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     Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line

A 02 series train heading to Ikebukuro
emerges to cross the Kanda River
before entering Ochanomizu Station.
(right: JR East Ochanomizu Station with a
Chūō Line 201 series to Tokyo)
Overview
Type Rapid transit
Locale Tokyo
Termini Ogikubo
Ikebukuro
Stations 28 (including branch line)
Operation
Opened January 20, 1954
Owner Tokyo Metro
Depot(s) Nakano
Rolling stock Tokyo Metro 02 series
Technical
Line length 27.4 km
Track gauge 1,435 mm
Electrification 600 V DC, third rail
Operating speed 75 km/h
Route map

Tokyo metro Marunouchi Line.png

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. It 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. A branch line runs from Nakano-Sakaue Station to Hōnanchō Station. The Marunouchi Line's color on maps is red. Its stations carry the letter M followed by a number; Hōnanchō branch line stations carry a lowercase m. The Marunouchi Line's planning number is Line 4.

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.

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Opening dates

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.

Stations (Transfers)

Station number Station Japanese Distance
(km)		 Transfers (Station numbers) Ward
Main Line
M-01 Ogikubo 荻窪駅 JR East: Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line Suginami
M-02 Minami-Asagaya 南阿佐ヶ谷駅 1.5  
M-03 Shin-Kōenji 新高円寺駅 2.7  
M-04 Higashi-Kōenji 東高円寺駅 3.6  
M-05 Shin-Nakano 新中野駅 4.6   Nakano
M-06 Nakano-Sakaue 中野坂上駅 5.7 Tokyo Metro: ○Marunouchi Line (Hōnanchō branch - see below)
Toei Subway: ○Ōedo Line (E-30)
M-07 Nishi-Shinjuku 西新宿駅 6.8   Shinjuku
M-08 Shinjuku 新宿駅 7.6 Toei Subway: ○Ōedo Line (at Shinjuku-nishiguchi) (E-01)
JR East: Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line, Yamanote Line, Saikyō Line, Shōnan Shinjuku Line
Odakyu Electric Railway: Odawara Line
Keio Corporation: Keiō Line, Keio New Line
Seibu Railway: Shinjuku Line (at Seibu-Shinjuku)
M-09 Shinjuku-sanchōme 新宿三丁目駅 7.9 Tokyo Metro:○ Fukutoshin Line
Toei Subway: ○Toei Shinjuku Line(S-02)
M-10 Shinjuku-gyoemmae 新宿御苑前駅 8.6  
M-11 Yotsuya-sanchōme 四谷三丁目駅 9.5  
M-12 Yotsuya 四ツ谷駅 10.5 Tokyo Metro: ○Namboku Line (N-08)
JR East: Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line
M-13 Akasaka-mitsuke 赤坂見附駅 11.8 Tokyo Metro: ○Ginza Line (G-05), ○Yūrakuchō Line (at Nagatachō) (Y-16), ○Hanzōmon Line (at Nagatachō) (Z-04), ○Namboku Line (at Nagatachō) (N-07) Minato
M-14 Kokkai-gijidō-mae 国会議事堂前駅 12.7 Tokyo Metro: ○Chiyoda Line (C-07), ○Ginza Line (at Tameike-Sannō) (G-06), ○Namboku Line (at Tameike-Sannō) (N-06) Chiyoda
M-15 Kasumigaseki 霞ケ関駅 13.4 Tokyo Metro: ○Hibiya Line (H-06), ○Chiyoda Line (C-08)
M-16 Ginza 銀座駅 14.4 Tokyo Metro: ○Ginza Line (G-09), ○Hibiya Line (H-08) Chūō
M-17 Tokyo 東京駅 15.5 JR Central: Tōkaidō Shinkansen
JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen, Jōetsu Shinkansen, Nagano Shinkansen, Tōkaidō Main Line, Chūō Line (Rapid), Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Yokosuka Line, Sōbu Line (Rapid), Keiyō Line		 Chiyoda
M-18 Ōtemachi 大手町駅 16.1 Tokyo Metro:○Tōzai Line (T-09), ○Chiyoda Line (C-11), ○Hanzōmon Line (Z-08)
Toei Subway:○Mita Line (I-09)
M-19 Awajichō 淡路町駅 17.0 Tokyo Metro:○Chiyoda Line (at Shin-Ochanomizu) (C-12)
Toei Subway: ○Toei Shinjuku Line (at Ogawamachi) (S-07)
M-20 Ochanomizu 御茶ノ水駅 17.8 JR East : Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line Bunkyō
M-21 Hongō-sanchōme 本郷三丁目駅 18.6 Toei Subway: ○Ōedo Line (E-08)
M-22 Kōrakuen 後楽園駅 19.4 Tokyo Metro : ○Namboku Line (N-11)
Toei Subway: ○Mita Line (at Kasuga) (I-12), ○Ōedo Line (at Kasuga) (E-07)
M-23 Myōgadani 茗荷谷駅 21.2  
M-24 Shin-ōtsuka 新大塚駅 22.4  
M-25 Ikebukuro 池袋駅 24.2 Tokyo Metro: ○Yūrakuchō Line (Y-09), ○ Fukutoshin Line (F-09)
JR East: Yamanote Line, Saikyō Line, Shōnan Shinjuku Line
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Seibu Ikebukuro Line		 Toshima
Hōnanchō branch line
m-03 Hōnanchō 方南町駅     Suginami
m-04 Nakano-fujimichō 中野富士見町駅 1.3   Nakano
m-05 Nakano-shimbashi 中野新橋駅 1.9  
M-06 Nakano-sakaue 中野坂上 3.2 Tokyo Metro: ○Marunouchi Line (to Ikebukuro or Ogikubo, see above)
Toei Subway:○Ōedo Line (E-30)

References

  • Shaw, Dennis and Morioka, Hisashi, "Tokyo Subways", published 1992 by Hoikusha Publishing
  1. ^ http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/000047191.pdf
  2. ^ 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)

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