Hanzōmon line

Route length:

16.8 km

Gauge :

1067 mm ( cape track )

Power system :

1500 =

Top speed:

80 km / h

Legend

	0.0	Z-01 Shibuya
	1.3	Z-02 Omotesando
	2.7	Z-03 Aoyama-itchome
	4.1	Z-04 Nagatacho
	5.1	Z-05 Hanzōmon
	6.7	Z-06 Kudanshita
	7.1	Z-07 Jimbocho
	8.8	Z-08 Ōtemachi
	9.5	Z-09 Mitsukoshimae
	10.8	Z-10 Suitengumae
	12.5	Z-11 Kiyosumi-shirakawa
	14.4	Z-12 Sumiyoshi
	15.4	Z-13 Kinshicho
	16.8	Z-14 Oshiage

The Hanzōmon Line ( Japanese 半蔵門線 , Hanzōmon-sen ) is a subway line in Tokyo , Japan , which is managed by the Tokyo Metro . Their color on maps is purple , the stations are marked with a Z followed by a number.

The 16.8 km long route connects the districts of Shibuya , Minato , Chiyoda , Chūō , Kōtō and Sumida . The trains operate from Shibuya Station with the Den'entoshi Line and from Oshiage Station with the Tōbu Isesaki Line .

The Hanzōmon Line is connected to all other Tokyo Metro and Toei lines except the Hibiya Line . You can get to this via the Tōbu Isesaki Line. It even shares four stations with the Ginza line .

The line is named after the west gate of the Imperial Palace ( Hanzōmon ), which in turn is named after the ninjutsu master Hattori Hanzō .

history

The Hanzōmon Line was planned as early as 1971 together with the Chiyoda Line and the Yūrakuchō Line to relieve the often overcrowded Ginza Line . The route should initially run from the Futako-Tamagawa station on the Den'entoshi line to a new station in the Kōtō district . In 1985, the Ministry of Transport submitted a second draft in which the terminus was in Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture . During the planning phase, the route was still called Line 11 .

Construction began in 1972 and completion was expected by 1975. However, the poor economic situation in Japan at that time lowered the Tōkyō Metro's revenues , which delayed the construction of the new lines. On August 1, 1978, the first section of the Hanzōmon line from Shibuya to Aoyama-itchōme station was opened.

In September 1979 the route was extended to Nagatachō without major incidents . The next extension to Ōtemachi , however, posed political problems, as the route was supposed to run directly under the Imperial Palace. Tokyo Metro decided to build the tunnel north past the palace, which required the construction of three new stations. In addition, the landowners delayed the completion of the construction. Hanzomon Railway Station opened in December 1982 and the complete extension to Mitsukoshi-mae was completed in January 1989.

Since then, extensions to Suitengu-mae (November 1990) and Oshiage (March 2003) have been built. The Ministry of Transport announced the planning of a further extension to Matsudo , which should be built by 2015. The Tokyo Metro, however, said that after the completion of the Fukutoshin line, all construction projects will be completed.

Train stations

No.	Surname	Switching options
Z-01	Shibuya 渋谷	Fukutoshin Line , Ginza Line , Keiō Inokashira Line , Saikyō Line , Shōnan Shinjuku Line , Tōkyū Den'entoshi Line , Tōkyū Tōyoko Line , Yamanote Line
Z-02	Omotesandō 表参道	Chiyoda Line , Ginza Line
Z-03	Aoyama-itchōme 青山一丁目	Ginza Line, Ōedo Line
Z-04	Nagatachō 永田町	Namboku Line , Yūrakuchō Line , Ginza Line, Marunouchi Line
Z-05	Hanzōmon 半蔵門
Z-06	Kudanshita 九段下	Tōzai Line , Toei Shinjuku Line
Z-07	Jimbōchō 神保町	Toei Shinjuku Line, Toei Mita Line
Z-08	Ōtemachi 大手町	Chiyoda Line, Tōzai Line, Marunouchi Line, Toei Mita Line
Z-09	Mitsukoshimae 三越前	Ginza Line, Sōbu Line
Z-10	Suitengumae 水天宮前
Z-11	Kiyosumi-shirakawa 清澄白河	Toei Ōedo line
Z-12	Sumiyoshi 住吉	Toei Shinjuku line
Z-13	Kinshichō 錦糸町	Sōbu Line, Chūō-Sōbu Line
Z-14	Oshiage 押上	Tōbu Isesaki Line , Toei Asakusa Line , Keisei Oshiage Line

Via Shibuya station in the other direction, the trains of the Hanzōmon line continue as trains of the Den'entoshi line to Chūō-Rinkan station . A new line starts from Shibuya, for which a new ticket is required.

Web links

Commons : Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line - collection of images, videos and audio files

Info "Tokyo Metro" Hanzomon Line ( Memento from July 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (eng.)