Tōyō Rapid Railway Line

Tōyō Rapid Railway Line
A Toyo Rapid 2000 series trainset
Overview
Native name	東葉高速線
Type	Rapid transit
Locale	Chiba Prefecture
Termini	Nishi-Funabashi Toyo-Katsutadai
Stations	9
Operation
Opened	1996
Owner	Toyo Rapid Railway
Depot(s)	Yachiyo-Midorigaoka
Technical
Line length	16.2 km (10.1 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)

The Tōyō Rapid Railway Line (東葉高速線, Tōyō Kōsoku-sen^?) is a rapid transit line owned by Tōyō Rapid Railway Co., Ltd., which runs between Nishi-Funabashi Station in Funabashi, Chiba and Tōyō-Katsutadai Station in Yachiyo, Chiba. The name Tōyō (東葉^?) comes from the characters for Tokyo and Chiba. The line is essentially an extension of Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line.

Tokyo Metro 05N series

Tokyo Metro 07 series

Toyo Rapid 1000 series, September 2006

Tokyo Metro 5000 series, December 2006

Construction work on the line commenced in July 1984, and the line was fully opened on 27 April 1996. Limited-stop "Toyo Rapid" (東葉快速, Tōyō Kaisoku^?) services were introduced on the line from the start of the 4 December 1999 timetable revision, but such services in the "up" direction (toward Tokyo) were discontinued in 2009, and the "down" limited-stop services were discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 15 March 2014.