Yūrakuchō Line (Tokyo Metro)

Yūrakuchō Line
Yūrakuchō Line
	A Yūrakuchō Line 17000 series train
Overview
Other name	Y
Native name	有楽町線
Owner	Tokyo Metro
Line number	8
Locale	Tokyo
Termini	Wakōshi; Shin-Kiba;
Stations	24
Color on map	Gold
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Tokyo Subway
Operator(s)	Tokyo Metro
Depot(s)	Wakō, Shin-Kiba
Rolling stock	Tokyo Metro 10000 series; Tokyo Metro 17000 series; Seibu 6000 and 6050 series; Seibu 40000 and 40050 series; Tobu 9000 and 9050 series; Tobu 50070 series; Tokyu 5050-4000 series (less commonly used)
Daily ridership	1,124,478
History
Opened	30 October 1974
Last extension	1988
Technical
Line length	28.3 km (17.6 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	150 m (490 ft)
Electrification	Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Train protection system	New CS-ATC, ATO
Maximum incline	3.5%
Route map
Route map
	Yamanote, Saikyō &
	Shōnan-Shinjuku lines
	Tōjō Line
	Yamanote, Saikyō
	& Shōnan-Shinjuku lines
	Namboku Line,
	Tōzai Line, Ōedo Line
	Toei Shinjuku &
	Namboku lines
	Hanzōmon &
	Namboku lines
	Ginza & Marunouchi lines
	at Akasaka-mitsuke
	Hibiya, Chiyoda &
	Mita lines at Hibiya
	Yamanote &
	Keihin-Tōhoku lines
	Marunouchi & Ginza
	lines at Ginza

The Yūrakuchō Line (有楽町線, Yūrakuchō-sen) is a subway line in Japan owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold", and its stations are given numbers using the letter "Y".

The line was named after the Yūrakuchō business district in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The proper name as given in an annual report of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is Line No. 8 Yūrakuchō Line (8号線有楽町線, Hachi-gō-sen Yūrakuchō-sen). According to the Tokyo urban transportation plan, however, it is more complicated. The line number assigned to the section south from Kotake-Mukaihara to Shin-Kiba is Line 8, but that north of Kotake-Mukaihara to Wakōshi is Line 13, which indicates the section is a portion of Fukutoshin Line which shares the same number.