Operator-wide facts from Tokyo Metro's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.
IC cards (Suica etc.)Accepted PPASMO, Suica, Kitaca, TOICA, manaca, ICOCA +4 more
Credit card touchSome services PVisa, Mastercard etc. contactless
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Japanese; shows delays of 5 minutes or more
Step-free accessStation list →PCheck each station's elevators, wheelchair escalators and stair lifts in the per-station facility list (or the Barrier-Free Guide booklet covering all Tokyo Metro and Toei stations), and today's elevator outages before you go. Trains have free spaces for wheelchairs and strollers.
PASMO works at every station on all nine Tokyo Metro lines (Ginza, Marunouchi, Hibiya, Tōzai, Chiyoda, Yūrakuchō, Hanzōmon, Namboku, Fukutoshin), and Suica and the other nationwide transport IC cards work through nationwide mutual use (PASMO notes a few lines in its area do not take every card). Contactless credit/debit/prepaid cards and phones can also be touched on the automatic gate reader to ride Tokyo Metro without buying a ticket, at the adult fare only, at all stations except that you cannot start a trip at Nakano (exiting there is handled at the staffed window). Since 25 March 2026 one touch-in/touch-out also covers through trips with Toei, Odakyu, Keio, Keikyu, Sotetsu, Seibu, Tokyu, Tobu and Minatomirai lines (some of their stations excluded), with ¥70 off when changing between Tokyo Metro and Toei. P
Buy a ticket or a day ticket at the ticket machine (券売機) of any Tokyo Metro station, or use an IC card such as PASMO or Suica, or a contactless credit/debit card or phone.
Enter through the automatic ticket gate: touch the IC card, contactless card or phone on the gate reader. Contactless cards cannot be used to start a trip at Nakano.
Getting off
Leave through the automatic ticket gate, touching the same IC card you entered with.
Contactless credit/debit card or phone: you must touch the same card or device to exit. Only the adult fare is charged (no child fares). Riding on beyond the 11 participating railways is not possible with a contactless card: use an IC card instead.
Out-of-gate transfers with a contactless card: if you take more than 60 minutes to change at a Tokyo Metro or Toei transfer station, a new fare starts at the transfer station.
Wheelchair assistance
General enquiries go to the Tokyo Metro Customer Center (東京メトロお客様センター), by form or chatbot on the website; its phone number was not shown in the text of the pages checked. Tokyo Metro's barrier-free page lists the facilities at each station (elevators, wheelchair escalators, stair lifts), elevator outage schedules, and a booklet (バリアフリー便利帳) covering every Tokyo Metro and Toei station. Assistance dogs (guide, service and hearing dogs) may ride.
Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. 1 of them are sold only to foreign visitors. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.
24 hours from the first time you pass a ticket gate (IC version: 24 hours from purchase). A same-day paper ticket not used by the last train of the purchase day becomes invalid. You may exit after the 24 hours run out if you entered within them.
¥970 From Fuda / Kichijoji, adult · ¥500 From Fuda / Kichijoji, child · ¥1,260 From Keio-Hachioji, adult · +1 more
Sold for the same day only and valid on the day of purchase. Price = Keio return fare to Shinjuku or Shibuya minus 20% + Tokyo Metro one-day ticket at 100 yen off (station table dated 15 March 2025).
24, 48 or 72 hours from the first gate passage (IC version: from purchase). How long an unused ticket stays valid depends on where you bought it; QR tickets: 90 days from purchase.
One day, from the first to the last train. Same-day tickets: the day of purchase. Advance paper tickets (Toei station offices): one day within 6 months. IC version: a chosen day within 1 month. QR version: valid 90 days, used on the day of first gate passage.
¥1,330 From Hatsudai / Shinsen, adult · ¥670 From Hatsudai / Shinsen, child · ¥1,550 From Chofu, adult · +5 more
Sold for the same day only and valid on the day of purchase. Price = Keio return fare to Shinjuku or Shibuya minus 20% + Tokyo Metro & Toei Subway one-day pass (adult 1,100 yen); station table revised 14 March 2026.
Two Tokyo Metro 24-hour tickets, each valid 24 hours from first use between 1 April and 31 March. The museum pass is valid 2 months from first use (until 31 March at the latest).
Suica area: Greater TokyoSuica and the other nationwide IC cards (PASMO, Kitaca, TOICA, manaca, ICOCA, PiTaPa, SUGOCA, nimoca, Hayakaken) 1 of 11 stations estimated from the official map
10 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.
Weekends and holidays: Seibu-Chichibu – Hanno – Tokorozawa – Ikebukuro – Shinjuku-sanchome – Shibuya – Jiyugaoka – Yokohama – Minatomirai – Motomachi-Chukagai. Weekdays: Tokorozawa → Toyosu and Toyosu → Kotesashi
Weekday trains run Tokorozawa → Toyosu and Toyosu → Kotesashi; the Seibu-Chichibu ⇔ Motomachi-Chukagai trains run on weekends and holidays
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Before you travel
FaresChildren's fares Children aged 6 to 11 (and 12-year-olds still in elementary school) pay half fare; under-6s ride free, up to 2 per paying adult or child. A small child who takes their own reserved seat needs a child ticket. Child IC cards (Welcome Suica Child, child ICOCA) need the child's ID, and rail passes for children are half price.
Big stationsShinjuku Station: lines, transfers, lockers and step-free routes Shinjuku is several stations joined together: JR East, Odakyu, Keio (Keio Line and Keio New Line), Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line and the Toei Shinjuku and Oedo lines. Each operator has its own gates; transfer gates link JR with Odakyu and Keio.
Big stationsTokyo Station: lines, transfers, lockers and step-free routes Tokyo Station is shared by JR East, JR Central (Tokaido Shinkansen) and Tokyo Metro (Marunouchi Line). The Shinkansen gates are on the Yaesu side; allow 10–20 minutes to change between the Shinkansen and local lines.
On boardManners on trains and platforms Put your phone on silent and don't make calls in the car. Give priority seats to those who need them. Line up on the platform, move inside the car, wear your backpack in front and keep big bags out of the way. Some lines have women-only cars, mostly in the weekday morning rush.
Safety and lost propertyEarthquakes, emergencies and help on trains In a strong earthquake trains stop at once and stay stopped until staff have checked the line, which can take a long time. Stay in the car and follow the crew; never climb down to the tracks on your own. Use the SOS/emergency call button in the car or the emergency stop button on the platform in a real emergency. Dial 110 for police and 119 for fire or ambulance; JNTO runs a 24-hour visitor hotline (050-3816-2787) and the Safety tips app.
Safety and lost propertyLost something on a train? Ask station staff straight away, or contact the railway's lost-property service: most big operators use the "find chat" online form (open 24 hours) plus a phone line. Say when and where you lost it, which train or stations, and describe the item in detail. Items move after a few days to a central office and, in Tokyo, then to the Metropolitan Police Lost and Found Center. Bring photo ID such as your passport to collect it.
Stations
In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them; names marked * are from Japanese Wikipedia or romanized for this guide (unofficial).
Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).