Tokyo Metro

The Tokyo Metro (Japanese: 東京メトロ) 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 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. Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. is a special company established on April 1, 2004, through the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA). Tokyo Metro operates a network comprising 9 distinct subway lines and 11 routes with 180 stations totaling 195.0 km (121.2 mi). Eight of these lines were inherited directly from the TRTA, including the historic Ginza Line which was once operated by Tokyo Underground Railway and the Tokyo Rapid Railway. The ninth line, the Fukutoshin Line, opened in 2008 after the launch of the new private company. The company has been a member of the Japan Private Railway Association and it is formally recognized as Japan's 16th major private railway company. Operating exclusively within Tokyo and Tokyo metropolitan area with massive commuter and student populations, Tokyo Metro owns and manages nine essential subway lines, leading all other major private railways in total number of train carriages, railway operating revenue, and annual passenger numbers. Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. was initially wholly owned by the Japanese government specifically the Minister of Finance and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Following a public offering where half of the shares were sold to private investors, the company was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime Market on October 23, 2024. The company was scheduled to be listed on the stock exchange following the opening of the Fukutoshin Line on June 14, 2008. However,...