Toei subway

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Toei's route network

Toei Subway ( Japanese 都 営 地下 鉄 , Toei chika tetsu , dt. "Prefecture-operated subway") is the name of four subway lines in Tokyo , which are administered by the Tokyo Prefecture Transportation Department . The remaining eight lines belong to the Tokyo Metro .

Toei was founded in 1960 by Tokyo Prefecture . It transports two million passengers a day on four lines with a length of 109 km and 106 train stations. The City Transportation Department also operates most of the bus routes and the only tram route in Tokyo .

Toei operates the following lines:

Surname route Train stations length Gauge Connection to other lines particularities
A. Asakusa line Nishi-Magome - Oshiage 20th 18.3 km 1,435 mm Keisei Oshiage Line / Hokusō Line , Keikyu Line
I. Mita line Nishi-Takashimadaira - Meguro 24 26.8 km 1,067 mm Tōkyū Meguro Line
S. Shinjuku line Shinjuku - Motoyawata 21st 23.5 km 1,372 mm Keiō line
E. Ōedo line Tochōmae – Hikarigaoka 36 40.7 km 1,435 mm Small profile line, linear motor

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