Urban Rail Ridership & Subsidies:
Japan Urban Areas

Metropolitan Area Type of System AnnualTrips (000,000) Year Commercial Revenues Subsidy
           
TOKYO-YOKOHAMA          
JR East Suburban 5,451 1997 100% 0%
Eidan (Tokyo) Metro 2,053 2001 97% 3%
Tokyu Suburban 936 1999 100% 0%
Tobu Suburban 890 1999 100% 0%
Odakyu Suburban 704 1997 100% 0%
Seibu Suburban 624 1999 100% 0%
Keio Suburban 588 1994 100% 0%
Toei (Tokyo) Metro 557 1998 90% 10%
Keikyu Suburban 375 2000 100% 0%
Keisei Suburban 261 1999 100% 0%
Sagami Suburban 248 1993 100% 0%
Yokohama Metro Metro 113 1994 67% 33%
Tokyo Monorail Monorail 50 2003 100% 0%
Chiba Monorail Monorail 16 1996 NA NA
Metropolitan Area Total 12,866   99% 1%
           
           
OSAKA-KOBE-KYOTO          
JR West Suburban 1,012 1996 100% 0%
Osaka Metro Metro 957 1997 98% 2%
Hankyu Suburban 691 1999 100% 0%
Kintetsu Suburban 664 2001 100% 0%
Keihan Suburban 342 1999 100% 0%
Nankai Suburban 273 1999 100% 0%
Hanshin Suburban 195 1999 100% 0%
Kobe Rapid Suburban 144 1993 NA NA
Kobe Metro Metro 93 1993 30% 70%
Kyoto Metro Metro 74 1994 93% 7%
Kita Osaka Suburban 68 1993 100% 0%
Semboku Suburban 58 1994 100% 0%
Metropolitan Area Total 4,571   98% 2%
           
           
NAGOYA          
Nagoya Metro Metro 405 2003 97% 3%
Meitetsu Suburban 358 1999 100% 0%
JR Central Suburban 294 1995 100% 0%
Metropolitan Area   1,057   99% 1%
           
Source: Various editions of Jane's Urban Transport      

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