Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
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The Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (東京地下鉄有楽町線 Tōkyō Chikatetsu Yūrakuchō-sen?) is a subway line. Part of the Tokyo Metro system, the 28.3 km line connects Wako-shi Station in the city of Wako, Saitama Prefecture and Shin-Kiba Station in Koto Ward, Tokyo, Japan. In the numbering scheme of the Tokyo subways, it is Line 8. On maps, its color is gold, often taken as yellow; stations on the Yurakucho Line carry the letter Y and a two-digit number.
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[edit] History
- October 30, 1974: Ikebukuro - Ginza-itchōme section opens.
- March 27, 1980: Ginza-itchōme - Shintomichō section opens.
- June 24, 1983: Chikatetsu Narimasu - Ikebukuro section opens.
- August 25, 1987: Wakōshi - Chikatetsu Narimasu section opens. Through service to Tōbu Tōjō Main Line begins.
- June 8, 1988: Shintomichō - Shin-kiba section opens. Current line complete.
- March 18, 1993: New 07 series trains enter service.
- December 7, 1994: Quadruple-track section from Kotake-Mukaihara to Ikebukuro opens. Through service to Seibu Yūrakuchō Line begins.
- October 31, 2005: Women-only cars introduced.
- September 1, 2006: New 10000 series trains enter service.
[edit] Future Developments
The 3.2 km quadruple-track segment between Kotake Mukaihara Station and Ikebukuro Station will eventually become part of Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line.
A new branch from Toyosu station heading north via Kameari Station (on the Joban Line) to Noda in northwestern Chiba is also being planned.
[edit] Facts
- Length: 28.3 km
- Gauge: 1,067 mm
- Number of stations: 24
- Double track section: Entire line
- Power supply: 1,500 V DC overhead
- Train protection system: Automatic (Eidan CS-ATC)
[edit] Rolling stock
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This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. |
- Now periodical Train are 10-car
[edit] Tōkyō Metro
- 7000 series (from 1974 ･ current event so information of sets see the 7000 series page)
- 07 series 10-car trains x 2 (from 1992)
- 10000 series 10-car trains (from September 2006)
[edit] Trains owned by other operating companies
- Tōbu 9000 series 10-car trains x 8
- Tōbu 9050 series 10-car trains x 2
- Seibu 6000 and 6050 series 10-car trains (Not all sets are permitted to run on Yūrakuchō Line tracks)
[edit] Stations
| Station number | Station name | Connecting lines | Location | |
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| Y-01 | Wakō-shi 和光市 |
Tōbu Railway : Tōjō Main Line (through trains) | Wako | Saitama |
| Y-02 | Chikatetsu-narimasu 地下鉄成増 |
Tōbu Railway : Tōjō Main Line (At Narimasu Station) | Itabashi | Tokyo |
| Y-03 | Chikatetsu-akatsuka 地下鉄赤塚 |
Tōbu Railway : Tōjō Main Line (At Shimo Akatsuka Station) | Nerima | |
| Y-04 | Heiwadai 平和台 |
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| Y-05 | Hikawadai 氷川台 |
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| Y-06 | Kotake-mukaihara 小竹向原 |
Seibu Railway : Yurakucho Line (through trains) | ||
| Y-07 | Senkawa 千川 |
Toshima | ||
| Y-08 | Kanamechō 要町 |
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| Y-09 | Ikebukuro 池袋 |
JR East : Yamanote Line, Saikyo Line, Shonan Shinjuku Line Tokyo Metro : Marunouchi Line (M-25) Tōbu Railway : Tōjō Main Line Seibu Railway : Ikebukuro Line |
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| Y-10 | Higashi-ikebukuro 東池袋 |
Toden : Arakawa Line | ||
| Y-11 | Gokokuji 護国寺 |
Bunkyo | ||
| Y-12 | Edogawabashi 江戸川橋 |
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| Y-13 | Iidabashi 飯田橋 |
JR East : Chūō-Sōbu Line Tokyo Metro : Tozai Line (T-06), Namboku Line (N-10) Toei : Oedo Line (E-06) |
Shinjuku | |
| Y-14 | Ichigaya 市ヶ谷 |
JR East : Chūō-Sōbu Line Tokyo Metro : Namboku Line (N-09) Toei : Shinjuku Line (S-04) |
Chiyoda | |
| Y-15 | Kōjimachi 麹町 |
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| Y-16 | Nagatachō 永田町 |
Tokyo Metro : Hanzomon Line (Z-04), Namboku Line (N-07), Marunouchi Line (At Akasaka-mitsuke Station : M-13), Ginza Line (Akasaka-mitsuke Station: G-05) | ||
| Y-17 | Sakuradamon 桜田門 |
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| Y-18 | Yūrakuchō 有楽町 |
JR East : Yamanote Line, Keihin Tohoku Line Toei : Mita Line (At Hibiya Station: I-08) Tokyo Metro : Hibiya Line (Hibiya Station: H-07), Chiyoda Line (Hibiya Station: C-09) |
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| Y-19 | Ginza-itchōme 銀座一丁目 |
Chūō | ||
| Y-20 | Shintomichō 新富町 |
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| Y-21 | Tsukishima 月島 |
Toei : Oedo Line | ||
| Y-22 | Toyosu 豊洲 |
New Transit Yurikamome | Kōtō | |
| Y-23 | Tatsumi 辰巳 |
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| Y-24 | Shin-kiba 新木場 |
JR East : Keiyo Line Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit |
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[edit] Train depots
- Wako Depot (和光検車区)
- Shin-Kiba Depot (新木場検車区)
Responsible for minor examinations. For major examinations, trains run to Ayase Works (綾瀬工場) on the Chiyoda Line via an underground connecting line.
- Shin-Kiba Car Renewal(新木場CR)
- This is a factory which specializes in refurbishment work. Chiyoda Line and Hanzo-Mon Line trains are also refurbished here.
