Toei Shinjuku Line

The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the municipal Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and in the west. At Shinjuku, most trains continue as through services to on the Keiō New Line, with some services continuing to in Sagamihara, Kanagawa via the Keiō Line and the Keiō Sagamihara Line.

On maps and signboards, the line is shown in the color leaf green. Stations carry the letter "S" followed by a two-digit number inside a yellow-green chartreuse circle.

In fiscal year 2023, the Shinjuku Line was Toei's third most profitable line, earning 6.25 billion yen in surplus. It served 704,235 passengers on average per day, the second highest in the Toei network (after the Oedo Line).

Basic data

*Double-tracking: Entire line
* Railway signalling: D- ATC

Overview

Unlike all other Tokyo subway lines, which were built to or gauges, the Shinjuku line was built with a track gauge of to allow through operations onto the Keiō network. The line was planned as Line 10 according to reports of a committee of the former Ministry of Transportation; thus the rarely used official name of the line is the .

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, as of June 2009 the Shinjuku Line was the third most crowded subway line in Tokyo, at its peak running at 181% capacity between Nishi-ōjima and Sumiyoshi stations.

It is the only Toei line to run outside Tokyo, and one of only two Tokyo subway lines to run into Chiba Prefecture, the other being the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line. The Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line are the only other subway lines to run beyond Tokyo, with their shared northern terminus at Wakōshi Station in Saitama Prefecture. However, all lines that have through services contain at least one route beyond Tokyo.

Station list

* Express trains stop at stations marked with a circle (●), while local trains make all stops.
* Express trains run between Motoyawata Station and Hashimoto Station on the Keiō Sagamihara Line via the Keio Main Line and Keio New Line. Express trains only run during peak hours; westbound in the mornings and eastbound in the evenings.
* On weekends and holidays, two trains run through to Takaosanguchi Station on the Keiō Takao Line and one runs through to Tama-Dōbutsukōen Station on the Keiō Dōbutsuen Line.

Rolling stock

The Toei Shinjuku Line is served by the following types of 10-car EMUs. Until 11 August 2022, the line was also served by 8-car trains.

Current

* Toei 10-300 series
* Keio 5000 series
* Keio 9000 series

File:Toei Subway 10-300 series 20161201.jpg, Toei 10-300 series EMU
File:Keio 9000 series 9742F 20190701.jpg, Keio 9000 series EMU
File:Keio 5731 Funabori 20190611.jpg, Keio 5000 series EMU

Former

* Toei 10-300R series (until 2017)
* Toei 10-000 series (until 2018)
* Keio 6000 series (until 2011)

History

* 21 December 1978: Iwamotochō – Higashi-ōjima section opens.
* 16 March 1980: Shinjuku – Iwamotochō section opens; through service onto Keiō lines begins.
* 23 December 1983: Higashi-ōjima – Funabori section opens.
* 14 September 1986: Funabori – Shinozaki section opens.
* 19 March 1989: Shinozaki – Motoyawata section opens, entire line completed.

Notes

a. Crowding levels defined by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism:

:100% — Commuters have enough personal space and are able to take a seat or stand while holding onto the straps or hand rails.
:150% — Commuters have enough personal space to read a newspaper.
:180% — Commuters must fold newspapers to read.
:200% — Commuters are pressed against each other in each compartment but can still read small magazines.
:250% — Commuters are pressed against each other, unable to move.

References

External links

Bureau of Transportation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

{{Tokyo transit

Railway lines in Tokyo
Railway lines in Chiba Prefecture
4 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan
Railway lines opened in 1978
1978 establishments in Japan
1500 V DC railway electrification