Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The Japanese capital and world's largest city has two subway systems: Tokyo Metro (9 lines) and Toei (4 lines). But having two separate systems can be quite a hassle. So why is it like this? Find out in this short but deep dive into Japanese transit history!
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0:00 Introduction
2:09 The First Subway
2:33 The Yamanote Line's Relevance
3:20 The City Government wants it all
4:36 The subway nationalizes
4:46 Post-WWII Fallout
5:57 Through Running proposed
7:02 Toei
7:35 More recent history
The Japanese capital and world's largest city has two subway systems: Tokyo Metro (9 lines) and Toei (4 lines). But having two separate systems can be quite a hassle. So why is it like this? Find out in this short but deep dive into Japanese transit history!
Trains Are Awesome!
Buy Trains Are Awesome Merch: my-store-f0aafe.creator-spring.com
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/trainsareawesome
Our Instagram: instagram.com/tra_channel
Email us: trainsareawesomechannel@gmail.com
My second channel: youtube.com/@Thom_Extra?si=x-K0NL2o-m45D-ac
0:00 Introduction
2:09 The First Subway
2:33 The Yamanote Line's Relevance
3:20 The City Government wants it all
4:36 The subway nationalizes
4:46 Post-WWII Fallout
5:57 Through Running proposed
7:02 Toei
7:35 More recent history
