Toei Shinjuku Line
 Shinjuku Line
新宿線 |
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 Toei 10-000 series (left) and 10-300 series EMUs at Funabori Station |
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Heavy rail rapid transit | ||
| Locale | Tokyo, Chiba prefectures | ||
| Termini | Shinjuku Motoyawata |
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| Stations | 21 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1978 | ||
| Owner | Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 23.5 km (14.60 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
| Operating speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) | ||
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The Toei Shinjuku Line (都営地下鉄新宿線 Toei Chikatetsu Shinjuku-sen) is a subway line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The line runs between Motoyawata Station in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and Shinjuku Station in the west. At Shinjuku, most trains continue to through to Sasazuka Station on the Keiō New Line, with some services continuing to Hashimoto Station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa via the Keiō Line and the Keiō Sagamihara Line.
On maps and signboards, the line is shown in "leaf" (O). Stations carry the letter S followed by a two-digit number.
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[edit] Basic data
- Double-tracking: Entire line
- Railway signalling: D-ATC
[edit] Overview
The line was built with a track gauge of 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) to allow through operations onto the Keiō network. The line was planned as Line 10 according to reports of a committee of the former Ministry of Transportation; thus the rarely used official name of the line is the "Number 10 Shinjuku Line" (10号線新宿線 Jū-gō-sen Shinjuku-sen).[1]
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, as of June 2009 the Shinjuku Line was the third most crowded subway line in Tokyo, at its peak running at 181% capacity between Nishi-ōjima and Sumiyoshi stations.[2]
[edit] History
- December 21, 1978: Iwamotochō – Higashi-ōjima section opens
- March 16, 1980: Shinjuku – Iwamotochō section opens; through service onto Keiō lines begins
- December 23, 1983: Higashi-ōjima – Funabori section opens
- September 14, 1986: Funabori – Shinozaki section opens
- March 19, 1989: Shinozaki – Motoyawata section opens, entire line completed
[edit] Station list
- Express trains stop at stations marked with a circle (●), while local trains make all stops.
- Express trains run between Motoyawata Station and Hashimoto Station on the Keiō Sagamihara Line via the Keiō Main Line and Keiō New Line.
- On weekends and holidays, two trains run through to Takaosan-guchi Station on the Keiō Takao Line and one runs through to Tama-Dōbutsukōen Station on the Keiō Dōbutsuen Line.
| Station Number |
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Express | Transfers | Location | ||
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| Between Stations |
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| S-01 | Shinjuku[* 1] | 新宿 | - | 0.0 | ● |  Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-08) Toei Ōedo Line (E-27, Shinjuku-Nishiguchi: E-01)Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line, Yamanote Line, Saikyō Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line Odakyū Odawara Line Keiō Line, Keiō New Line (through service) Seibu Shinjuku Line |
Shinjuku | Tokyo |
| S-02 | Shinjuku-sanchōme | 新宿三丁目 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ｜ | Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-09),  Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (F-13) |
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| S-03 | Akebonobashi | 曙橋 | 1.5 | 2.3 | ｜ | |||
| S-04 | Ichigaya | 市ケ谷 | 1.4 | 3.7 | ● | Chūō-Sōbu Line Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (Y-14),  Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (N-09) |
Chiyoda | |
| S-05 | Kudanshita | 九段下 | 1.3 | 5.0 | ｜ |  Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line (Z-06),  Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line (T-07) |
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| S-06 | Jimbōchō | 神保町 | 0.6 | 5.6 | ● |  Toei Mita Line (I-10) Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line (Z-07) |
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| S-07 | Ogawamachi | 小川町 | 0.9 | 6.5 | ｜ |  Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (Shin-Ochanomizu: C-12), Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (Awajichō: M-19) |
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| S-08 | Iwamotochō | 岩本町 | 0.8 | 7.3 | ｜ | |||
| S-09 | Bakuro-yokoyama | 馬喰横山 | 0.8 | 8.1 | ● |  Toei Asakusa Line (Higashi-Nihombashi: A-15)Sōbu Line (Rapid) (Bakurochō) |
Chūō | |
| S-10 | Hamachō | 浜町 | 0.6 | 8.7 | ｜ | |||
| S-11 | Morishita | 森下 | 0.8 | 9.5 | ● | Toei Ōedo Line (E-13) |
Kōtō | |
| S-12 | Kikukawa | 菊川 | 0.8 | 10.3 | ｜ | Sumida | ||
| S-13 | Sumiyoshi | 住吉 | 0.9 | 11.2 | ｜ | Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line (Z-12) |
Kōtō | |
| S-14 | Nishi-ōjima | 西大島 | 1.0 | 12.2 | ｜ | |||
| S-15 | Ōjima | 大島 | 0.7 | 12.9 | ● | |||
| S-16 | Higashi-ōjima | 東大島 | 1.2 | 14.1 | ｜ | |||
| S-17 | Funabori | 船堀 | 1.7 | 15.8 | ● | Edogawa | ||
| S-18 | Ichinoe | 一之江 | 1.7 | 17.5 | ｜ | |||
| S-19 | Mizue | 瑞江 | 1.7 | 19.2 | ｜ | |||
| S-20 | Shinozaki | 篠崎 | 1.5 | 20.7 | ｜ | |||
| S-21 | Motoyawata | 本八幡 | 2.8 | 23.5 | ● | Chūō-Sōbu Line Keisei Main Line (Keisei-Yawata) |
Ichikawa | Chiba |
- ^ Shinjuku Station is shared with and administrated by Keio Corporation.
[edit] Rolling stock
The Toei Shinjuku Line is served by the following types of 8-car EMUs:
- Toei
- 10-300 series (based JR E231 series)
- 10-300R series (head cars built alike 10-300, middle from 10-000)
- 10-000 series
- Keio Corporation (refer to Keio Corporation#Rolling stock)
- 9000 series, type 9030
- 6000 series, type 6030
[edit] References
- ^ Tetsudō Yōran (ja:鉄道要覧), annual report
- ^ 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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