Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line

or ja-stalink|Hannō.

Semi-express (準急) services were introduced on the Yūrakuchō Line from June 14, 2008. These operate twice hourly between Wakōshi and Shin-Kiba. Between Wakōshi and Ikebukuro, semi-express trains stop only at Kotake-Mukaihara; between Ikebukuro and Shin-Kiba, trains stop at all stations. The semi-express services run between rush hours during the week, and more frequently on weekends and holidays.

History

* October 30, 1974: Ikebukuro - Ginza-itchōme opens.
* March 27, 1980: Ginza-itchōme - Shintomichō opens.
* June 24, 1983: Eidan Narimasu (present Chikatetsu Narimasu) - Ikebukuro
*October 1, 1983: Seibu Railway Seibu Yūrakuchō Line Kotake-Mukaihara - Shin-Sakuradai opened, through operation.
* August 25, 1987: Wakōshi - Eidan Narimasu. Through service to Tōbu Tōjō Line.
* June 8, 1988: Shintomichō - Shin-kiba, current line completed.
* March 18, 1993: 07 series EMUs introduced.
* December 7, 1994: Quadruple-track from Kotake-Mukaihara to Ikebukuro. New double track section was named "Yūrakuchō New Line", all trains made Ikebukuro their terminus, and didn't stop at Senkawa nor Kanamechō. Through service from Shin-Kinba or Ikebukuro (on the New Line) to ja-stalink|Nerima on Seibu Yūrakuchō Line due to completion of the line.
* March 26, 1998: Through operation to Seibu Ikebukuro Line .
* April 1, 2004: According to its privatization, the management subject changed from Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA, "Eidan") to Tokyo Metro.
* October 31, 2005: Women-only cars introduced.
* September 1, 2006: 10000 series introduced.
* May 3, 2008: Limited Express "Bay Resort" ()operated first from/to Odakyu Line.
* June 14, 2008: Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line became to on service. Yurakuchō New Line annexed to a part of Fukutoshin Line, and Yurakuchō Line was shared double tracks with Fukutoshin Line between Wakōshi to Kotake-Mukaibara. Semi-Express service started.

Future developments

A branch line is planned from Toyosu Station, heading north via Kameari Station (on the Jōban Line) to Noda in northwest Chiba Prefecture.

Facts

* Track: Double
* Protection system: Automatic (Eidan CS-ATC)

Rolling stock

All types are formed as 10-car sets.

Tōkyō Metro

*7000 series (from 1974)
*10000 series (from September 2006)

Other operators

*Seibu 6000 and 6050 series (Not all sets are permitted to run on Yūrakuchō Line tracks)
*Tōbu 9000 series x 8
*Tōbu 9050 series x 2
*Tōbu 50070 series (from July 2007)
*Odakyū 60000 series MSE (Romancecar, as Limited Express "Bay Resort", occasionally)

tations

Train depots

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thumb|right|‎7000 series undegoing inspection at Shin-Kiba Depot
*Wakō Depot (和光検車区)
*Shin-Kiba Depot (新木場検車区)
**Responsible for minor examinations. For major ones, EMUs are forwarded to Ayase Works (綾瀬工場) on the Chiyoda Line via an underground connecting line.
*Shin-Kiba Car Renewal (新木場CR)
**Specialized in refurbishment. Also for Chiyoda Line and Hanzōmon Line cars.

ee also

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