Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line

The Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (東京メトロ副都心線, Tōkyō Metoro Fukutoshin-sen), formally the No. 13 Fukutoshin Line (13号線副都心線, Jūsangō-sen Fukutoshin-sen), is a 20.2-kilometer (12.6 mi) subway line operated by Tokyo Metro in west-central Tokyo and Wako, Saitama, Japan. The newest line in the Tokyo subway network, it opened in stages between 1994 and 2008. On average, the Fukutoshin Line carried 362,654 passengers daily in 2017, the lowest of all Tokyo Metro lines and roughly one third of its sister Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line (1,124,478).

Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
A Fukutoshin Line 17000 series train
Overview
Other name(s)F
Native name東京メトロ副都心線
Owner Tokyo Metro
Line number13
LocaleTokyo
Termini
Stations16
Color on map     Brown (#9C5E31)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemTokyo subway
Operator(s)Tokyo Metro
Depot(s)Wakō
Rolling stock
Daily ridership363,654
History
Opened7 December 1994 (1994-12-07) (as Yūrakuchō New Line)
14 June 2008 (2008-06-14) (as Fukutoshin Line)
Technical
Line length20.2 km (12.6 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius160.4 m (526 ft)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
SignallingCab signalling, closed block
Train protection systemNew CS-ATC, ATO
Maximum incline4.0%
Route map
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