Nippori-Toneri Liner

The Nippori-Toneri Liner (日暮里・舎人ライナー, Nippori-Toneri-rainā) is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system between Nippori Station in Arakawa and Minumadai-shinsuikōen Station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. The line opened on March 30, 2008. It is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).

Nippori-Toneri Liner
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A Nippori-Toneri Liner 330 series train
Overview
Native name日暮里・舎人ライナー
OwnerTokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei)
LocaleTokyo
TerminiNippori
Minumadai-shinsuikōen
Stations13
Service
TypeAutomated guideway transit
Rolling stock300 series, 320 series, 330 series
History
Opened30 March 2008
Technical
Line length9.7 km (6.0 mi)
Number of tracks2
Electrification600 V DC third rail
Operating speed60 km/h (35 mph)
Route map

Overview

The fully elevated, double-tracked line is 9.7 km long with 13 stations, and it provides access to the Yamanote Line at both Nippori and Nishi-Nippori stations. A journey from end to end takes 20 minutes, compared to as long as 60 minutes by bus during rush hour.

In fiscal 2008, an average of 48,943 people used the line each day.[1] This compares to a 2007 forecast of 51,000 passengers per day.[2]


The Nippori Toneri Liner is the most overused fully automated line in the world in ratio to its design capacity, at 189% between 7:11 am and 8:11 am between Nishi Nippori and Akado Shogakkomae stations. This crowding even rivals the most crowded train lines, slotting in between the Tokaido line in Tokyo and the Keihin Tohoku line.

Station list

All stations are located in Tokyo.

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations		 Total
NT01 Nippori 日暮里 - 0.0
Arakawa
NT02 Nishi-nippori 西日暮里 0.7 0.7
  • JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line (JK33)
  • JY Yamanote Line (JY08)
  • C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-16)
NT03 Akado-shogakkomae 赤土小学校前 1.0 1.7  
NT04 Kumanomae 熊野前 0.6 2.3 Tokyo Sakura Tram (SA09)
NT05 Adachi-odai 足立小台 0.7 3.0   Adachi
NT06 Ogi-ohashi 扇大橋 1.0 4.0  
NT07 Koya 高野 0.5 4.5  
NT08 Kōhoku 江北 0.6 5.1  
NT09 Nishiaraidaishi-nishi 西新井大師西 0.9 6.0  
NT10 Yazaike 谷在家 0.8 6.8  
NT11 Toneri-koen 舎人公園 0.9 7.7  
NT12 Toneri 舎人 1.0 8.7  
NT13 Minumadai-shinsuikoen 見沼代親水公園 1.0 9.7  

Rolling stock

As of April 2020, services on the line are operated using:[3]

  • 300 series (5-car sets x 16, since March 2008)
  • 320 series (5-car set x 1, since 10 May 2017)
  • 330 series (5-car set x 3, since October 2015)

From its opening, the line has used a fleet of 300 series trainsets with stainless steel bodies.[3] From 10 October 2015, one new 330 series trainset was introduced on the line.[3] This five-car set was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and has an aluminium body.[3] A new 320 series trainset (set 21) entered service on the line on 10 May 2017.[4] Like the 330 series, this set has two pairs of sliding doors on the side of each car, and all seating is longitudinal bench seating.[4]

  • 300 series set 08 in June 2008
  • 320 series set 21 in June 2017
  • 330 series set 31 undergoing testing in September 2015
  • The interior of a 300 series set in September 2009
  • The interior of a 330 series set in October 2015

History

The western part of Adachi is poorly served by public transport and planning of the line started in 1985, with the initial intention of constructing a full-fledged subway. However, this was scrapped due to the high cost and projected low ridership, and a more cost-efficient AGT system was selected instead. Construction of the line started in 1997, and service commenced on March 30, 2008. The main contractor was the Tokyo Metropolitan Subway Construction Company, which also built the Toei Oedo Line.

References
  1. 平成20年度 運輸成績総表 Accessed March 8, 2010. (in Japanese)
  2. 日暮里・舎人ライナーが開業 Asahi Shimbun, March 30, 2008. (in Japanese)
  3. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 34. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  4. 東京都交通局　日暮里・舎人ライナーに320形を導入 [320 series introduced on Toei Nippori-Toneri Liner]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 46 no. 399. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. July 2017. p. 69.
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