Ticket logic
Read “Tokyo Metro” on the route and gate. Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway are separate systems, so a ticket or pass should not be assumed to cover both or an onward operator.
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Tokyo Metro network
Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway are separate systems, although some trains continue onto other operators.
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LOCALIP · SERVICE STATUS
Disruptions & temporary service
Localip has no verified disruption record for this line
This is not a “normal service” indicator. Check the operator’s official service status before departure.
THIS LINE · THREE DECISIONS
Plan Tokyo Metro network around tickets, reservations and the arrival district.
Put together what you buy, when a seat decision matters and the part of the city reached after arrival. This is more useful than comparing speed alone—and harder to confuse with a similarly named route.
Reservation decision
Normal Metro journeys are planned by line, direction and destination rather than a seat reservation. Through-running trains still require the destination and operator boundary to be checked.
Arrival district
Make one trip concrete: from Shibuya to Asakusa, follow the Ginza Line and the destination “Asakusa.” On arrival, that Tokyo Metro station is not the same paid area as Toei, Tobu or Tsukuba Express. Other journeys need their own line name, direction and station code.
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What visitors often confuse
Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway are separate systems, although some trains continue onto other operators.
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Before you move
- The operator is Tokyo Metro. Match the company name on signs and gates.
- Check destination, service type and stops, not only the line colour.
- Before paying, use the ticket, reservation and arrival-district cards above as one decision.
- Finish by checking supplements, reserved-seat conditions, through-running and today’s service in the official guide.
THIS LINE · A WORKING FINGERPRINT
Identify Tokyo Metro network by company, anchors and destination.
This guide places Tokyo Metro network in the Tokyo Metro network. The working anchors are Shinjuku Station, Shibuya Station, Ueno Station and Asakusa station area; they are not a complete stop list. If a similar colour or station name appears under another company, restart the check as a different route.
04 · READ THIS KIND OF LINE
After the station name, read the exit side and connecting operator.
Urban systems can place another operator’s gates, long passages and very different exit districts under one station name. Choose the destination side before adding a transfer, then check the lift route, last service and any through-running operator on current signs.
- Which side or exit holds the destination?
- Is the connection within this operator or through another gate?
- Does the lift route connect all the way through?
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この行き先へ行きたいです。どの電車に乗ればいいですか？
I want to go to this destination. Which train should I take?