The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line was named after the Hibiya area in Chiyoda's Yurakucho district, under which it passes. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color silver, and its stations are given numbers using the letter "H".

Overview

thumb|View of the tracks from Minami-Senju Station4

The Hibiya Line runs between in Meguro and in Adachi. The line's path is somewhat similar to that of the Ginza Line; however, the Hibiya Line was designed to serve a number of important districts, such as Ebisu, Roppongi, Tsukiji, Kayabachō and Senju, which were not on an existing line.

thumb|The Hibiya Line

The Hibiya Line became the first line operated by Tokyo Metro to offer through services with a private railway, and the second Tokyo subway line overall after the Toei Asakusa Line. It is connected to the Tobu Skytree Line at , and through services operate between Naka-Meguro and on the Tobu Skytree Line, and onward to on the Tobu Nikko Line. Some peak-hour services terminate at , or on the Tobu Skytree Line.

On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color silver, and its stations are numbered with the prefix "H".

As the old trains which have mixture of three and five doors per car have been retired, platform gates are now being installed as of 14 April 2020 with unified door arrangements of four doors per car. This also reflects with the reduction of eight-car train to seven-car trainset due to the longer per car trainset instead of the older per car trainset, which resulted in 1% reduction in capacity per train.

A reserved seat limited stop liner service known as the TH Liner commenced service since 6 June 2020 and stop at selected stations along the Hibiya Line and the Tobu lines.

History

Planning

In 1925, the original plan for what is now the Hibiya Line was included in the five-line subway plan designated by the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. 56 of 1925 (大正14年内務省告示第56号), the Hibiya Line, then the Line 2 was outlined as a 16.1 km (10 mi) underground route connecting "Meguro – Nishikubo – Iwaidacho – Hongokucho – Asakusaabashi – Tawaramachi – Minami-senju".

Tokyo City obtained route licenses for Lines 3 and 4, but construction approval was denied due to opposition from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Finance over the city's heavy public debt. No further construction plans were pursued thereafter. In 1941, all route licenses held by the Tokyo City Government were transferred to the newly established Teito Rapid Transit Authority for a fee.

Postwar planning

After the World War II, on December 7, 1946, the War Damage Reconstruction Board (戦災復興院) issued Notification No. 252 (戦災復興院告示第252号), which revised Line 2 as originally designated by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1925. In response, the Teito Rapid Transit Authority applied on April 28, 1949, to amend its business plan to bring its licensed routes into conformity with Notification No. 252, and the revision was approved on May 23 of the same year. The proposed 23.8 km (14.8 mi) route was as follows: The line opened in stages: the northern section was operational in May 1962 between Kita-Senju and Ningyōchō and in February 1963 between Ningyōchō and Higashi-ginza; the southern section, between Naka-Meguro and Kasumigaseki, opened in March 1964.

The line, station facilities, rolling stock, and other assets were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

16 March 2013 marked the end of through service with Tōkyū Tōyoko Line. All Hibiya Line trains now terminate Naka-Meguro Station.

Stations

center|thumb|800x800px|List of Hibiya line stations

  • All stations are located in Tokyo.

{| class="wikitable" rules="all"

|-

!rowspan="2"|No.

!rowspan="2"|Station

!rowspan="2"|Japanese

!colspan="2"|Distance (km)

!rowspan="2"|Transfers

!rowspan="2"|Location

|-

!Between<br />stations

!|From H-01

|-

|

|

|中目黒

|style="text-align:right;"|-

|style="text-align:right;"|0.0

| (TY03)

|Meguro

|-

|

|

|恵比寿

|style="text-align:right;"|1.0

|style="text-align:right;"|1.0

|

|Shibuya

|-

|

|

|広尾

|style="text-align:right;"|1.5

|style="text-align:right;"|2.5

|&nbsp;

| rowspan="4" |Minato

|-

|

|

|六本木

|style="text-align:right;"|1.7

|style="text-align:right;"|4.2

|

|-

|

|

|神谷町

|style="text-align:right;"|1.5

|style="text-align:right;"|5.7

|&nbsp;

|-

|

|

|虎ノ門ヒルズ

|style="text-align:right;"|0.8

|style="text-align:right;"|6.5

|

|-

|

|

|霞ケ関

|style="text-align:right;"|0.5

|style="text-align:right;"|7.0

|

|rowspan="2"|Chiyoda

|-

|

|

|日比谷

|style="text-align:right;"|1.2

|style="text-align:right;"|8.2

|

|-

|

|

|銀座

|style="text-align:right;"|0.4

|style="text-align:right;"|8.6

|

|rowspan="7"|Chūō

|-

|

|

|東銀座

|style="text-align:right;"|0.4

|style="text-align:right;"|9.0

| (A-11)

|-

|

|

|築地

|style="text-align:right;"|0.6

|style="text-align:right;"|9.6

| (: Y-20)

|-

|

|

|八丁堀

|style="text-align:right;"|1.0

|style="text-align:right;"|10.6

| (JE02)

|-

|

|

|茅場町

|style="text-align:right;"|0.5

|style="text-align:right;"|11.1

| (T-11)

|-

|

|

|人形町

|style="text-align:right;"|0.9

|style="text-align:right;"|12.0

|

|-

|

|

|小伝馬町

|style="text-align:right;"|0.6

|style="text-align:right;"|12.6

|&nbsp;

|-

|

|

|秋葉原

|style="text-align:right;"|0.9

|style="text-align:right;"|13.5

|

|Chiyoda

|-

|

|

|仲御徒町

|style="text-align:right;"|1.0

|style="text-align:right;"|14.5

|

|rowspan="4"|Taitō

|-

|

|

|上野

|style="text-align:right;"|0.5

|style="text-align:right;"|15.0

|

|-

|

|

|入谷

|style="text-align:right;"|1.2

|style="text-align:right;"|16.2

|&nbsp;

|-

|

|

|三ノ輪

|style="text-align:right;"|1.2

|style="text-align:right;"|17.4

|&nbsp;

|-

|

|

|南千住

|style="text-align:right;"|0.8

|style="text-align:right;"|18.2

|

|Arakawa

|-

|

|

|北千住

|style="text-align:right;"|2.1

|style="text-align:right;"|20.3

|

|Adachi

|-

| colspan="7" align="center"| ↓ Through-services to/from: ↓

  • , , , via
  • via
  • Limited Home Liner TH Liner to/from via

|}

Rolling stock

  • Tokyo Metro 13000 series (7-car EMUs, since 25 March 2017)
  • Tobu 70000 series (7-car EMUs, since 7 July 2017)
  • Tobu 70090 series (7-car EMUs since 20 March 2020, for TH Liner)

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File:Tokyo-Metro-Series13000-13111.jpg|Tokyo Metro 13000 series

File:Tobu-Series70000-71701.jpg|Tobu 70000 series

File:Tobu-Series70090-71792F.jpg|Tobu 70090 series

</gallery>

Past

  • TRTA 3000 series (from 1961 until July 1994)
  • Tobu 2000 series (from 1962 until 1993)
  • (from 1964 until March 1991)
  • Tokyu 1000 series (from 1991 until September 2013)
  • Tokyo Metro 03 series (from 1988 until March 2020)
  • Tobu 20000 series (8-car EMUs, 1988 until February 2020)

<gallery widths=180>

File:Teito rapid transit authority 3000 3021.jpg|TRTA 3000 series in 1988

File:Tobu 2000 2409 nishiarai.jpg|Tobu 2000 series

File:Tkk7000.JPG|Tokyu 7000 series

File:Tokyu1000 8cars.jpg|Tokyu 1000 series

File:Metro-03series.jpg|Tokyo Metro 03 series

File:Tobu-20050series.jpg|Tobu 20000 series

</gallery>

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

  • Official website (in English)