On November 5, Tokyo Metro announced the start of construction of the Yurakucho Line extension (between Toyosu and Sumiyoshi) and the Nanboku Line extension (between Shinagawa and Shirokane-Takanawa). Both lines are targeted to open in the mid-2030s.
The Yurakucho Line extension, between Toyosu, Toyocho and Sumiyoshi, with a construction distance of 4.8 km, will shorten the travel time from Toyosu Station to Sumiyoshi Station to approximately 9 minutes (from the current 20 minutes), improving access from the eastern, northern and Chiba areas of Tokyo to the waterfront subcenter, a center for strengthening international competitiveness, and to tourist destinations such as Toyosu Market and Tokyo Sky Tree. In addition, congestion between Kiba Station and Monzennakacho Station on the Tozai Line is expected to be reduced by approximately 20% per peak hour. Total construction cost is approximately 269 billion yen.
The extension of the Nanboku Line between Shinagawa and Shirokane-Takanawa, a construction distance of 2.5 km, is expected to shorten the travel time from Shinagawa Station to Roppongi-Itchome Station to approximately 9 minutes (from 19 minutes at present) and improve access from central Tokyo areas such as Roppongi and Akasaka to Shinagawa Station, the first station on the Linear Central Shinkansen, Haneda Airport and Shinagawa Development Area, a center for strengthening international competitiveness The total construction cost is expected to be approximately 131 billion yen. The total construction cost is approximately 131 billion yen.
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