Tokyo Metro Tozai Line

Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
A Tozai Line 15000 series train
Overview
Other name(s)T
Native name東京メトロ東西線
Owner Tokyo Metro
Line number5
LocaleTokyo, Chiba prefectures
Termini
Stations23
Color on map     Sky blue (#009BBF)
Service
SystemTokyo subway
Operator(s)Tokyo Metro
Depot(s)Fukagawa, Gyōtoku
Rolling stockTokyo Metro 05/05N series
Tokyo Metro 07 series
Tokyo Metro 15000 series
Tōyō Rapid 2000 series
JR East E231-800 series
Daily ridership1,642,378 (2017)
History
Opened23 December 1964 (1964-12-23)
Technical
Line length30.8 km (19.1 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius200 m (660 ft)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Train protection systemNew CS-ATC
Maximum incline4.0%
Route map

JC
JB01
JB07
JB
0.0 T01
Nakano
JBJC
E
2.0 T02
Ochiai
3.9 T03
Takadanobaba
JY
F
5.6 T04
Waseda
6.8 T05
Kagurazaka
8.0 T06
Iidabashi
8.7 T07
Kudanshita
moat
 
9.7 T08
Takebashi
10.7 T09
Ōtemachi
JO
JC
JY
Z
11.5 T10
Nihombashi
A
12.0 T11
Kayabachō
H
Kamejima River
Ōshima River
Kawanishi tributary
E
13.8 T12
Monzen-Nakachō
Heikyū River
14.9 T13
Kiba
Dai-Yoko River
Sōbu
Main Line
Fukagawa Depot
and workshop
15.8 T14
Tōyōchō
Shiohama Canal
JR Freight Sōbu Main Line
Etchūjima Freight Branch
17.0 T15
Minami-Sunamachi
Arakawa-Nakagawa Bridge
Naka River
19.7 T16
Nishi-Kasai
20.9 T17
Kasai
22.8 T18
Urayasu
24.0 T19
Minami-Gyōtoku
25.5 T20
Gyōtoku
26.8 T21
Myōden
Gyōtoku Depot
28.9 T22
Baraki-Nakayama
Shinma River
30.8 T23
Nishi-Funabashi
JB30
JM
TR01
TR
JB33
Tsudanuma
TR09
Tōyō-Katsutadai


The Tokyo Metro Tozai Line (東京メトロ東西線, Tōkyō Metoro Tōzai-sen) is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Its name translates to "East-West Line". The line runs between Nakano in Nakano-ku, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. The Tōzai Line was referred to as Line 5 during the planning stages; the seldom-used official name is Line 5 Tōzai Line (5号線東西線, Go-gō-sen Tōzai-sen). The line carries an average of 1,642,378 passengers daily (2017), making it the busiest line on the Tokyo Metro network. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the Tōzai Line is shown using the color "sky blue" and its stations are given numbers using the letter "T".