Shinjuku Line

metro line in Tokyo and Chiba prefecture, Japan
Place rapid_transit_line Q1374502
Shinjuku Line
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Shinjuku Line

Summary

Shinjuku Line is a rapid transit line[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of rapid_transit_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shinjuku Line is located in Tokyo[3].
  • Shinjuku Line is located in Chiba Prefecture[4].
  • Shinjuku Line is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Shinjuku Line's transport network is recorded as Toei Subway[6].
  • Shinjuku Line's instance of is recorded as rapid transit line[7].
  • Shinjuku Line is owned by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation[8].
  • Shinjuku Line is operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation[9].
  • Shinjuku Line's Commons category is recorded as Toei Shinjuku Line[10].
  • Shinjuku Line's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as B0BF1E[11].
  • Shinjuku Line's terminus is recorded as Shinsen-Shinjuku Station[12].
  • Shinjuku Line's terminus is recorded as Motoyawata Station[13].
  • December 21, 1971 marks the founding of Shinjuku Line[14].
  • Shinjuku Line's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Toei Shinjuku Line[15].
  • Shinjuku Line's type of electrification is recorded as 1500 V DC railway electrification[16].
  • Shinjuku Line's track gauge is recorded as Scotch gauge[17].
  • Shinjuku Line's daily patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+745889'}[18].
  • Shinjuku Line's topic has template is recorded as Template:Toei Shinjuku Line[19].
  • Shinjuku Line's date of official opening is recorded as December 21, 1978[20].
  • Shinjuku Line's route number is recorded as S[21].
  • Shinjuku Line's different from is recorded as Seibu Shinjuku Line[22].
  • Shinjuku Line's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+23.5'}[23].
  • Shinjuku Line's connects with is recorded as Keiō New Line[24].
  • Shinjuku Line's connects with is recorded as Keiō Line[25].
  • Shinjuku Line's connects with is recorded as Odakyū Odawara Line[26].
  • Shinjuku Line's connects with is recorded as Toei Ōedo Line[27].

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Geography

Shinjuku Line is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Tokyo[3], a metropolitan prefecture[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building[31] and Chiba Prefecture[4], a prefecture of Japan[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1873[34].

Physical Characteristics

Shinjuku Line's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+23.5'}[23].

Designation and Status

Shinjuku Line's instance of is recorded as rapid transit line[7].

History and Context

December 21, 1971 marks the founding of Shinjuku Line[14]. It is owned by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation[8].

Why It Matters

Shinjuku Line ranks in the top 9% of rapid_transit_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · K8hishi · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of rapid transit line
    Transport network Toei Subway
    Operator
    Owned by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1814]]: しんじゅくせん, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/262473|batch #262473]]"
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