Toei Shinjuku 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 Station in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and Shinjuku Station in the west. At Shinjuku, most trains continue as through services to Sasazuka Station on the Keiō New Line, with some services continuing to Hashimoto Station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa via the Keiō Line and the Keiō Sagamihara Line.

Shinjuku Line
Toei 10-300 EMU at Keio-inadazutsumi
Overview
OwnerToei Subway
LocaleTokyo, Chiba prefectures
TerminiShinjuku
Motoyawata
Stations21
Service
TypeRapid transit
Depot(s)Ojima
Rolling stockToei 10-300 series, Keio 9030 series, Keio 5000 series
Daily ridership745,889 (2016)[1]
History
OpenedDecember 21, 1978
Technical
Line length23.5 km (14.6 mi)
Track gauge1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) Scotch Gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed75 km/h (47 mph)
Route map
Toei Shinjuku Line
km
Through to Keio New Line
Keio Line
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Toei Ōedo Line
0.0
Shinjuku
Toei Ōedo Line
JR Chūō-Sōbu Line
JR Yamanote Line
JR Chūō Line (Rapid)
JR Saikyō Line
Seibu Shinjuku Line
Odakyu Odawara Line
0.8
Shinjuku-sanchome
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
2.3
Akebonobashi
3.7
Ichigaya
Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line
Tokyo Metro Namboku Line
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
5.0
Kudanshita
Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line
5.6
Jimbocho
Toei Mita Line
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (at Shin-ochanomizu)
6.5
Ogawamachi
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (at Awajicho)
7.3
Iwamotocho
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (at Akihabara)
JR Chūō-Sōbu Line (at Akihabara)
JR Yamanote Line (at Akihabara)
JR Keihin-Tōhoku Line (at Akihabara)
Tsukuba Express (at Akihabara)
8.1
Bakuro-yokoyama
Toei Asakusa Line (at Higashi-nihombashi)
JR Sōbu Rapid Line (at Bakurochō)
8.7
Hamacho
9.5
Morishita
Toei Ōedo Line
10.3
Kikukawa
11.2
Sumiyoshi
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
12.2
Nishi-ojima
12.9
Ojima
Ōjima Depot
14.1
Higashi-ojima
Arakawa River
15.8
Funabori
17.5
Ichinoe
19.2
Mizue
20.7
Shinozaki
23.5
Motoyawata
Keisei Main Line (at Keisei Yawata)
JR Chūō-Sōbu 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 (S).

Basic data

Overview

Unlike all other Tokyo subway lines, which were built to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) or 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), 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).[2]

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%[a] capacity between Nishi-ōjima and Sumiyoshi stations.[3]

Station list

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Express Transfers Location
Between
stations
From S-01
Through-running to/from Hashimoto and Takaosanguchi via the Keiō Line, Keiō New Line, Keio Sagamihara Line, and Keiō Takao Line
S01 Shinjuku[* 1] 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 市ケ谷 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 Toei Oedo Line (E-13) Kōtō
S12 Kikukawa 菊川 0.8 10.3   Sumida
S13 Sumiyoshi 住吉 0.9 11.2 Z Tokyo Metro Hanzomon 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 Motoyawata 本八幡 2.8 23.5
Ichikawa, Chiba
  1. Shinjuku Station is shared with and administrated by Keio Corporation.

Rolling stock

The Toei Shinjuku Line is served by the following types of 8-car and 10-car EMUs.

Toei

Keio Corporation

History

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

Notes

a. ^ Crowding levels defined by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism:[5][6]

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 [Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation]. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  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. ""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 2018-03-11.
  5. https://www.mlit.go.jp/tetudo/toshitetu/03_04.html
  6. 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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