Every Operating Railway System in Greater Tokyo Area (animation)

A total of 49 rail transport systems from 47 operators in Tokyo are illustrated on the map. Systems are categorized by operators with exception of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation which operates Toei Subway, Tokyo Toden, and Nippori-Toneri Liner.
The Greater Tokyo Area (Capital Area) is defined as Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, and Gunma prefectures.
If a line extends beyond the Greater Tokyo Area, only the section inside the GTA is counted (e.g Gotemba line, Koumi line, Chuo line, Joban line, etc.)
rapid transit vs. commuter rail vs. heavy rail
The distinction of these services is often unclear as they are used inconsistently by different sources. Sometimes, rapid transit and commuter rail are subcategories of heavy rail, sometimes they are used interchangeably, and sometimes they are used as different definitions.
For the purpose of this video, these terms are defined as follows:
Rapid transit: operates in urban center, shorter distances between stations, frequent service, mostly underground (usually referred as metro or subway)
Commuter rail: connects suburban areas with the city center, often connects with rapid transit and provide through-services
Heavy rail: operates mostly in suburban areas as regional lines, less frequent service, often shorter or single fleet
Categories
based on:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Lines, stations, and length counting methodology
If two lines have different terminals and are named as a "branch line", they are considered as one line (e.g. Narita Main line, Narita Abiko branch line, Narita Airport line are counted as 1 line). If two lines share a majority of routes with different terminals but have "unique names", they are counted as separate lines (e.g. Keikyu lines).
The station counts and track lengths are the numbers of unique stations and unique segments for each operator. However, for the "Greater Tokyo Area rail network", station counts and track lengths of operators are simply summed together resulting in some cross-company stations and tracks being counted multiple times.
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[@MetroLiner]

There is an error in the data. 3:12 Length of Toyo Rapid Railway should be 16.2km 8:17 Total length should be 4904.3km (Please note that shared tracks between operators are recounted in the total length) My apologies for the mistake. 😞 Thanks to those who commented the error!

[@AndrewG1989]

Plus you also done a video of Tokyo back in February. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3muimWEmrGehMk

[@slipstream54]

Еман 4 тыща километров, это кажется как всю Евразию проехать.

[@naoise122]

I wouldn’t call the Tokyo Metro a “privately owned subway”, the government of Japan own 53% of it and the Tokyo metropolitan government own the other 47%

[@CzornyLisek]

Have You made an google maps or google earth project and could share link to it if so?

[@jenasis2903]

I think the Sotetsu line extended to Shinjuku in late 2019

[@user-rk5ij5eg8c]

8:17ここの真ん中にぽっかり空いたとこが皇居ってのが絶妙にかっこいい

[@user-gn2bo3ig5p]

pink bloodの宇多田ヒカルみたい

[@user-il4qy1hk9i]

これだけ複雑な鉄道網の中心が皇居で、そこだけぽっかりと空いてるのもまた美しいんだよな

[@user-zd8sv6qd3o]

めっちゃ分かる

[@user-he8lp2ub1c]

その皇居に向かい合う形で起点駅となる東京駅が建ってるのも美しい

[@imoto.]

JR登場かっこよすぎた

[@NewYorkCityKagoshima]

地図が引いてから出てくる感じが良かった

[@user-lk7ue2ir9z]

俺は大トリとして最後に出てくると思ってた

[@imoto.]

@@user-lk7ue2ir9z それはすごく思った

[@user-io6hw9ul9o]

5:05 いちばん短い芝山鉄道の次&音楽がかっこいいと言うのもあって超カッコよくなってるw

[@user-gr8fm5br6z]

中盤に出てくるところにセンスを感じる

[@user-kg9sr2ev2y]

tourists "it's absolutely impossible to understand this whole map." locals "me too bro."

[@AmatartGames503]

I can understand(live near TOKYO)

[@haffmanshooter]

東武の圧倒的な路線長よ 一気に画面が引きになるの圧巻やな

[@ultra7xx]

大阪　名古屋の動画があったとして近鉄の時が気になります

[@user-rd9bq5st5z]

縦に伸びてるのも強いよね

[@hitoshi10232]

日光まで行きますからね。

[@FossaMagnam]

日本人でも楽しめる動画

[@Mr.BoXunQiu]

東京わ、日本の驕傲です

[@RekutoRaro]

日常過ぎて何とも思わないけど改めて見ると凄いなこれwww

[@tsukawan]

グラスゴー地下鉄と見比べるとすごい

[@joeymills7185]

日常じゃない田舎民が通ります

[@user-bg6wc8ec3v]

One point for those who are not familiar with Japanese railways. The last JR East Railway is a core railway company that inherited most of the railroad tracks from the old Japanese National Railways. Other companies are called "private railways" and some distinctions are made.

[@dionysos1]

私、全く鉄ヲタでは無いんですが、こういう広く深い知識、ストレス無く見られる編集、それらにかかる労力を考えると、 こういう動画を作る人には感謝と尊敬しか無い。

[@koha9-dango310]

同じく

[@Cheka0318]

俺も鉄オタでは無いんですが、凄い見入っちゃいました。こんないっぱい鉄道会社と路線ってあるんですね！

[@umakara55]

東京民でも一生乗る機会のない路線も多いんだろうなあ

[@tracksray9542]

@@umakara55 ユ ー カ リ が 丘 線

[@pc7y]

​@@tracksray9542芝山鉄道線とどっちが乗らないかは見どころ

[@total_wokeultrapromax3285]

How much mileage and coverage do you want?? Tokyo metropolitan railway : *yes*

[@nuolis]

atleast we can learn something=if playing city building games,make its public network wide and effective like tokyo's rail system

[@party_parrot_]

まさか地下鉄以外の路線もやるとは思ってなかったww ありがてえ

[@RK-sd7hb]

せやなぁ

[@yu-yu-0528]

ちょうど日本のコメント探してた

[@user-uo9yb9fo4e]

せやなぁ

[@ajyotta]

ユーカリが丘線が出てくるの激アツだった。

[@user-bv4bt4by8g]

JRは元国鉄だから置いておくとして東武が別次元すぎる

[@user-qk5yn2oh9n]

他の私鉄には比べ物にならない位な存在感だったよね 流石最長距離日本の私鉄第2位！！

[@user-dm5wj7gn1w]

@@user-qk5yn2oh9n 第2位で最長距離？笑

[@rarararaijapanese7238]

@@user-dm5wj7gn1w 日本の私鉄最長距離ってことでは？ 間違っていたらごめん

[@user-qk5yn2oh9n]

@たかてつ そうですよ

[@Hikimiya]

@@user-dm5wj7gn1w 東日本の私鉄では最長距離ということです。

[@cyrilcch.ffs_]

Went to tokyo once and asked a random local where the subway station is, ended up with him showing me 7 different maps…

[@jmstransit]

Probably a densha otaku (train nerd) lol They're quite literally at every station in major Japanese cities

[@JapaneseHistory]

It can be confusing especially back in the day of maps. Google maps and translation makes this a breeze now.

[@user-lr2fd4or4c]

オタクが海外で認知されてんの草

[@ROKKUnaROKUDENASHI]

@@user-lr2fd4or4cオタクはマンガ、アニメと同じ時に海外に広まったからね

[@user-rt3ku6vt7z]

@@user-lr2fd4or4cガチ草😂

[@TRDInfo]

No way! No way!! There's more lines only at Tokyo than in Central and South America combined 😅😅

[@ricardolavayen5672]

Creo que de todo el planeta xd

[@eduardoalagostorres3777]

And USA too!

[@jianmingliu2767]

@@eduardoalagostorres3777 Bruh Central America includes USA

[@eduardoalagostorres3777]

@@jianmingliu2767 No, Central América aré the countries that are to the sputh of México. The countries o this region are Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama.

[@federationmusic]

@@eduardoalagostorres3777 actually usa have a big rail network but most of the line are privately own and they are for freight trains only

[@user-fe8cy8dw1u]

複雑な東京の鉄道網を完全に理解している… これは猛者じゃの…

[@s08095705725]

なんちゅう名前しとんねん笑笑

[@Mr.BoXunQiu]

東京一極集中 日本最強都心

[@user-qd1ec9qr2g]

@@Mr.BoXunQiu 大阪(関西)の路線図もかなり複雑です。

[@mswpav_jill]

流鉄とかユーカリが丘線まで網羅されててなんか嬉しかった

[@user-us7tb1nd7u]

ユーカリが丘線とかいう日本人でも地域住民か鉄オタしか知らんようなドマイナー路線まで網羅してるのシンプルに凄い

[@simonjames9481]

Tokyo alone have better train system than the entire USA.

[@eduardoalagostorres3777]

Agree!

[@shivtim]

Uh, no. There are rail transit systems in cities including New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Phoenix, Denver, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego, Miami, Orlando, St. Louis, New Orleans, Detroit, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Portland, Pittsburgh, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Salt Lake City, Seattle, and more. Tokyo is amazing but it can't beat the entire rail network of a whole country.

[@qjtvaddict]

Lol almost all rich countries have a better rail system than the USA the USA’s rail networks are comparable to 3rd world so called shit 🕳 countries. China is a former shit 🕳

[@qjtvaddict]

@@shivtim those systems are all garbage either very unreliable or small and useless

[@qjtvaddict]

@@shivtim NYC has the worst reliability on the planet with constant very disruptive service changes nearly every weekend adding nearly 30 mins extra to travel time. Chicago is a dangerous city and their metra trains are poor in frequency and reliability buses are not that fast or good for getting around the city beyond downtown, Philadelphia is a crumbling embarrassment and their regional rail trains are old and infrequent for its infrastructure, Boston is a dumpster fire with constant issues and poor connectivity, Washington DC is straight up too infrequent to use and connecting buses need to be more like Toronto, Atlanta is a joke traffic everywhere and barely any train 3 lines and a stub to nowhere , Baltimore? You serious bro one line metro and they can’t even get the red line approved, Charlotte umm street running extensively in downtown is unreliable and slow 1 line 2 lines peak only express buses are not impressive, Phoenix only has one line in a city with millions, Denver at least they try, San Francisco that hot mess of a city with so many uncoordinated agencies infrequent buses where it’s needed and a fragmented rail network yeah ok let me know when the drug addicts leave, San Jose? HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHHAAH WOW You call that a system? Cincinnati has no rail transit worth using a meager streetcar cute, USA has some of the worst transit systems on earth or at least the rich world.

[@porto2549]

And what is really amazing with this is that almost all of the lines use two of the same transit cards!

[@fuu6589]

And they are compatible, including cards used in several other metropolitan areas.

[@user-fs8fb1rh3s]

Suika from JR Pasmo from the others

[@user-ShinTokkai-sub]

まさか首都圏鉄道網の動画もつくるとは😁

[@user-fp7pn8uz3g]

大阪もやって欲しい

[@user-rv4og9um1z]

柴山鉄道がちゃんと紹介されたの見ると気分めちゃくちゃ盛り上がるな…と思ってたら小湊が出てきてフォォォォってなった。 そうです、私は千葉県民です。

[@alessandrobordone9317]

Thank you for putting in all this work, trying to sift through internet articles and Wikipedia pages beforehand to gather all this knowledge myself to no avail makes me appreciate the work you put into research for this monster of a topic, not to mention the quality!

[@yopppe]

これを開業順に編集したら昇天しそう🥺

[@JU_kabatake_sta]

Some of the lines in this movie are not convenient lines like Tokyo metro or Yamanote Line, but peaceful lines that run across the countryside areas, such as Choshi Electric Railway, Kominato Railway, Chichibu Railway, and some JR East lines. If we get on these lines, we can see beautiful scenerys and feel if we are in the past period by seeing old stations,trains,and streejs.

[@friddevonfrankenstein]

Me: Wow, that network looks insane! JR EAST: 5:07 Hold my Sake.

[@GyusujiOisi]

東京23区って首都の面積的な規模でいえばそこまで大きくないけど、鉄道網がほんとにバグってるレベルで発達してるんだよな。あの範囲に地下鉄13路線はほんとすごい

[@user-fx8qq2hp7v]

首都圏でこの鉄道網すげえなやっぱ

[@stevieinselby]

Holy wow ... with all the different modes and operating companies, that is *insanely* complicated ... but incredibly comprehensive!

[@Alpha_Iru]

Wow, all the major and minor railways included, geez those efforts must be countless… Kudos man, I’m pretty sure that you know more than the locals who live in the railways in Tokyo

[@jmstransit]

Great video, and good job on the graphics And thanks for being specific about which "Tokyo" is being considered - often people just take into consideration the 23 wards and only count TOEI/Tokyo Metro (which is incorrect considering everything is really high density commuter rail - Yamanote Line has a lot of characteristics of a subway/metro line)

[@argentest]

Probably one of the most comprehensive Tokyo urban area railway network video on KZbin. It's really well made. Thanks for the work.

[@JapaneseHistory]

There is no doubt about that. I'm sure this must of taken many hours work before even starting the animation.

[@user-lr2fd4or4c]

JRの圧倒的強者感

[@M1nato-Mirai]

元国鉄は強い…

[@blackbear6306]

伊達に140年近くやってないよね

[@domein23]

ほとんどが20世紀に開業してるのもすごい

[@greentea27]

5:03 I love how it transitions from the shortest railway line, to the gigantic JR east network

[@mfaizsyahmi]

but showing it all at once misses the One Ring that rules them all, the Yamanote Line.

[@sntmse]

I was expecting to see the whole JR East network😭😭 Very disappointed😂

[@LaxMarch2022]

@@sntmse JR = Japan Railway

[@sntmse]

@@LaxMarch2022 lol that’s too big! Only JR East is enough! That’s not fair for the companies only in Kanto region haha

[@user-ks9ns2xk9f]

@@sntmse If you display all the networks of JR East, you will be able to see Aomori, which is more than 700km away from Tokyo. I can't speak English, so please forgive me for using a translation site.

[@blackpanda7298]

You have out done yourself 👏🏾 I love the way the lines snake and jive

[@Sayoinmayo]

I thought this video would have never came out. Thanks for doing something I wanted to see in a long time!

[@JustinLKX]

I remember I was at Yokohama station heading towards shinjuku, the local there showed me 3 trains, 2 above ground and 1 underground. All in the next 20 minutes.

[@JapaneseHistory]

Yes service and options are incredible. Plus helpful locals make for a great experience.

[@umakara55]

鉄道自体が観光資源になって、世界中から鉄道マニアを集めても不思議ではない

[@user-pq5vw8pu4y]

やっぱ首都圏の鉄道は複雑すぎて頭こんがらがりそう笑

[@infinitmonburstmode]

Thank you so much, being waiting for it 💛💛💛

[@Sky-kl4ed]

Even though Japan is the developed country, car ownership in Tokyo sits extremely low with 0.4 cars per household, because citizens have trust in public transportation so much.

[@odorikakeru]

Someone more intelligent than me once said that how fully developed a city is may be inversely proportional to how many theoretical journeys, completely inside the city limits, require a car or motorbike. (Paraphrasing because I’m only half remembering)

[@goofytuna6077]

It’s also a much more walkable city than any city in America. Everything you need is within a walkable distance.

[@isamuominae]

And Tokyo car parkings are insanely expensive too.

[@mkill572]

Plus there’s car sharing now so if you really need a car you just grab one

[@hcguyz]

Rinkai Line runs entirely underground, but it's basically an extension of JR Saikyo line. The trains run through all the way to Saitama, so you can call it heavy rail as well.

[@jph4852]

Actually, the rails at Osaki Station and Shin-Kiba Station are above ground.

[@Nogapniba]

@@jph4852 not all actually some train station in the area are above

[@user-rt5yl8yk6t]

やっぱ改めて首都圏の路線図見てみると密だな〜てゆうのが分かる

[@simonjames9481]

Now I understand why they say Tokyo has the best railway system in the entire world.

[@clemsuryoutube798]

Maybe not, because they have a big system, but not really efficient... It is quite slow...

[@Lachata62]

@@clemsuryoutube798 Well many lines have express trains

[@party_parrot_]

@@clemsuryoutube798 JR and private railways compete for speed and price. So most of the trains are speedy. By user of railway in Tokyo

[@DMTHOTH]

If they can be merged into 1~3 operators and establish united fare system then I would say they have the best railway system. But in the reality, most of these companies are more like real estate developer companies. They build residential buildings, their own department stores and shopping malls all around their own train stations. That's how they make their profits not the ticket sales.

[@Pvemaster2]

@@DMTHOTH This form of private hyper-TOD should be a model for every city. (Or public policy)

[@SOPOYON]

7:15 ディズニーリゾートラインかわいい笑

[@tsyshito]

これだけの密度の鉄道・軌道網が整備されていながら都心では150%を超える混雑なわけで、東京の人口密度は群を抜いているなあと

[@deadwing04]

Fantastic job, well done!

[@rychan78]

impressive. appreciate your hard work;)

[@monoface5]

最高に感動しました。1:26 京急が出てきた時は特に気持ちが昂ぶりました。そして5:06 JR東日本の長大な鉄道網とその歴史の深さに今一度思いを馳せることが出来ました。素晴らしい動画をありがとうございます。

[@user-jv3bw9bu4v]

流鉄やユーカリが丘線まで載ってるのは驚いた。かなり丁寧に調べられてる

[@Air_Con]

丁寧な編集で良いですね

[@lucaschang689]

Hands down, the craziest video you've done so far! I've traveled only a tiny portion of it and it's insane!

[@sunshineimperials1600]

Amazing video, tons of research put into this amazingly made video. The Greater Tokyo Area rail network is massive, and I don’t think anything can compete with the rail network. I wonder why you censored some of the numbers though? Is it because KZbin dislikes certain numbers?

[@TheSleepyCraftsman]

Typos. See pinned comment.

[@qjtvaddict]

They don’t like Asian

[@user-hj4mv2wl1c]

JR出てきたときの一軍感すげえwww

[@yokai-obake]

めっちゃ詳しくて草 nice video!!!

[@lucianacominatojogos3692]

I can even see where the Imperial Palace is,everything goes around it

[@pumpkinhill4570]

Even subway tunnels aren't allowed!

[@armsid]

I just love how the 4.1km stretch of the Minatomirai Line carries more people in a day (as of 2015) as my city’s ENTIRE daily ridership as of 2018/19 That being said Tokyo’s population is somewhat comparable to all of Canada and I’m in just one city in Canada.

[@internetperson9813]

Which city?

[@sunglassdubsteps5268]

I mean Minatomirai Line does through service with Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, even further to Tobu Tojo Line.

[@mikegaskin5542]

@@internetperson9813 Ottawa maybe

[@kelv3157]

@@sunglassdubsteps5268 also Seibu Ikebukuro Line

[@sunglassdubsteps5268]

@@kelv3157 Don't forget Seibu Yurakucho Line

[@everydayday]

I am Japanese and I live in Tokyo central. Almost everyone who lives in Tokyo uses these rail networks to get to work and school, but also for shopping and sightseeing. (People in Tokyo central don't use cars much, because parking is expensive and the roads are congested.) How does this network really feel to people from abroad? Complex? Beautiful? Chaotic?

[@boycottnok1466]

If you translate the comments you can see everyone admires and likes Tokyo's railway.

[@MeatyLegend]

i became a railfan during my first visit to Japan, from the local lines with 1-2 cars, up to the Shinkansen, the system is really great. i assumed it was chaotic transferring to other lines before the IC card was implemented, now you just load up the card and the system will handle the rest. what i liked the most is the 'last mile' local lines to the suburbs, in most countries only the major points get access to the railway network. i had 3 flights to Japan already cancelled post-COVID, i am waiting to return again 😄

[@yukiyui0219]

これほど複雑なシステムをよく回してるなといつも感心していますw

[@greghall4836]

It feels very impressive and very convenient.

[@takutubepalms]

The space without a railroad in the middle is the Imperial Palace.

[@shiokaramilk]

The reasons for the success of Japanese private railway companies without nationalization are largely due to ancillary businesses rather than the railroad lines themselves. They worked on a set of railroad lines and urban development along the lines. This approach coincided with the period of rapid economic growth after WWII.

[@jmstransit]

Very much evident in railway-owned department stores and other business through the keiretsu/zaibatsu business model systems

[@socks_cat356]

City planning in central Tokyo basically eliminates cars and is designed primarily for railroads, so advanced land use around the station is progressing. Cars require 160 times more space than people.

[@Schinshikss]

Ironically, which is actually the American model back in the 19th century, but on a much more condensed scale. The WHOLE city positioning in the continental USA was based on its private railroad constructions back then.

[@analoguegeek]

transit oriented development...

[@rusticcloud3325]

Noted, will tell my government

[@kazu-usa]

In fact, these all railways are running on time. Its crazy.

[@user-lz1yb6qk3f]

I don't know if that stats even exists for all of them. For the metro, subway and JR East - sure. For a random line somewhere on the border of Kanto region - I doubt it.

[@kazu-usa]

Yeah, generally, yes. But in Japan, no. Its no relationship with "Where" is the line. Its only the matter of "Who" handles the line.

[@lucorea]

Great video! Excellent work! However, it seems like cable cars (such as the Ooyama Kanko Railway and Mitake Tizan Railway) are missing.

[@avikroy9144]

This video is an asset.. the best till date on the massive rail network in Tokyo.

[@AaronShenghao]

This is why Shanghai Metro may have longest metro now, but nothing can compare with Tokyo’s mass transit system (commuter rail + metro).

[@clemsuryoutube798]

Paris maybe.

[@okis8087]

@@clemsuryoutube798 Ce n’est pas comparable

[@Lodai974]

@@okis8087 Paris is 1550km lenght including metro RER and transilien.With the future GPEx(250km) it's 1800km.

[@montrealresident8223]

@@Lodai974 Greater Tokyo’s Rail Network is over 4900km.. put subtitles on at 8:21

[@justsamoo3480]

@@montrealresident8223 I mean Paris is much smaller.

[@jg-7780]

I'd love to see this for London! When you add in all the commuter rail and intercity train operators, the network is quite massive. Nothing quite like Tokyo's but still enough for an interesting video!

[@JapaneseHistory]

Yes plus London was the pioneer of underground subway system opening 170 years ago now.

[@xandascharts6901]

Me too however I don’t think it would quite work for London as most of the trains are re services running nationally and so therefore all the end terminuses are far out in places like Dover or Dorset or up north plus the Greater Tokyo area is much larger this is why he can do this as in its greater area it has essentially taken over all of the small end terminuses we do in London have some small terminuses like the southeastern services to Bromley north or the Windsor and fading southwestern branches or just c2c as a whole (lmfao) but it just wouldn’t quite work I actually wonder where metro liner lives

[@omiyach]

In August of this year, "Utsunomiya Light Line" opened in Tochigi Prefecture. (Light rail, 14.6km)

[@kixzoxpy7965]

のんびりとしたBGMが続き私鉄やマイナー路線次々と紹介して・・芝山鉄道の次に紹介されるJR Eastの瞬間　これを忘れてはいけないとばかりBGMが変わって壮大な路線網を敷くJR東日本が紹介される所がいいですねｗ　東京ほど鉄道網が混みあっている都市は世界中見てもないでしょうね

[@delete_231]

As you see, the map is so confusing but also there are several train types in each lines... Example: ↑Faster Limited Express(Express surcharges):特急(有料特急) usually named like Skyliner or Romancecar or etc. Rapid Limited Express:快速特急 →Keikyu(京急) Line Rapid Express:快速急行→Seibu(西武) Line Limited Express(No Express surcharges):特急 Semi Special Express:準特急 →Keio(京王) Line (Commute-) Express:(通勤)急行 Semi Express:区間急行 (Commute-) Semi Express:(通勤)準急 Rapid:快速 Local Train:普通、各駅停車 stops at Each stations ↓Slower And some lines have -liner(Express with reserved seats and additional fees) or Airport Express... And some trains have different stops in the morning or evening or weekdays etc.... And most lines runs through other company's lines so if you sleep in the last train you can't come back...(T ^ T) It's very complicated so you'd better use "Route Search" sites and Suica card. Example: world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?sub_lang=ja

[@flamegaming1846]

I’ve been waiting for this 😆

[@mfaizsyahmi]

I'm surprised this video isn't 2 hours long! XD JR East commuter network is massive, but showing it all at once misses the One Ring that rules them all, the Yamanote Line. Overall, a testament on how the rail transit system in Greater Tokyo is unparalled anywhere on Earth. You could get from Central Tokyo to Disneyland, to the mountains, to the hot spring resorts, to the beach, to the airport, all within 1 hour or so travel on a train.

[@Lodai974]

The yamanote line is shown but most of the ring is covered by other lines.

[@meezookee8491]

Technically, so-called Yamanote line does not actually exist, but is a system consists of not only Yamanote line but also a part of Tokaido line, Tohoku line, and maybe a part of other lines.

[@Lodai974]

@@meezookee8491 Saikyo Line too yes as line = infrastructure

[@Windvern]

@@meezookee8491 Historically yes, it does follow already existing sections, linking Tokyo's eastern north-south lines and western north-south lines (although some sections were already built exclusively for the Yamanote line), but today, it doesn't have to borrow the existing rails, and has its own tracks. I think it's safe to say it's a real line now 😉

[@meezookee8491]

@@shotaro1321 That's what I said

[@ballonsen]

It's a good video. Thank you for taking up a lot of Japan.

[@nleak92]

Tokyo is such a fascinating city for a transport fanatic

[@frxzzy_]

Your videos are so high quality! They deserve more attention.

[@MetroLiner]

Thank you!

[@tokyochannel2020]

Also note that many lines of different companies share the same trains/stations/rolling stock. For example an Odakyu Line train might run strait into the Chiyoda Subway Line, and the Fukutoshin Metro line directly connects to the Tokyu Toyoko Line, which directly connects into the Minato Mirai Line, essentially 3-4 different train companies, operatating seemlessly.

[@japanezeboyOK]

Yes, this is really surprising for me, even living in Japan more than 20 years. I just can't understand why the complicated railroad newtork operates so accurate and safe.

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

@@japanezeboyOK its because the companies have their best interests in working together in providing a safe and reliable journey for passengers while also expanding their business even if they hate each other such as in the case in London, England where the original railway companies had a battle which was the Metropolitan Railway vs. the District Railway where they worked together on expanding their companies while also being competitors and working together because if they did not work together then they would end up building competing lines that would be loss makers for all parties involved. And now I've explained Capitalism 101...

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

To say that in Montreal, we only have 2 rail based transit operators and the existing company decided to pick a fight with the newcomer. The amount of compagnies that work seamlessly in Tokyo is mindboggling.

[@YukariAkiyama]

Yea man thats the problem with transit in the Americas. Every train, bus, even stores and goods can be purchased with an IC card in Japan. In the US, every city has their own transit card that ONLY works for transit

[@kiramutoujaeger]

Yeah i still remember that i went to ikebukuro by riding a train from minato mirai station to ikebukuro station it takes 1 hour

[@xxxbear]

You have to redo after a few year later. Utsunomiya Light Rail and Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line are under construction now.

[@user-xu9ws9rj8r]

Much needed video in KZbin and probably the only of it's kind. Thank You sooooo much for providing us with a vital information

[@hughmungusbungusfungus4618]

Shout out from Keio!! This was such a cool video

[@JapaneseHistory]

Yes indeed well researched must of taken sometime. I believe the Shinjuku Keio Line station opened in 1912.

[@mrrobotnica]

This is excellent. 👍

[@user-ql1xd7fk3j]

The JR line network in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the S-Bahn network in the Berlin metropolitan area are similar in type.

[@qjtvaddict]

JR is like a super version

[@JapaneseHistory]

Quite right. In the 1900s Japan gave the job to a German engineer named Franz Balzer to design and build the eastern side of the Yamanote Line. Franz was also instrumental in the design of Berlins elevated lines.

[@anubisu1024]

For people who found that some common words appear in the names of railways: -den: abbreviation of "den-tetsu", itself abbreviation of "denki-tetsudo" (electric railway) -kyu: abbreviation of "kyuko" (express)

[@Centre-take]

Thanks for writing kanji! Your movie is so great:) greeting from Japan

[@Barcelona0804]

One of the reasons why I love Tokyo so much

[@ujuoh7730]

I like how the tune intensifies when showing JR East.

[@simonjames9481]

I didn't expect this to be this big

[@daten__]

3:45 In 2019, Sagami Railway has started their through service with JR East which connects the Sotetsu Main Line to the heart of Tokyo and beyond to Saitama. Also in 2022, they are planning to open a through service with Tokyu which will further expand their network to other areas of greater Tokyo.

[@user-nd5iq3qz6h]

お前日本人だろ、文章が綺麗すぎる。

[@daten__]

@@user-nd5iq3qz6h バレたか

[@DMTHOTH]

Great work! :)

[@MetroLiner]

Thank you!

[@himbourbanist]

meanwhile my city has been trying to open a single new light rail line for 12 years

[@user-ul5tf8ui6t]

My city has been building new metro station for 4 years

[@odzergaming]

My city has been building an 3.45 km rail tunnel under the CBD after it was first proposed 70 years ago and is still taking them 11 years with 2 billion dollars budget overruns and numerous delays

[@kanojune5754]

My city doesn't even have a bus system....

[@kaixongo]

ココでは割愛されていますが、ロープウェーやケーブルカーの一部も、市民の足として利用されているので、そのデータも含めると更に増えそうですね。 御殿場線をいれるなら、東海道新幹線（東京～小田原）もあるとよいかも？

[@st.paulsbrunner3576]

Hi Metro Liner! I love your vids all the way from Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪! It would be much appreciated if you could make a DART and Luas extention video! It would be short but really cool! This video must have needed days of research so that's why I dropped a like!

[@cherubin7th]

Fascinating, how many small train businesses with very few lines exist.

[@jesselogan92]

I really enjoyed your vids.. maybe after this you can make a video about transit system in ASEAN region such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok too...

[@JonathanChan212]

London: I have the craziest train network! NYC: Hold me beer. Tokyo: Allow me to introduce ourselves.

[@worldwidebear1967]

In a documentary recently on television, one of the people primarily responsible for public transport in Tokyo said that there are plans to introduce a network and zones, as already existed in many cities around the world. Otherwise this megacity cannot expand further in public transport.

[@777MasterHero]

4:58 The anime protagonist fighting the villain alone 5:07 They discover the power of friendship

[@PunctualRailroad]

EVERYONE PLEASE REMEMBER. THIS IS TOKYO, THIS IS JAPAN!!!!! This is the BEST VIDEO introduced as railways in Tokyo Area. The most I'd like to say is, in Tokyo, NOT ONLY subways BUT ALSO urban railways include JR play the roles of urban network railways. (not as China)

[@fernandorevilla3518]

The gratest video!❤

[@orz4452]

東京の話ではないけど沖縄県以外は鉄道で移動できるのもいいよね 四国に行くことも九州に行くことも北海道に行くことも出来る 海を渡れる

[@user-lr3rk1sr1m]

日本の都心の鉄道網は十分すぎるぐらいに整備されてます。車内も綺麗で、移動も快適です。 天気のいい日（晴れの日）は小田急線のロマンスカーから見れる富士山がおすすめです。冬に綺麗に見れると思います。