Not all of the tracks belong to Tokyo Metro or the Tokyo subway. Many of the tracks are possessed by some of the underground railway companies, operating in the outskirts of Tokyo. The underground lines are more concentrated in the central part of Tokyo. Also, the places surrounding Shitamachi, Ginza and Yamanote are well facilitated with underground railways.
The Lines of Tokyo Underground Railways
The Tokyo Subway is the project of the Bureau of Transportation of Tokyo. The four lines of the Tokyo Subway include the Mita Subway, Shinjuku Line, Asakusa Line and the Odeo Line. These four lines cover over 106 underground railway stations of Tokyo and commute 2.03 million people each day. Compared to the Tokyo Subway, the Tokyo Metro is much larger and more distributed. There are nine underground lines.
These include:
- Yurakucho New Line: Between (New Line)Ikebukuro and Kotake-mukaihara
- Chiyoda Line: Between Yoyogi-uehara and Kita-ayase Yoyogi-uehara
- Hibiya Line: Between Kita-senju and Naka-meguro
- Tozai Line: Between Nishi-funabashi and Nakano
- Marunouchi Line: 1.Between Nakano-sakaue and Honancho 2. Between Ikebukuro and Ogikubo
- Hanzomon Line: Between Oshiage and Shibuya
- Ginza Line: Between Asakusa and Shibuya
- Namboku Line: Between Akabane-iwabuchi and Meguro
- Yurakucho Line: Between Shin-kiba and Wakoshi
Different sorts of tickets are issued in order to suite the budget of different sorts of passengers. Special discounts are given on group tickets, one day open tickets and student tickets. Other sorts of tickets include regular tickets, coupon tickets to name a few. Also, special deductions are given on the tickets bought by the disabled. In the Tokyo Subway, there are special wheel chair access arrangements and ticket counters for the disabled passengers.
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