Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

metro line in Tokyo, Japan

The Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (東京メトロ日比谷線, Tōkyō Metoro Hibiya-sen) is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and is operated by the Tokyo Metro. The line was named after the Hibiya area in Chiyoda's Yurakucho district, under which it passes.

Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
A Tokyo Metro 13000 series at Akihabara station
Overview
Native name東京メトロ日比谷線
OwnerTokyo Metro
LocaleTokyo
TerminiNaka-Meguro
Kita-Senju
Stations22
Service
TypeRapid transit
Depot(s)Senju, Takenotsuka
Rolling stockTokyo Metro 13000 series
Tobu 70000 series
Daily ridership1,213,492 (2017)[1]
History
OpenedMarch 28, 1961
Technical
Line length20.3 km (12.6 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

Stations change

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations
From H-01
H01 Naka-meguro[* 1] 中目黒 - 0.0 Tōkyū Tōyoko Line Meguro
H02 Ebisu 恵比寿 1.0 1.0 Shibuya
H03 Hiro-o 広尾 1.5 2.5   Minato
H04 Roppongi 六本木 1.7 4.2 E Toei Oedo Line (E-23)
H05 Kamiyacho 神谷町 1.5 5.7  
H06 Toranomon Hills[2] 虎ノ門ヒルズ 0.8 6.5
H07 Kasumigaseki 霞ケ関 0.5 7.0 Chiyoda
H08 Hibiya 日比谷 1.2 8.2
H09 Ginza 銀座 0.4 8.6
Chūō
H10 Higashi-ginza 東銀座 0.4 9.0 A Toei Asakusa Line (A-11)
H11 Tsukiji 築地 0.6 9.6 Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (Shintomicho: Y-20)
H12 Hatchobori 八丁堀 1.0 10.6 JE Keiyō Line
H13 Kayabacho 茅場町 0.5 11.1 T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line (T-11)
H14 Ningyocho 人形町 0.9 12.0
H15 Kodemmacho 小伝馬町 0.6 12.6  
H16 Akihabara 秋葉原 0.9 13.5 Chiyoda
H17 Naka-okachimachi 仲御徒町 1.0 14.5 Taitō
H18 Ueno 上野 0.5 15.0
H19 Iriya 入谷 1.2 16.2  
H20 Minowa 三ノ輪 1.2 17.4  
H21 Minami-senju 南千住 0.8 18.2
Arakawa
H22 Kita-senju[* 2] 北千住 2.1 20.3 Adachi
Through-service to/from Tobu Skytree Line to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen and to Minami-Kurihashi via the Tobu Nikko Line
  1. Naka-meguro is shared by both Tokyu and Tokyo Metro; Tokyu manages the station.
  2. Kita-senju is shared by both Tobu Railway and Tokyo Metro; Tobu Railway manages the station.

References change

  1. Tokyo Metro station ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Tokyo Metro) Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. 日比谷線新駅の名称を「虎ノ門ヒルズ駅」に決定しました! [The name for the Hibiya Line new station has been finalised to be "Toranomon Hills Station"!] (PDF). Tokyo Metro. 5 December 2018.

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