Teito Rapid Transit Authority

The Teito Rapid Transit Authority (帝都高速度交通営団 Teito Kōsokudo Kōtsū Eidan, abbreviated Eidan or TRTA) is one of the two operators of Tokyo's metro system. TRTA is administered by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, and jointly funded by the national and metropolitan governments. It was formed in 1941, although its oldest lines date back to 1927.

The TRTA is one of the last government-administered rail companies in Japan; it was kept in the transport minister's portfolio after the dissolution of Japan National Railways into the modern JR group. However, the line has been scheduled for privatization for some time: in 2004, it will be privatized and renamed to the Tokyo Subway Co., Ltd. (東京地下鉄株式会社)

The other metro operator in Tokyo is the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, or Toei.

Lines

• Eidan Chiyoda Line 営団千代田線
• Eidan Ginza Line 営団銀座線
• Eidan Hanzomon Line 営団半蔵門線
• Eidan Hibiya Line 営団日比谷線
• Eidan Marunouchi Line 営団丸ノ内線
• Eidan Namboku Line 営団南北線
• Eidan Tozai Line 営団東西線
• Eidan Yurakucho Line 営団有楽町線

External link

http://www.tokyometro.go.jp