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Tokyo Metro

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Tokyo Metro is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. The system opened in 1927 as the Tokyo Underground Railway, becoming the first subway system in Asia, and it is the larger of Tokyo's two subway operators. Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. is a special company established on 1 April 2004 through the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority. It operates a network of nine subway lines with 180 stations, including the historic Ginza Line. It is recorded here as the operator named on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line infobox.

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2004 1
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