Japan metro gallery [Archive]

Mr.Underground

June 24th, 2009, 11:14 PM

Hi nippon friends,
I open this friend like Japan metro photo gallery.

I love Japan and its cities and I a metro fan too so I am interesting to see all pics about every metro system in Japan.

So nice pics from Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoja, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Hiroshima, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka and Naha too.

Train, stations, "strange cross", pics of metros vith a view, e.g. above a bridge or on surface.

I ask this because I WANT TO CHANGE MY DESKTOP AND THE WINNER'S PUC, CHOOSEN BY MYSELF, WILL BE MY NEW DESKTOP.

Until today I have had a picture of metro in Ochanomizu and was wonderful, but now it is time to change...

Let start the run for best photo. :)

I give an advice, metro on surface and over bridges are my fav.

Hoping in Tokyo 2016,
cheers from Milan

nouveau.ukiyo

June 26th, 2009, 03:45 PM

This guy's got a lot of nice pics. Here are just his train pics from Tokyo:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisjongkind/sets/72157602994285901/

Dick H

July 11th, 2009, 06:33 PM

I love Japan and its cities and I a metro fan too so I am interesting to see all pics about every metro system in Japan.

Let start the run for best photo. :)

Hoping in Tokyo 2016,
cheers from Milan

Here are some Japan Metro photos: http://www.pbase.com/dickh/subways

A couple of my favorites:
First is at the TOBU railway's HIKIFUNE station. The Tokyo Metro Hanzomon subway surfaces here and the trains run out on the TOBU line. On the far left you can see a KEISEI railway train passing. A TOKYU railway train is entering the subway.
http://www.pbase.com/dickh/image/101320225.jpg

Next is at SHINAGAWA station, a large JR and KEIKYU railway station.
The photo shows a KEISEI train running on KEIKYU tracks, entering the TOEI (Tokyo City) subway. A KEIKYU train is in the back ground on a siding.
htthttp://www.pbase.com/dickh/image/1433097.jpg

New York Morning

July 18th, 2009, 12:45 PM

Dick H

July 18th, 2009, 04:40 PM

FML

July 18th, 2009, 04:56 PM

Sorry, could smb answer, which one is the newest, correct and oficial Tokyo's Underground map? Tnx))

http://i061.radikal.ru/0907/ae/3e5e4e83ce39t.jpg (http://radikal.ru/F/i061.radikal.ru/0907/ae/3e5e4e83ce39.jpg.html)

http://s08.radikal.ru/i181/0907/54/f6901bf79f45t.jpg (http://radikal.ru/F/s08.radikal.ru/i181/0907/54/f6901bf79f45.gif.html)

http://s53.radikal.ru/i141/0907/b8/92b1dc2c3496t.jpg (http://radikal.ru/F/s53.radikal.ru/i141/0907/b8/92b1dc2c3496.jpg.html)

None of these three are official.
Since there are various operators with their own networks, they have their own official maps as well.

Subways:

Tokyo Metro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metro) official map (Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway, JR Yamanote Line)
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3558/tokyometrotm.gif

Toei Subway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Bureau_of_Transportation) official map (Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway, JR Yamanote and Chuo Lines)
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2286/tokyometrotoei.png

Commuter rails:

JR East (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JR_East) official map (JR East lines)
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8973/tokyosuburbanjr.gif

Suica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suica) area official map (Not famous among its users, but it covers nearly all the lines in Greater Tokyo)
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8699/tokyosuburban.jpg

PS: Is it true???:

- 631 station.
- 119 lines.
- more than 3000 km railroute (!)
- more than 100 difrent types of trains (including Sincansen, monorail, people-movers etc.) (!).
- length of some trains more than 250 m.

Depends on the definition. If we count only subways (most likely, those by Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway) as metro, the stats are much less than these figures.
In Greater Tokyo, however, overground commuter rails play bigger roles than subways. If we include them, the stats can be even bigger than those you quoted.
Another problem is the definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Tokyo_Area#Various_definitions_of_Tokyo.2FKant.C5.8D) of Tokyo. Naturally, the stats would differ greatly depending on the area you count. 23 wards only? Tokyo Metropolis? South Kanto? Something else?

If we count Tokyo Metro+Toei Subway only, there are:
274 stations
13 lines
316 km route length

If we count all the railway lines in South Kanto, there are:
Around 1700 stations
Around 150 lines by around 40 operators
Around 3500 km route length
(Notice South Kanto is not the best definition to represent Greater Tokyo; it includes some sparsely populated mountain villages in western Saitama, while it excludes bed-town communities in southern Ibaraki.)

As Dick H said, some lines of JR East use 15 of 20 m cars, making the total length 300 m.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Jreast_e531.jpg
(The pic from Wikipedia)

resot

July 19th, 2009, 11:03 AM

Show the official metro map. May not be the greatest map but easy to look at one glance. Most of the stations may not be important. Cause I don't normally use them.

http://www.tokyometro.jp/kabegami/img1024/rosen02.jpg

New York Morning

July 19th, 2009, 12:39 PM

Thank u all, friends) FML, uve killed me) Its amazing. I meant Tokyo Metropolis area. But I even did not know that Great Tokyo is so enormous. Its like a state) But what's this (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Megalopolis.png)??? Its driving me crazy, absolutely ding ding ding lol))

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BosWash

quashlo

July 19th, 2009, 05:09 PM

^^BosWash isn't one metropolitan area. It's just a string of metropolitan areas that happen to be close to each other, and someone decided to play connect-the-dots to see how far they could go.

New York Morning

July 19th, 2009, 06:43 PM

No, I mean Taiheiyō Belt. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiheiy%C5%8D_Belt)
Total population: approx 82.9 million

Its unbelievable) I think soon all Japan terrytory will be one interrupted city. :)

Blackraven

July 20th, 2009, 05:36 PM

According to wiki, there are more than 20,000 kilometers of rail track all across Japan. Now that is a lot. :nuts:

*I dunno if that figure is just a conservative estimate but either way, that's a lot of rail track hehe :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Japan

New York Morning

July 20th, 2009, 07:12 PM

Blackraven, thanx 4 interesting link! :) I like Japanese rail system, a lot of diffrent trains etc, old, new.

Blackraven

July 21st, 2009, 06:49 AM

Blackraven, thanx 4 interesting link! :) I like Japanese rail system, a lot of diffrent trains etc, old, new.

Yup, and I think that it's still planned to expand in the years to come hehe :)

P.S.
This may be a subjective thing but what is the most beautiful Japanese train?

I'm kinda hardpressed between the following:
500 series
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/JRW-500-nozomi.jpg/800px-JRW-500-nozomi.jpg

Fastech 360
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Shinkansen_E954%28fastech360S%29_arrow-line.jpg/800px-Shinkansen_E954%28fastech360S%29_arrow-line.jpg

JR Maglev Prototype
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/JR-Maglev-MLX01-901_001.jpg/800px-JR-Maglev-MLX01-901_001.jpg

What do you think? :)

New York Morning

July 21st, 2009, 05:24 PM

As for me this one is the best!!1

JR 500 (?)
http://s52.radikal.ru/i136/0905/05/cc72c1662868.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

And this one:

Nankai 50000 series
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2342/2250117961_81b49870b6_b.jpg[/img] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/muzina_shanghai/2250117961/)
Source: muzina_shanghai on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2407/2250914042_d231878906_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/muzina_shanghai/2250914042/)
Source: muzina_shanghai on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3607/3315393915_c3bc7d6360_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fukkun/3315393915/)
Source: Fukkun_CFP on Flickr

Allthou they all are good)))

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=857882

FML

July 22nd, 2009, 11:54 AM

Best:

10. JR East 400
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/371/12338b.jpg

9. MIR TX-2000
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Tsukuba-Express-TX-2000.jpg/640px-Tsukuba-Express-TX-2000.jpg

8. Meitetsu 510
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6580/met510162h1380.jpg

7. JR Kyushu 883
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4930/kec883sonic01.jpg

6. JR Kyushu 787
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8586/img6923a.jpg

5. Okayama Electric Tramway 9200 Momo and its derivatives

We need more of them in smaller cities.
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5565/img1756a.jpg

4. Nanbu Jukan Railway Kiha 101 railbus

I'd describe her cute rather than beautiful.
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8770/railbus96022001k1.jpg

3. Any newer express trains by JR Hokkaido, foreheaded by Kiha 281

Logical rationality makes a charm.
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/474/wall7237.jpg

2. Odakyu 60000 Romancecar MSE

Good fusion between luxurity and urbanity.
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4377/dscf5624.jpg

1. JR West 500

What else?
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1728/r919ark14ote4q49500.jpg

Worst:

3. JR West Kumoha 102 of Kakogawa Line

The train itself is not a problem at all, but..
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/JRW_kumoha102_3551.jpg/1024px-JRW_kumoha102_3551.jpg

2. Nankai 50000 Rapi:t

Not a bad design as an amusement park ride, but as a serious rail link between Kansai Airport and central Osaka...
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6962/nankai50000series02.jpg

1. Kintetsu Ko 11 and Ko 15 of Ikoma Cable Line

What else?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ja/d/df/Kintetsu_Ikoma_Bull.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ja/e/eb/Kintetsu_Ikoma_Mike.jpg

èđđeůx

July 7th, 2011, 11:38 PM

Best:

3. Any newer express trains by JR Hokkaido, foreheaded by Kiha 281

Logical rationality makes a charm.
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/474/wall7237.jpg
words can't even explain the beauty in this pic..

2. Odakyu 60000 Romancecar MSE

Good fusion between luxurity and urbanity.
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4377/dscf5624.jpg
Wow, what a beauty. Have you been on one before?
but you wanna know what romancecar I think is better? The 50000 series VSE, passengers getting a view from the front of the train, can't beat that!
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5336549580_d5a78afc40_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chiyo-room/5336549580/

I do prefer the color of the 60000 MSE though, so imo 50000 with 60000's color would be perfection...well at least till we get to judging the interior of each train!

2. Nankai 50000 Rapi:t

Not a bad design as an amusement park ride, but as a serious rail link between Kansai Airport and central Osaka...
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6962/nankai50000series02.jpg

Looks like one of those little guys from mario who's name I can't remember.:lol:
I have to admit interesting design though.

èđđeůx

July 7th, 2011, 11:45 PM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2407/2250914042_d231878906_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3607/3315393915_c3bc7d6360_o.jpg

Allthou they all are good)))

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=857882

the interior is nicer than exterior.xD
Fastech 360
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Shinkansen_E954%28fastech360S%29_arrow-line.jpg/800px-Shinkansen_E954%28fastech360S%29_arrow-line.jpg
What do you think? :)

I love the Fastech 360, but wasn't it just an experimental train?:?

èđđeůx

July 9th, 2011, 03:14 AM

oh I just realized I replied to comments made over a year ago.:/