Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line
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A Tokyo Metro 08 series EMU at Ichinowari Station on the Tobu Skytree Line
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Heavy rail rapid transit | ||
| Locale | Tokyo | ||
| Termini |
Shibuya Oshiage |
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| Stations | 14 | ||
| Daily ridership | 858,836 (2010) | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | August 1, 1978 | ||
| Owner | Tokyo Metro | ||
| Depot(s) | Saginuma | ||
| Rolling stock | Tokyo Metro 8000 series, Tokyo Metro 08 series, Tokyu 2000 series, Tokyu 5000 series, Tokyu 8500 series, Tokyu 8590 series, Tobu 30000 series, Tobu 50050 series | ||
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| Line length | 16.8 km (10.4 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) | ||
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The Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line (東京地下鉄半蔵門線 Tōkyō-chikatetsu-hanzōmon-sen?) is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro.
The 16.8 km line serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō, and Sumida. The Hanzōmon Line is connected to the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line at Shibuya Station to the south, and to the Tobu Skytree Line at Oshiage to the north. Through trains operate between Chūō-Rinkan on the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen on the Tobu Skytree Line, onward to Kuki on the Tobu Isesaki Line and Minami-Kurihashi on the Tobu Nikko Line. Through-service trains between Chūō-Rinkan and Minami-Kurihashi cover a total distance of 98.5 km in a single run.
The Hanzōmon Line has interchanges with all other Tokyo Metro and Toei lines except the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (although transfers are possible via the Tobu Skytree Line through service at Kita-Senju Station). It connects with the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line at five stations (the four stations between Shibuya and Nagatachō, as well as at Mitsukoshimae Station.
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