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Subway line in Tokyo, Japan Not to be confused with the Seibu Shinjuku Line.

Toei Shinjuku Line
A Toei Shinjuku Line 10-300 series train
Overview
Other name(s)S
Native name新宿線
Owner Toei Subway
Line number10
LocaleTokyo, Chiba prefectures
Termini
Stations21
Color on mapChartreuse (#B0C124)
  Leaf Mantis green (#6CBB5A)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemTokyo subway
Operator(s)Toei Subway
Depot(s)Ōjima
Rolling stockToei 10-300 series
Keio 9000 series
Keio 5000 series
Daily ridership745,889 (2016)
History
Opened21 December 1978; 46 years ago (21 December 1978)
Technical
Line length23.5 km (14.6 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius167 m (548 ft) (Between Jimbōchō and Ogawamachi)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed75 km/h (47 mph)
SignallingCab signalling, closed block
Train protection systemJR East D-ATC
Maximum incline3.5%
Route map

Legend
Through to Keio Line
Keio New Line
E Ōedo Line │ M Marunouchi Line
Shinjuku-nishiguchi E Ōedo Line
S01 0.0 Shinjuku
KOOH
Keio Line
Odakyu Odawara Line
JYJB
Yamanote Line
Chūō–Sōbu Line
JCJA
Chūō Line (Rapid)
Saikyō Line
Seibu Shinjuku Line
S02 0.8 Shinjuku-sanchōme
F Fukutoshin Line
M Marunouchi Line
S03 2.3 Akebonobashi
S04 3.7 Ichigaya
N Namboku Line
Y Yūrakuchō Line
JB
Chūō–
Sōbu
Z Hanzōmon Line
S05 5.0 Kudanshita T Tozai Line
S06 5.6 Jimbocho I Mita Line
Z Hanzōmon Line
M Marunouchi Line
Ochanomizu JCJB
Chūō–Sōbu Line
Chūō Line (Rapid)
Shin-ochanomizu C Chiyoda Line
S07 6.5 Ogawamachi
Awajicho M Marunouchi Line
JC Chūō Line (Rapid)
Akihabara JYJKJB
Yamanote, Keihin–Tōhoku
and Chūō–Sōbu lines
Tsukuba Express
S08 7.3 Iwamotocho H Hibiya Line (at Akihabara)
JB
Sōbu Line (Rapid)
Chūō–Sōbu Line
Bakurochō
S09 8.1 Bakuro-yokoyama
Higashi-nihombashi A Asakusa Line
S10 8.7 Hamachō
S11 9.5 Morishita
E Ōedo Line
S12 10.3 Kikukawa
S13 11.2 Sumiyoshi
Z Hanzōmon Line
S14 12.2 Nishi-ōjima
S15 12.9 Ōjima
Ōjima Depot
S16 14.1 Higashi-ōjima
Arakawa River
S17 15.8 Funabori
S18 17.5 Ichinoe
S19 19.2 Mizue
S20 20.7 Shinozaki
JB JR Chūō-Sōbu Line
S21 23.5 Motoyawata
Keisei Yawata KS Keisei Main Line

The Toei Shinjuku Line (都営地下鉄新宿線, Toei Chikatetsu Shinjuku-sen) is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The line runs between Motoyawata in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and Shinjuku in the west. At Shinjuku, most trains continue as through services to Sasazuka on the Keiō New Line, with some services continuing to Hashimoto in Sagamihara, Kanagawa via the Keiō Line and the Keiō Sagamihara Line.

On maps and signboards, the line is shown in the color leaf green. Stations carry the letter "S" followed by a two-digit number inside a yellow-green chartreuse circle.

Basic data

Overview

Unlike all other Tokyo subway lines, which were built to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) or 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauges, the Shinjuku line was built with a track gauge of 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) to allow through operations onto the Keiō network. The line was planned as Line 10 according to reports of a committee of the former Ministry of Transportation; thus the rarely used official name of the line is the "Number 10 Shinjuku Line" (10号線新宿線, Jū-gō-sen Shinjuku-sen).

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, as of June 2009 the Shinjuku Line was the third most crowded subway line in Tokyo, at its peak running at 181% capacity between Nishi-ōjima and Sumiyoshi stations.

It is the only Toei line to run outside Tokyo, and one of only two Tokyo subway lines to run into Chiba Prefecture, the other being the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line. The Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line are the only other subway lines to run beyond Tokyo, with their shared northern terminus at Wakōshi Station in Saitama Prefecture. All lines that have through services contain at least one route beyond Tokyo, however.

Station list

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Express Transfers Location
Between
stations
From S-01
Through-running to/from Keiō-hachiōji, Hashimoto, and Takaosanguchi via the Keiō Line, Keiō New Line, Keio Sagamihara Line, and Keiō Takao Line
S01 Shinjuku 新宿 - 0.0 Shinjuku Tokyo
S02 Shinjuku-sanchome 新宿三丁目 0.8 0.8
S03 Akebonobashi 曙橋 1.5 2.3  
S04 Ichigaya 市ヶ谷 1.4 3.7 Chiyoda
S05 Kudanshita 九段下 1.3 5.0
S06 Jimbocho 神保町 0.6 5.6
S07 Ogawamachi 小川町 0.9 6.5
S08 Iwamotocho 岩本町 0.8 7.3
S09 Bakuro-yokoyama 馬喰横山 0.8 8.1 Chūō
S10 Hamacho 浜町 0.6 8.7  
S11 Morishita 森下 0.8 9.5 E Ōedo Line (E-13) Kōtō
S12 Kikukawa 菊川 0.8 10.3   Sumida
S13 Sumiyoshi 住吉 0.9 11.2 Z Hanzōmon Line (Z-12) Kōtō
S14 Nishi-ojima 西大島 1.0 12.2  
S15 Ojima 大島 0.7 12.9  
S16 Higashi-ojima 東大島 1.2 14.1  
S17 Funabori 船堀 1.7 15.8   Edogawa
S18 Ichinoe 一之江 1.7 17.5  
S19 Mizue 瑞江 1.7 19.2  
S20 Shinozaki 篠崎 1.5 20.7  
S21 Moto-Yawata 本八幡 2.8 23.5 Ichikawa, Chiba
  1. Shinjuku Station is shared with and administered by Keio Corporation.

Rolling stock

The Toei Shinjuku Line is served by the following types of 10-car EMUs. Until 11 August 2022, the line was also served by 8-car trains.

Current

  • Toei 10-300 series EMU Toei 10-300 series EMU
  • Keio 9000 series EMU Keio 9000 series EMU
  • Keio 5000 series EMU Keio 5000 series EMU

Former

History

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  • 21 December 1978: Iwamotochō – Higashi-ōjima section opens.
  • 16 March 1980: Shinjuku – Iwamotochō section opens; through service onto Keiō lines begins.
  • 23 December 1983: Higashi-ōjima – Funabori section opens.
  • 14 September 1986: Funabori – Shinozaki section opens.
  • 19 March 1989: Shinozaki – Motoyawata section opens, entire line completed.

Notes

a. Crowding levels defined by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism:

100% — Commuters have enough personal space and are able to take a seat or stand while holding onto the straps or hand rails.
150% — Commuters have enough personal space to read a newspaper.
180% — Commuters must fold newspapers to read.
200% — Commuters are pressed against each other in each compartment but can still read small magazines.
250% — Commuters are pressed against each other, unable to move.

References

  1. 東京都交通局ホーム - 経営情報 - 交通局の概要 - 都営地下鉄 [Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Home - Management Information - Overview of the Department of Transportation - Toei Subway] (in Japanese). 東京都交通局 . Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. Tetsudō Yōran (ja:鉄道要覧), annual report
  3. Metropolis, "Commute", June 12, 2009, p. 07. Capacity is defined as all passengers having a seat or a strap or door railing to hold on to.
  4. Hori, Yuichi (13 August 2022). 都営地下鉄新宿線、全列車10両編成に統一。10-300形8両編成は意外な短命に… [Toei Subway Shinjuku Line to unify all trains to 10-car formations. The 8-car 10-300 series trains are unexpectedly short-lived...]. RM News (in Japanese). Neko Publishing. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  5. ""京王ライナー"の運転開始|鉄道ニュース|2018年2月23日掲載|鉄道ファン・railf.jp". 鉄道ファン・railf.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. "混雑率の推移".
  7. Kikuchi, Daisuke (6 July 2017). "Tokyo plans new effort to ease commuter hell on rush-hour trains". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017.

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