Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
  Marunouchi Line
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 A Tokyo Metro 02 series EMU crosses the Kanda River before arriving at Ochanomizu |
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| Locale | Tokyo | ||
| Termini | Ogikubo Ikebukuro |
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| Stations | 28 (including branch line) | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | January 20, 1954 | ||
| Owner | Tokyo Metro | ||
| Depot(s) | Koishikawa, Nakano | ||
| Rolling stock | Tokyo Metro 02 series | ||
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| Line length | 27.4 km (17.0 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Electrification | 600 V DC, third rail | ||
| Operating speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) | ||
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The Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (東京地下鉄丸ノ内線 Tōkyō Chikatetsu Marunouchi-sen) is a subway line of the Tokyo Metro system in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs in a U-shape between Ogikubo Station in Suginami and Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, with a branch line between Nakano-Sakaue Station and Hōnanchō Station. The official name is Line 4 Marunouchi Line (4号線丸ノ内線 Yon-gōsen Marunouchi-sen).
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[edit] Overview
The Marunouchi Line is the second line to be built in the city, and the first one constructed after the Second World War. The route is U-shaped, running from Ogikubo Station in the west of the city via the commercial and administrative district of Shinjuku through to the Marunouchi commercial center around Tokyo Station, before turning back and heading to Ikebukuro.
The Marunouchi Line is served by Tokyo Metro 02 series rolling stock in six-car trains on the main line, and three-car trains on the Hōnanchō branch. The main line is the most frequent subway line in Tokyo, with trains running at intervals of 1 minute 50 seconds during peak hours. In spite of such high-frequency service, according to a 2008 survey by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism the Marunouchi Line is one of the most crowded railway lines in Tokyo, running at 157% capacity between Shin-ōtsuka and Myōgadani stations.[1] Its age and relatively short train length has made it one of the most crowded lines in Tokyo, although the 2000 opening of the Toei Ōedo Line has relieved the problem somewhat. In response to crowding, Tokyo Metro upgraded all stations with chest-high platform doors and began driver-only operation on March 28, 2009. The Hōnanchō branch switched to driver-only operation in July 2004.[2]
Due to the age of the Marunouchi Line and the relative shallowness at which it runs, at several points in central Tokyo trains run at or above ground level. These include Yotsuya Station, the Kanda River near Ochanomizu Station (see image), and between Kōrakuen and Myōgadani stations.
On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "red" (▉). Its stations are given numbers using the letter M; Hōnanchō branch line stations carry a lowercase m.
[edit] Station list
All stations located in Tokyo.
[edit] Main Line
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
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| M-01 | Ogikubo | 荻窪 | - | 0.0 | Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line | Suginami |
| M-02 | Minami-Asagaya | 南阿佐ケ谷 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| M-03 | Shin-Kōenji | 新高円寺 | 1.2 | 2.7 | ||
| M-04 | Higashi-Kōenji | 東高円寺 | 0.9 | 3.6 | ||
| M-05 | Shin-Nakano | 新中野 | 1.0 | 4.6 | Nakano | |
| M-06 | Nakano-Sakaue | 中野坂上 | 1.1 | 5.7 |  Marunouchi Line (for Hōnanchō; some trains through to Nakano-Fujimichō) Toei Ōedo Line (E-30) |
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| M-07 | Nishi-Shinjuku | 西新宿 | 1.1 | 6.8 | Shinjuku | |
| M-08 | Shinjuku | 新宿 | 0.8 | 7.6 |  Toei Shinjuku Line (S-01), Toei Ōedo Line (E-27, Shinjuku-Nishiguchi: E-01)Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line, Yamanote Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Saikyō Line Keiō Line, Keiō New Line Odakyū Odawara Line Seibu Shinjuku Line (Seibu-Shinjuku) |
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| M-09 | Shinjuku-Sanchōme | 新宿三丁目 | 0.3 | 7.9 |  Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (F-13) Toei Shinjuku Line (S-02) |
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| M-10 | Shinjuku-Gyoemmae | 新宿御苑前 | 0.7 | 8.6 | ||
| M-11 | Yotsuya-Sanchōme | 四谷三丁目 | 0.9 | 9.5 | ||
| M-12 | Yotsuya | 四ツ谷 | 1.0 | 10.5 |  Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (N-08)Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line |
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| M-13 | Akasaka-Mitsuke | 赤坂見附 | 1.3 | 11.8 |  Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-05),  Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (Nagatachō: Y-16),  Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line (Nagatachō: Z-04), Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (Nagatachō: N-06) |
Minato |
| M-14 | Kokkai-Gijidō-mae | 国会議事堂前 | 0.9 | 12.7 |  Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-07), Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (Tameike-Sannō: G-06), Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (Tameike-Sannō: N-06) |
Chiyoda |
| M-15 | Kasumigaseki | 霞ケ関 | 0.7 | 13.4 |  Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (H-06), Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-08) |
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| M-16 | Ginza | 銀座 | 1.0 | 14.4 | Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-09), Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (H-08) Underground passage to Higashi-Ginza, Hibiya, Yūrakuchō stations |
Chūō |
| M-17 | Tōkyō | 東京 | 1.1 | 15.5 | Tōhoku Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen, Jōetsu Shinkansen, Nagano Shinkansen, Yamanote Line, Chūō Main Line, Tōkaidō Main Line, Sōbu Main Line, Yokosuka Line, Keiyō Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line Tōkaidō Shinkansen |
Chiyoda |
| M-18 | Ōtemachi | 大手町 | 0.6 | 16.1 |  Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line (T-09), Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-11), Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line (Z-08) Toei Mita Line (I-09) |
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| M-19 | Awajichō | 淡路町 | 0.9 | 17.0 | Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (Shin-Ochanomizu: C-12) Toei Shinjuku Line (Ogawamachi: S-07) |
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| M-20 | Ochanomizu | 御茶ノ水 | 0.8 | 17.8 | Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line | Bunkyō |
| M-21 | Hongō-Sanchōme | 本郷三丁目 | 0.8 | 18.6 | Toei Ōedo Line (E-08) |
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| M-22 | Kōrakuen | 後楽園 | 0.8 | 19.4 | Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (N-11) Toei Mita Line (Kasuga: I-12), Toei Ōedo Line (Kasuga: E-07) |
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| M-23 | Myōgadani | 茗荷谷 | 1.8 | 21.2 | ||
| M-24 | Shin-Ōtsuka | 新大塚 | 1.2 | 22.4 | ||
| M-25 | Ikebukuro | 池袋 | 1.8 | 24.2 | Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (Y-09), Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (F-09) Yamanote Line, Saikyō Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line Seibu Ikebukuro Line Tōbu Tōjō Line |
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[edit] Branch Line
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
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| m-03 | Hōnanchō | 方南町 | - | 0.0 | Suginami | |
| m-04 | Nakano-Fujimichō | 中野富士見町 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Nakano | |
| m-05 | Nakano-Shimbashi | 中野新橋 | 0.6 | 1.9 | ||
| M-06 | Nakano-Sakaue | 中野坂上 | 1.3 | 3.2 |  Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (for Ikebukuro and Ogikubo; some trains through) Toei Ōedo Line (E-30) |
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[edit] Rolling stock
- Tokyo Metro 02 series (since 1988)
All trains are based at Koishikawa and Nakano Depots.
[edit] Former
- Eidan 300/400/500/900 series (from 1954 until 1996, later sold and exported for use on Line B of the Buenos Aires Metro)
- Tokyo Rapid Railway 100 series (from 1962 until 1968, transferred from Ginza Line, used for Hōnanchō branch only)
- Eidan 2000 series (from 1968 until 1981, used for Hōnanchō branch only)
[edit] History
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The Marunouchi Line is the second subway line to be built in the city, and the first to be constructed after the Second World War. Its design similar to that of the Ginza Line, the oldest subway line in Tokyo. Both lines are standard gauge and utilize third-rail power, unlike most Tokyo subway lines.
The first section was opened between Ikebukuro and Ochanomizu on 20 January 1954. The subsequent progress of the line is as follows:
- Ochanomizu to Awajichō: March 1956
- Awajichō to Tokyo: July 1956
- Tokyo to Nishi-Ginza (now Ginza): December 1957
- Nishi-Ginza to Kasumigaseki: October 1958
- Kasumigaseki to Shinjuku: March 1959
- Shinjuku to Shin-Nakano/Nakano-Fujumichō (not Nishi-Shinjuku): February 1961
- Shin-Nakano to Minami-Asagaya (not Higashi-Kōenji): November 1961
- Minami-Asagaya to Ogikubo: January 23, 1962
- Nakano-Fujimichō to Hōnachō: March 23, 1962
- Nishi-Ginza becomes part of Ginza when Hibiya Line reaches there: August 1964
- Higashi-Kōenji opens (between Shin-Nakano and Shin-Kōenji) : September 1964
- Prior to April 1, 1972 the section west of Shinjuku was known as the Ogikubo Line. The Marunouchi Line name applied to the whole line after that date.
- Nishi-Shinjuku opens (between Shinjuku and Nakano-Sakaue) May 1996.
[edit] References
- Shaw, Dennis and Morioka, Hisashi, "Tokyo Subways", published 1992 by Hoikusha Publishing
- ^ http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/000047191.pdf
- ^ Tetsudo.com News: 丸ノ内線全線でワンマン運転開始 28日から (17 March 2009). Retrieved on 17 March 2009. (Japanese)
[edit] External links
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- Tokyo Metro website (English)
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