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The Tokyo Metro is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. The system opened in 1927 as the Tokyo Underground Railway, becoming the first subway system in A
Omote-sando Station entrance
The groundbreaking of the Tokyo Underground Railway on September 27, 1925
Prince Asaka and Prince Takeda riding a train before the opening of the Ginza Line on December 29, 1927
Ueno Station, 1934.
Tokyo subway
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The Tokyo subway consists of two major subway systems, the Tokyo Metro and the Toei Subway. Most of the network is located in the 23 special wards, with portions extending into Chiba and Saitama Prefe
Tokyo Metro
…by the Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. The system opened in 1927 as the Tokyo Underground Railway, becoming the first subway system in Asia. It is the larger of Tokyo's two subway operators, with an average daily ridership of 6.52 million; the other operator, the Toei Subway, carries approximately 2.85 million passengers per day as of 2023…
Toei 6300 series (left) and Tokyo Metro 9000 series (right) trains at Tamagawa Station
Tokyo Subway System in the 1930s. Top: Asakusa Station platform; Left: The Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi department store entrance at Mitsukoshimae Station; Right: Interior of a subway train.