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| Above: YouTubeCA video - 都電荒川線 Toden Arakawa Line - Length: 10:37 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - The Last Tokyo Tram - Length: 2:25 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - Tokyo tram Setagaya line 2019 04 06 - Length: 12:53 mins. |
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| Above: YouTubeCA video - Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line driver's view from Ayase to Yoyogi-Uehara - Length: 29:42 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - Tokyo Metro: A Subway Network On Time & On Track - Length: 28:00 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - Tokyo Underground "Asakusa Line" A Wide Variety of Trains! - Length: 12:37 mins. |
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| Above: YouTubeCA video - 【Tokyo International Airport/Haneda Airport#2】 Go to the Tokyo downtown area by Tokyo Monorail - Length: 9:23 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - 【Tokyo】Rainbow Bridge! ★We are coming! By Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit - Rinkaisen - Length: 4:37 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - NIPPORI-TONERI LINER 330 SERIES - Length: 0:59 mins. |
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MAPS
INSET: CENTRAL TOKYO
I created the above maps by overlaying OpenStreetMap (OSM) maps with my own data. Copyright on the OSM maps is © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under a CC-BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 licence).
Please note that the OSM maps used as templates for these maps correspond to the situation at the time the maps were downloaded and may show features that did not exist at the time the GS Tram Site is supposed to show. In particular, they may show bridges and highways that were built later.
ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAPS
| HG | 東銀座 (Higashi-Ginza) | TE | 東京駅 (Tōkyō Station) |
| KB | 京橋 (Kyōbashi) | YU | 有楽町 (Yūrakuchō) |
| NG | 人形町 (Ningyōchō) |
ROUTES
URBAN TRAM ROUTE
Operator: 東京都交通局 (Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau)
| TA | 荒川線 | Arakawa Line | 早稲田 (Waseda) – 東池袋(Higashi-Ikebukuro) – 大塚 駅前 (Ōtsuka Station) – 新庚申塚 (Shin-Kōshinzuka) – 王子 (Ōji) - 荒川 (Arakawa) - 熊野前 (Kumanomae) - 三ノ輪橋 (Minowabashi) |
SUBURBAN TRAM ROUTE
Operator: 東急電鉄 (Tōkyū Dentetsu)
| SG | 世田谷線 | Setagaya Line | 三軒茶屋駅 (Sangenjaya Station) - 世田谷 (Setagaya) - 山下 (Yamashita) - 下高井戸駅 (Shimo-Takaido Station) |
TEITO SUBWAY ROUTES
Operator: Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (東京地下鉄株式会社)
| C |  |
千代田線 | Chiyoda Line | 代々木上原 (Yoyogi Uehara) - 原宿 (Harajuku) - 表参道 (Omotesandō) - 赤坂 (Akasaka) - 日比谷 (Hibiya) - 大手町 (Ōtemachi) - 茶ノ水 (Ochanomizu) – 千駄木 (Sendagi) – 西日暮里 (Nishi-Nippori) - 北千住 (Kita-Senju) - 綾瀬 (Ayase) |
| c | |
北綾瀬線 | Kita-Ayase Branch Line | 綾瀬 (Ayase) - 北綾瀬 (Kita-Ayase) |
| F |  |
副都心線 | Fukutoshin Line | 和光市 (Wakōshi) - 小竹向原 (Kotake-Mukaihara) - 池袋駅前 (Ikebukuro Station) - 東新宿 (Higashi-Shinjuku) - 新宿三丁目 (Shinjuku-Sanchōme) – 渋谷駅前 (Shibuya Station) |
| G |  |
銀座線 | Ginza Line | 渋谷駅前 (Shibuya Station) – 表参道 (Omotesandō) - 青山 (Aoyama) - 赤坂見附 (Akasaka-mitsuke) – 虎ノ門 (Tora-no-mon) – 新橋 (Shinbashi) – 銀座 (Ginza) – 京橋 (Kyōbashi) – 日本橋 (Nihonbashi) – 神田 (Kanda) – 上野 (Ueno) – 浅草 (Asakusa) |
| H |  |
比谷線 | Hibiya Line | 中目黒 (Naka-Meguro) - 恵比寿 (Ebisu) - 六本木 (Roppongi) – 神谷町 (Kamiyachō) - 日比谷 (Hibiya) - 銀座 (Ginza) - 東銀座 (Higashi-Ginza) - 築地 (Tsukiji) – 茅場町 (Kayabachō) - 人形町 (Ningyōchō) – 秋葉原 (Akihabara) – 上野(Ueno) – 三ノ輪 (Minowa) – 北千住 (Kita-Senju) |
| M |  |
丸ノ内線 | Marinouchi Line | 荻窪 (Ogikubo) - 中恉坂上 (Nakano-Sakaue) - 新宿駅前 (Shinjuku Station) – 新宿三丁目 (Shinjuku-Sanchōme) – 四谷(Yotsuya) – 赤坂見附 (Akasaka-mitsuke) – 銀座 (Ginza) – 東京駅 (Tōkyō Station) – 御大手町 (Ōtemachi) - 茶ノ水 (Ochanomizu) – 後楽園 (Kōrakuen) - 池袋駅前 (Ikebukuro Station) |
| m |  |
方南町線 | Hōnanchō Branch Line | 中恉坂上 (Nakano-Sakaue) - 方南町 (Hōnanchō) |
| N |  |
南北線 | Nanboku Line | 目黒 (Meguro) - 白金高輪 (Shirokane-Takanawa) - 麻布十番 (Azabu-Jūban) - 永田町 (Nagatachō) - 四谷 (Yotsuya) - 市ヶ谷 (Ichigaya) - 飯田橋 (Iidabashi) – 後楽園 (Kōrakuen) - 駒込 (Komagome) - 王子 (Ōji) - 赤羽岩淵 (Akabane-Iwabuchi) |
| T |  |
東西線 | Tōzai Line | 中野 (Nakano) - 高田馬場 (Takadanobaba) - 早稲田線 (Waseda) – 飯田橋 (Iidabashi) – 九段下 (Kudanshita) - 大手町 (Ōtemachi) - – 日本橋 (Nihonbashi) – 茅場町 (Kayabachō) - 門前仲町 (Monzen-Nakachō) – 東陽町 (Tōyōchō) - 西船橋 (Nishi-Funabashi) |
| Y |  |
有楽町線 | Yūrakuchō Line | 和光市 (Wakōshi) - 池袋駅前 (Ikebukuro Station) - 東池袋(Higashi-Ikebukuro) – 飯田橋 (Iidabashi) – 市ヶ谷 (Ichigaya) - 永田町 (Nagatachō) - 桜田門 (Sakuradamon) - 有楽町 (Yūrakuchō) - 月島 (Tsukishima) - 豊洲 (Toyosu) - 新木場 (Shin-kiba) |
| Z |  |
半蔵門線 | Hanzōmon Line | 渋谷駅前 (Shibuya Station) – 表参道 (Omotesandō) - 青山 (Aoyama) - 永田町 (Nagatachō) - 半蔵門 (Hanzōmon) - 九段下 (Kudanshita) - 神保町 (Jinbōchō) - 大手町 (Ōtemachi) - 水天宮前 (Suitengūmae) - 清澄白川 (Kiyosumi-shirakawa) - 住吉 (Sumiyoshi) - 錦糸町 (Kinshichō) - 押上 (Oshiage) |
TOEI SUBWAY ROUTES
Operator: Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (東京都交通局 [Tōkyō-to Kōtsū-kyoku]), commonly known as Toei
| A |  |
鉄浅草線 | Asakusa Line | 西馬込 (Nishi-Magome) - 五反田 (Gotanda) - 泉岳寺 (Sengakuji) - 三田 (Mita) - 大門 (Daimon) - 新橋 (Shinbashi) - 東銀座 (Higashi-Ginza) – 日本橋 (Nihonbashi) – 人形町 (Ningyōchō) – 蔵前 (Kuramae) - 浅草 (Asakusa) – 押上 (Oshiage) |
| E |  |
大江戸線 | Ōedo Line | 都庁前 (Tochōmae) - 新宿駅前 (Shinjuku Station) - 東新宿 (Higashi-Shinjuku) - 飯田橋 (Iidabashi) - 春日 (Kasuga) - 蔵前 (Kuramae) - 両国 (Ryōgoku) - 森下 (Morishita) - 清澄白川 (Kiyosumi-shirakawa) - 門前仲町 (Monzen-Nakachō) – 月島 (Tsukishima) - 大門 (Daimon) - 麻布十番 (Azabu-Jūban) - 六本木 (Roppongi) – 青山 (Aoyama) - 代々木 Yoyogi - 新宿駅前 (Shinjuku Station) - 都庁前 (Tochōmae) - 中野坂上 (Nakano-Sakaue) - 東中野 (Higashi-Nakano) - 中井 (Nakai) - 光が丘 (Hikarigaoka) |
| I |  |
三田線 | Mita Line | 目黒 (Meguro) - 白金高輪 (Shirokane-Takanawa) - 三田 (Mita) - 日比谷 (Hibiya) - 大手町 (Ōtemachi) - 神保町 (Jinbōchō) - 水道橋 (Suidōbashi) - 春日 (Kasuga) - 巣鴨 (Sugamo) - 新板橋 (Shin-Itabashi) - 蓮根 (Hasune) - 西高島平 (Nishi-Takashimadaira) |
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新宿線 | Shinjuku Line | 新宿駅前 (Shinjuku Station) – 新宿三丁目 (Shinjuku-Sanchōme) – 市ヶ谷 (Ichigaya) - 神保町 (Jinbōchō) - 九段下 (Kudanshita) - 森下 (Morishita) - 住吉 (Sumiyoshi) - 大島 (Ōjima) - 本八幡 (Motoyawata) |
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TOKYO WATERFRONT AREA RAPID TRANSIT
Operator: Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit
| R | 臨海線 | Rinkai Line | 大崎 (Ōsaki) - 大井町 (Ōimachi) - 天王洲アイル (Tennōzu Airu) - 東京テレポート (Tōkyō Terepōto / Tokyo Teleport) - 新木場駅 (Shin-Kiba) |
TOKYO MONORAIL
Operator: Tokyo Monorail Co.
| TM | 羽田線 | Tokyo Monorail | 浜松町 (Hamamatsu-chō) - 天王洲アイル (Tennōzu Airu) - 羽田空港 (Haneda Airport) |
AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT
Operator: Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (東京都交通局 [Tōkyō-to Kōtsū-kyoku]), commonly known as Toei
| Ni | 日暮里・舎人ライナー | Nippori-Toneri Liner | 日暮里 (Nippori) - 西日暮里 (Nishi-Nippori) - 熊野前 (Kumanomae) - 舎人公園 (Toneri-kōen) - 見沼代親水公園 (Minumadai-shinsuikōen) |
Operator: Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Corporation
| U | 新交通ゆりかもめ | New Transit Yurikamome | 新橋 (Shinbashi) - 日の出 (Hinode) - 青海 (Aomi) - 有明 (Ariake) - 豊洲 (Toyosu) |
Note: The route designations TA, SG, R, TM, Ni and U used above are for the convenience of readers of this site, and are not used by the operators.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Urban tramway: 12.2 km.
- Suburban tramway (Setagaya system): 5 km.
- Subway (Tokyo Metro): 203.4 km.
- Subway (Toei): 109 km.
- Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit: 12.2 km.
- Monorail: 17.8 km.
- Automated guideway transit: Nippori-Toneri Liner (9.7 km.); New Transit Yurikamome (14.7 km.)
HISTORY
- Horse-drawn tramway: 25 June 1882 - 1903.
- Urban electric tramway (including those of the Ōji Electric Tramway): 22 Aug. 1903 - today.
- Suburban electric tramway (Tamagawa/Setagaya/Kinuta system): 6 Mar. 1907 - today.
- Suburban electric tramway (Seibu Railway, later tram line 14): 25 Aug. 1921 - 1 Dec. 1963
- Subway (Chikatetsu), Teito system: 30 Dec. 1927 - today.
- Subway (Chikatetsu), Toei system: 4 Dec. 1960 - today.
- Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit: 30 March 1996 - today.
- Monorail: 17 Sept 1964 - today.
- Automated guideway transit: Nippori-Toneri Liner (30 March 2008 -today); New Transit Yurikamome (1 Nov. 1995 - today).
GAUGE
- Urban electric tramway (including those of the Ōji Electric Tramway): 1372 mm.
- Suburban electric tramway (Tamagawa/Setagaya/Kinuta system): 1372 mm.
- Suburban electric tramway (Seibu Railway, later tram line 14): 1067 mm.
- Subway: 1067, 1372 and 1435 mm. (depending on the line).
- Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit: 1067 mm.
SOURCES
- Demery, L.W., Forty, R., DeGroote, R. and Higgins, J.W. Electric railways of Japan - Vol.1: Tōkyō and Northern Japan. Milton Keynes: Light Rail Transit Association, 1983.
- 廃線都電 - 路線案内図 (Haisen Toden - Rosen-annai-zu [Abandonment of the Metropolitan Trams - Guide map to the route network]). Tokyo: Jinbunsha, 2007.
- 林順信 (Hayashi, J.) 都電が走った街・今昔 (Toden trams running in the streets - Now and then). Tokyo: JTB, 1996.
- 林順信 (Hayashi, J.) 東京市電名所図絵 (Pictures of Tokyo trams in scenic places). Tokyo: JTB, 2000.
WIKIS
- Nippori Toneri Liner / 日暮里・舎人ライナー
- Rinkai Line / 東京臨海高速鉄道りんかい線
- Toden Arakawa Line / 都電荒川線
- 都営地下鉄 [To-ei Chikatetsu]
- Tokyo Metro / 東京地下鉄
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation / 東京都交通局
- Tokyo Monorail / 東京モノレール
- Tokyo Toden / 東京都電車
- Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line / 東急田園都市線
- Tōkyū Setagaya Line / 東急世田谷線
- Yurikamome / 新交通ゆりかもめ
WEB SITES
- New Transit Yurikamome
- さっしいのホームページ・ぽこぺん
- Tokyo (on UrbanRail.Net)
- Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (東京地下鉄株式会社)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation / 東京都交通局
- Tokyo Monorail
- Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit
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