Plans are in the works to extend two Tokyo Metro subway lines, out of its network of 13, to relieve congestion in key areas and make it easier for tourists to travel around the capital.

The Tokyo subway system is one of the most complex in the world, not just because there are multiple lines, ... For the most part, you’ll be dealing with Tokyo Metro and the Toei Subway.

There's little question that Tokyo's public transportation network is, well, the best in the world. But learning how to navigate the capital's dozens of subway and train lines, hundreds of bus ...

This year saw author, social critic and Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose call for uniting Tokyo's two subway systems, Tokyo Metro and the city-run Toei subway. The two sides have entered talks but are ...

Toei, on the other hand, is planning to add to the Mita and Oedo lines by 2015. For Tokyo Metro, the opening of the Fukutoshin line ends an 80-year journey. Tokyo’s first subway opened on Dec 30, 1927 ...

Last I checked, both Tokyo Metro and Toei subway are PROFITABLE operations. Considering Tokyo probably accounts for more than 50% of the Japanese government revenues due to its size (1/3 the ...

Tokyo Metro's nine lines -- named Ginza, Marunouchi, Hibiya, Tozai, Chiyoda, Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Namboku and Fukutoshin -- stretch for a total of 195 kilometres.

It will also likely enable the Tokyo metropolitan government to achieve its goal of having safety gates installed on the platforms of all stations on its four Toei subway lines by the end of February.

Tokyo Metro Co, which operates nine subway lines and 180 stations, is the larger of the Japanese capital’s two major metro operators – the other being Toei Subway – transporting about 6.5 ...

Tokyo Metro’s nine lines – named Ginza, Marunouchi, Hibiya, Tozai, Chiyoda, Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Namboku and Fukutoshin – stretch for a total of 195 kilometres.

The company Tokyo Metro was incorporated in 2004, adopting its heart-shaped "M" logo in place of the network's previous one: a spiky, space-age "S" for subway. Complex map. Tokyo Metro's nine ...