to Yoyogi-Uehara.
From March 18, 2008, Odakyū Romancecar trains began to run from Kita-Senju to Hakone-Yumoto (on Hakone Tozan Line) and Karakida (on Odakyū Tama Line. Trains also run from/to Shin-Kiba using a connecting line between the Yūrakuchō Line and Chiyoda Line. It is the first time that reserved-seating trains have operated on a Japanese subway.
Stations
Lines with transfer are of Tokyo Metro unless noted.
| Station | Distance (km) | Limited Express | Transfers | Location (Ward in Tokyo) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 | Yoyogi-uehara | 0.0 | (/*) | Odakyu Electric Railway: Odawara Line through trains | Shibuya | |
| C-2 | Yoyogi-Kōen | 1.0 | 1.0 | / | ||
| C-3 | Meiji-jingūmae | 1.2 | 2.2 | / |  Fukutoshin Line
At Harajuku:
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| C-4 | Omotesandō | 0.9 | 3.1 | S |
| Minato |
| C-5 | Nogizaka | 1.4 | 4.5 | / | ||
| C-6 | Akasaka | 1.1 | 5.6 | / | ||
| C-7 | Kokkai-gijidō-mae | 0.8 | 6.4 | / |
At Tameike-Sannō:
| Chiyoda |
| C-8 | Kasumigaseki | 0.8 | 7.2 | S* |
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| C-9 | Hibiya | 0.8 | 8.0 | / |
At Yūrakuchō:
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| C-10 | Nijūbashimae | 0.7 | 8.7 | / | ||
| C-11 | Ōtemachi | 0.7 | 9.4 | S |
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| C-12 | Shin-Ochanomizu | 1.3 | 10.7 | / | At Ogawamachi:
At Awajichō:
At Ochanomizu:
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| C-13 | Yushima | 1.2 | 11.9 | / | Bunkyō | |
| C-14 | Nezu | 1.2 | 13.1 | / | ||
| C-15 | Sendagi | 1.0 | 14.1 | / | ||
| C-16 | Nishi-Nippori | 0.9 | 15.0 | / |
| Arakawa |
| C-17 | Machiya | 1.7 | 16.7 | / |
Keisei Electric Railway (Keisei): Main Line At Machiya Ekimae: Tokyo Toden (tram): Arakawa Line | |
| C-18 | Kita-Senju | 2.6 | 19.3 | S |
| Adachi |
| C-19 | Ayase | 2.6 | 21.9 | / |
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| Kita-Ayase Branch Line | ||||||
| C-19 | Ayase | 21.9 |
| Adachi | ||
| C-20 | Kita-Ayase | 2.1 | 24.0 | |||
- See about Limited Express services:
- All trains run through Odakyū Lines, for Hakone-Yumoto, Hon-Atsugi (on Odakyū Odawara Line) and Karakida Station.
- Passengers can't use Limited Express trains only in Tokyo Metro sections. They have to ride from/to Odakyū Lines.
- All trains stop at "S", and pass at "/".
- At Yoyogi-Uehara, all trains stop, but don't treat passenger service, only change its staffs from Odakyū to Tokyo Metro, or revert.
- Almost of them run from/to Kita-Senju or Ōtemachi, but "Bay Resort" goes to Shin-Kiba on Yūrakuchō Line. It doesn't stop at Kasumigaseki, and goes on the connection line between Kasumigaseki and Sakuradamon Station.
- Other trains from Odakyū Lines, Tama Express, Express and Semi-Express stop all stations on Chiyoda Line.
Rolling stock
Listed below are currently used, all series 10-car formation unless noted. Numbers in parentheses are of formations currently in service.
- Tokyo Metro:
- 06 series (1) (since 1993)
- 07 series (1) (since 2008)
- 5000 series 3-car trains (2) (since 1969, currently for branchline)
- 6000 series (35) (since 1971)
- 6000 series 3-car train (1) (prototype of the series made in 1968, currently for branchline)
- Odakyū
- 1000 series
- 4000 series (from September 2007) [1]
- Odakyū 60000 series MSE (from spring 2008) [2]
- JR East
- 203 series
- 207-900 series (1)
- 209-1000 series
- E233 series 18 (from summer 2009)
See also
References
- Shaw, Dennis and Morioka, Hisashi, "Tokyo Subways", published 1992 by Hoikusha Publishing
- ↑ Metropolis, "Commute", June 12, 2009, p. 07. Capacity is defined as all passengers having a seat or a strap or door railing to hold on to.
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