Japan’s busiest railway lines
AdvertisementIn yesterday’s post I pondered out loud about whether or not the line I commute on is the busiest one in the Osaka area or not, so I decided to look for some statistics. With surprisingly little effort, I found the data for last year, 2007, for Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya areas.
The degree of crowding was averaged over one hour over all the trains passing through the segment between two stations, and I presume also averaged over the year. As a baseline, 100% is full, not just all seats taken, but also the straps and a few people around the doors. 150% is touching shoulders, but can still easily read a newspaper. 180% is bodies touching, but can just manage to read. 200% is just a bit too close, but you can still just manage a magazine or book. 250% is sardines.
So without further ado, here they are for the main lines around each of the cities:
Tokyo area railway conjestion statistics for 2007
| Line | Stations | Overcrowding |
| Tobu Isesaki Line | Kosuge to Kita-senju | 145% |
| Tobu Tojo Line | Kita-ikebukuro to Ikebukuro | 136% |
| Seibu Ikebukuro Line | Shiinamachi to Ikebukuro | 158% |
| Seibu Shinjuku Line | Shita-ochiai to Takadanobaba | 160% |
| Keisei Oshiage Line | Hikifune to Oshiage | 160% |
| Keisei Main Line | Daijingu-shita to Keisei-funabashi | 151% |
| Keio Line | Shimo-takaido to Meidaimae | 169% |
| Keio Inokashira Line | Shinsen to Shibuya | 146% |
| Odakyu Odawara Line | Setagaya-daita to Shimo-kitazawa | 192% |
| Tokyu Toyoko Line | Yutenji to Naka-meguro | 172% |
| Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line | Ikejiri-Ohashi to Shibuya | 198% |
| Keikyu Main Line | Tobe to Yokohama | 153% |
| Toei Asakusa Line | Honjo-azumabashi to Asakusa | 133% |
| Toei Mita Line | Nishi-sugamo to Sugamo | 164% |
| Toei Shinjuku Line | Nishi-ojima to Sumiyoshi | 173% |
| Tokyo Metro Hibaya Line | Minowa to Iriya | 164% |
| Tokyo Metro Ginza Line | Asasaka-mitsuke to Tameike-Sanno | 168% |
| Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line | Shin-otsuka to Myogadani | 159% |
| Tokyo Metro Tozai Line | Kiba to Monzen-nakacho | 199% |
| Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line | Higashi-ikebukuro to Gokokuji | 173% |
| Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line | Machiya to Nishi-Nippori | 181% |
| Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line | Shibuya to Omotesando | 173% |
| JR Tokaido Line | Kawasaki to Shinagawa | 191% |
| JR Yokosuka Line | Shin-kawasaki to Shinagawa | 182% |
| JR Chuo Rapid Line | Nakano to Shinjuku | 198% |
| JR Chuo Sobu Line | Yoyogi to Sendagaya | 91% |
| JR Keihin-Tohoku Line | Ueno to Okachimachi | 209% |
| JR Joban Rapid Line | Matsudo to Kita-senju | 176% |
| JR Joban Sobu Line | Kameari to Ayase | 176% |
| JR Sobu Rapid Line | Shin-koiwa to Kinshicho | 180% |
| JR Sobu Line | Kinshicho to Ryokoku | 206% |
| Average of all 31 lines | 171% |
Osaka area railway conjestion statistics for 2007
| Line | Stations | Overcrowding |
| Kintetsu Nara Line | Kawachi-eiwa to Fuse | 141% |
| Kintetsu Osaka Line | Shuntokumichi to Fuse | 141% |
| Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line | Kita-tanabe to Koboreguchi | 142% |
| Kintetsu Kyoto Line | Mukaijima to Momoyamagoryomae | 143% |
| Nankai Koya Line | Mozuhachiman to Mikunigaoka | 130% |
| Namkai Main Line | Minato to Sakai | 131% |
| Keihan Main Line | Noe to Kyobashi | 126% |
| Hankyu Takarazuka Line | Mikuni to Juso | 147% |
| Hankyu Kobe Line | Kanzakigawa to Juso | 148% |
| Hankyu Kyoto Line | Kami-shinjo to Awaji | 130% |
| Hanshin Main Line | Yodogawa to Noda | 115% |
| Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line | Namba to Shinsaibashi | 134% |
| Osaka Municipal Subway Tanamachi Line | Tennoji to Shitenn?ji-mae Y?higaoka | 120% |
| Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line | Namba to Yotsubashi | 99% |
| Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line | Nipponbashi to Nagahoribashi | 113% |
| JR Tokaido Rapid Line | Ibaraki to Shin-osaka | 122% |
| JR Tokaido Line | Shin-osaka to Osaka | 119% |
| JR Osaka Loop Line | Tsuruhashi to Tamatsukuri | 149% |
| JR Katamachi (Gakkentoshi) Line | Shigino to Kyobashi | 137% |
| JR Hanwa Line | Sakaishi to Tennoji | 141% |
| Average of all 20 lines | 133% |
Nagoya area railway conjestion statistics for 2007
| Line | Stations | Overcrowding |
| Meitetsu Main Line (East) | Jingu-mae to Kanayama | 140% |
| Meitetsu Main Line (West) | Sako to Meitetsu Nagoya | 137% |
| Kintetsu Nagoya Line | Komeno to Nagoya | 143% |
| Nagoya Municipal Subway Higashiyama Line | Nagoya to Fushimi | 174% |
| Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijo Line | Kanayama to Higashi Betsuin | 160% |
| Nagoya Municipal Subway Tsurumai Line | Kawana to Gokiso | 138% |
| JR Tokaido Line | Biwajima to Nagoya | 145% |
| JR Chuo Line | Shin-moriyama to Ozone | 128% |
| Average of all 8 lines | 146% |
Data taken from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport web site.
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