Transport

Lines, stations, terminals and airports — the transport infrastructure that moves people and goods across Tokyo and the Kanto region.

Nippori-Toneri Liner Nippori to Minumadai-shinsuikoen (Adachi) An automated people mover opened in 2008, linking Nippori and Minumadai-shinsuikoen over 9.7 kilometres and 13 stations. A driverless AGT system running on rubber tyres along a guideway, it filled the transit gap in western Adachi, where no railway had run before.

Rinkai Line Osaki to Shin-Kiba (Waterfront) The Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit line linking Osaki and Shin-Kiba over 12.2 kilometres. It serves the waterfront sub-centre — Odaiba, Tokyo Big Sight — and, since its full opening in 2002, runs through service with JR's Saikyo and Kawagoe lines from Osaki, joining the bay-side districts with Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Shibuya on a single ride.

Keikyu Shinagawa Station Lowering Project Minato City An unusual railway restructuring that will lower Keikyu's Shinagawa Station platforms from the second floor to ground level as part of a continuous grade-separation project along 1.7 km between Sengakuji and Shimbamba stations. Led by Tokyo Metropolitan Government, targeting completion in fiscal year 2029.

Keisei Skyliner Keisei-Ueno / Nippori to Narita Airport The airport express linking Keisei-Ueno and Nippori with Narita Airport. Running on the Narita Sky Access Line opened in 2010 at 160 km/h — the fastest of any conventional line in Japan — it connects Nippori and Airport Terminal 2 in as little as 36 minutes, cutting a journey that once took 51.

Ochanomizu Station and Hijiri Bridge Chiyoda City / Bunkyo City JR Ochanomizu Station, opened in 1904, and Hijiri Bridge — a 1927 post-earthquake reinforced-concrete arch spanning the Kandagawa gorge. The renovated Hijiribashi-guchi concourse opened in December 2023, completing a multi-year accessibility upgrade alongside a near-century-old civic landmark.

mAAch ecute Kanda-Manseibashi Chiyoda City A commercial facility opened in September 2013 inside the 1912 brick railway viaduct of the former Manseibashi Station, preserving the original arches, platform remains, and a staircase from 1912 while active Central Line trains pass directly overhead.

Sotetsu/Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line Yokohama Two underground railway lines opened simultaneously on 18 March 2023 — the Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line (Hiyoshi–Shin-Yokohama, 5.8 km) and the Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line (Nishiya–Shin-Yokohama, 6.3 km) — completing a through-running network spanning seven operators and fourteen lines across some 250 kilometres.

Toei Oedo Line A figure-eight through central Tokyo A Toei subway opened in full in 2000, running 40.7 kilometres across 38 stations. A linear-motor 'mini subway' with a small tunnel cross-section, it was built to run economically through the deep underground. Roppongi Station, about 42 metres down, is the deepest on the Toei network.

Toden Arakawa Line (Tokyo Sakura Tram) Arakawa City / Shinjuku City Tokyo's last surviving streetcar line, linking Minowabashi in Arakawa City to Waseda in Shinjuku across 12.2 kilometres and 30 stops. The line outlasted Tokyo's once-extensive tram network because most of its route runs on dedicated track, and has carried the nickname Tokyo Sakura Tram since 2017.

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Ikebukuro to Ogikubo Opened in 1954, the second subway line in Tokyo after the Ginza Line. A main line runs from Ikebukuro through Tokyo and Shinjuku to Ogikubo, with a branch from Nakano-sakaue to Honancho — about 27 kilometres and 28 stations in all. It is known for its red cars and the stretches where it surfaces above ground.

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