Aside from ownership, the main difference between the metro and Toei is that they operate different lines in the mass subway system. Riding the bus in Tokyo can be confusing. First, you have to ...

All but two of the nine Tokyo Metro routes connect to other train lines, allowing direct access to the capital for commuters in farther flung areas. Four other subway lines are run separately by ...

Tokyo Metro Co, which operates nine subway lines and 180 stations, is the larger of the Japanese capital’s two major metro operators – the other being Toei Subway – transporting about 6.5 ...

Seven years later, it opened Japan's first subway line, between the Asakusa and Ueno districts of Tokyo. Tokyo Metro runs 195 kilometres (120 miles) of lines carrying 6.5 million passengers daily ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tokyo Metro has promised to bring Japanese reliability and punctuality to London, after securing a contract ...

Tokyo Metro's history dates back to 1920 with the establishment of the Tokyo Underground Railway Company. Seven years later, it opened Japan's first subway line, between the Asakusa and Ueno ...

All but two of the nine Tokyo Metro routes connect to other train lines, allowing direct access to the capital for commuters in farther flung areas. Four other subway lines are run separately by ...

space-age "S" for subway. Tokyo Metro's nine lines -- named Ginza, Marunouchi, Hibiya, Tozai, Chiyoda, Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Namboku and Fukutoshin -- stretch for a total of 195 kilometres (120 miles).

space-age "S" for subway. Tokyo Metro's nine lines—named Ginza, Marunouchi, Hibiya, Tozai, Chiyoda, Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Namboku and Fukutoshin—stretch for a total of 195 kilometers (120 miles). The ...