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The Ginza Line, officially designated as Line 3 Ginza Line, is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The line spans 14.3 km and serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chūō, Chiyoda, an
A Ginza Line 1000 series train at Shibuya Station
Asakusa station at the opening ceremony of Tokyo Underground Railway on December 29, 1927.
Ginza Line in the 1920s, with a Nomura Securities advert on the wall
Ginza Station Exit in 2004, shortly before rebranding from TRTA to Tokyo Metro.
The Teito Rapid Transit Authority, commonly abbreviated as Eidan, was a railway operator jointly funded by the Japanese government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. It operated the subway system
The entrance sign (the station name sign and the S mark part separated before 1991). This photo was taken just before the transition to Tokyo Metro, and the Tokyo Metro logo and the letters "Tokyo Metro" have been covered with stickers.
Opening of the Marunouchi Line, 1954
A manhole cover bearing the “S” mark located on a sidewalk near Suehirochō Station. At the time this photograph was taken in 2012, the Teito Rapid Transit Authority subway had already been privatized.
Teito Rapid Transit Authority–era ticket gate signage at Ichigaya Station.