The Tokyo Metro is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toei Subway, with 2.85 million average daily rides.
Head office of Tokyo Metro near Ueno Station, one of the first stations of the network
Typical Tokyo Metro station, with half-height platform doors (Ōtemachi on the Hanzōmon Line)
A 1000 series train for Shibuya at Shibuya Station on the Ginza Line
Tozai Line 07 series, 05 series, and 5000 series trains
Two rapid transit systems operate in Tokyo: Tokyo Metro and the Toei Subway. Most of the network is located in the 23 special wards, with portions extending into Chiba and Saitama Prefectures. The subways are one part of Greater Tokyo's passenger rail network, with through service further connecting the subway to suburban railways in Western Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture.
Toei 6300 series (left) and Tokyo Metro 9000 series (right) trains at Tamagawa Station