Yurikamome
A Yurikamome train
Overview
Other name	U
Native name	新交通ゆりかもめ
Owner	Yurikamome, Inc. (direct) Tokyo Rinkai Holdings, Inc. (indirect) Tokyo Metropolitan Government (ultimate)
Locale	Tokyo, Japan
Termini	Shimbashi Toyosu
Stations	16
Website	yurikamome.co.jp
Service
Type	Automated guideway transit
Operator(s)	Yurikamome, Inc.
Depot(s)	Ariake
Rolling stock	7300 series, 7500 series (6-car trains)
Daily ridership	125,000 (FY 2023)[1]
History
Opened	1 November 1995; 30 years ago (1 November 1995)[1]
Technical
Line length	14.7 km (9.1 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Electrification	Conductor rails, 600 V 50 Hz3φ AC
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map Show static map Legend km 0 Shimbashi JK JO JT JY A G 0.4 Shiodome E 1.6 Takeshiba 2.2 Hinode 3.1 Shibaura-futō Rainbow Bridge 7.0 Odaiba-kaihinkōen 7.8 Daiba 8.4 Tokyo International Cruise Terminal 9.2 Telecom Center 10.2 Aomi Akemi Bridge 11.3 Tokyo Big Sight Depot 12.0 Ariake R 12.7 Ariake-Tennis-no-mori Ariake North Bridge 13.5 Shijō-mae 14.0 Shin-toyosu 14.7 Toyosu Y This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

New Transit Yurikamome,^[a] formerly theTokyo Waterfront New Transit Waterfront Line,^[b] is anautomated guideway transit service inTokyo. It connectsShimbashi toToyosu via theartificial island ofOdaiba, a corridor in which it competes with theRinkai Line. It is operated byYurikamome, Inc., a third-sector subsidiary ofTokyo Rinkai Holdings, Inc. (TRHC), which itself is funded by theTokyo Metropolitan Government, the largest shareholder of TRHC.^[2]

The line is named after theblack-headed gull (yurikamome in Japanese),^[3] a common denizen ofTokyo Bay and the official metropolitan bird.^[4]

The line was one of two constructed to transport people into the Rinkai subcenter, the other being theRinkai Line. The Rinkai subcenter was planned to be the seventh subcenter of Tokyo as far back as 1979. In April 1989, the subcenter was projected to have 60,000 residents and 110,000 workers by the start of the 21st century. This plan was revised following thecollapse of theJapanese asset price bubble. The openings of the Yurikamome and the Rinkai Line in 1995 and 1996 were scheduled to be completed by the start of theWorld City Expo [ja] in 1996. However, the expo was cancelled byYukio Aoshima in April 1995.^[5] On 1 November 1995, the section betweenShimbashi andAriake opened, using a temporary Shimbashi station. In the first few months of operation,ridership hovered around 27,000 passengers per day.^[6]

In 1996, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government re-zonedOdaiba from purely business and residential to also permit entertainment zones. The island provided Tokyo with a livable seaside area, and within one year, ridership doubled to 60,000. As more restaurants, shopping malls, exhibition centers, and museums opened, traffic continued to grow.^[6] On 22 March 2001, the current Shimbashi Station opened, and the temporary station closed.Shiodome Station opened on 2 November 2002.^[7] On 27 March 2006, the section between Ariake andToyosu opened, and the stations adopted letter-and-number codes based onTokyo Metro.^[8] The letter "U" is used as the symbol for station numbers rather than "Y" for Yurikamome as this letter is already used for theTokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line.

A plan to extend the line from Toyosu toKachidoki Station had existed since at least 2000, although it was not included in the 2016 list of considered transit routes.^[9][10]

No.	Station	Distance		Transfers	Location
		Between stations	Total
U01	Shimbashi	—N/a	0 km (0 mi)	JTTōkaidō Line (JT02) JYYamanote Line (JY29) JKKeihin-Tōhoku Line (JK24) JOYokosuka Line (JO18) GGinza Line (G-08) AAsakusa Line (A-10)	Minato
U02	Shiodome	0.4 km (0.25 mi)	0.4 km (0.25 mi)	EŌedo Line (E-19)
U03	Takeshiba	1.2 km (0.75 mi)	1.6 km (0.99 mi)	Ferries toIzu Islands
U04	Hinode	0.6 km (0.37 mi)	2.2 km (1.4 mi)
U05	Shibaura-futō	0.9 km (0.56 mi)	3.1 km (1.9 mi)
Rainbow Bridge crossing
U06	Odaiba-kaihinkōen	3.9 km (2.4 mi)	7.0 km (4.3 mi)	RRinkai Line (Tokyo Teleport: R-04)
U07	Daiba	0.8 km (0.50 mi)	7.8 km (4.8 mi)
U08	Tokyo International Cruise Terminal	0.6 km (0.37 mi)	8.4 km (5.2 mi)		Kōtō
U09	Telecom Center	0.8 km (0.50 mi)	9.2 km (5.7 mi)
U10	Aomi	1.0 km (0.62 mi)	10.2 km (6.3 mi)	RRinkai Line (Tokyo Teleport: R-04)
U11	Tokyo Big Sight	1.1 km (0.68 mi)	11.3 km (7.0 mi)
U12	Ariake	0.7 km (0.43 mi)	12.0 km (7.5 mi)	RRinkai Line (Kokusai-Tenjijō: R-03) Tokyo BRT (Kokusai-Tenjijō: B-05)
U13	Ariake-Tennis-no-mori	0.7 km (0.43 mi)	12.7 km (7.9 mi)
U14	Shijō-mae	0.8 km (0.50 mi)	13.5 km (8.4 mi)
U15	Shin-toyosu	0.5 km (0.31 mi)	14.0 km (8.7 mi)
U16	Toyosu	0.7 km (0.43 mi)	14.7 km (9.1 mi)	YYūrakuchō Line (Y-22)

The Yurikamome is Tokyo's first fully automated and driverless transit system, controlled entirely by computers. However, the line is not the first fully driverless transit line in Japan, as theNagoya Municipal Subway tested such systems in 1960, driverless technology was used duringExpo '70 and Kobe's automatedPort Island Line opened in 1981.^[11][12]

The line usesMitsubishi Heavy Industries rubber-tired "Crystal Mover" technology.^[13] The trains run onrubber-tired wheels along an elevated concrete track guided by the side walls.^[11]

When the line first opened, service was operated by a fleet of 13 trainsets, the 7000 series, all formed as six-car sets. These cars had mostly transverse seats (oriented across the width of the car, with passengers seated facing forward or backward in the direction of travel), with a single wide door at each entrance. The fleet of 7000 series trainsets grew to 18 as the popularity of the line increased, necessitating more frequent trains.

In February 1999, a fleet of eight 7200 series trains was introduced. From the outside, these trains looked similar to the 7000 series, but had a mix of transverse and longitudinal seating (bench seats installed along the side walls of the car) to provide additional standing room, and used AC motors rather than the DC motors used on the 7000 series.

A new fleet of 18 7300 series trains to replace the original 7000 series was delivered starting in October 2013. These trains featured an entirely new exterior design with double doors at each entrance. On the inside, the trains had all longitudinal seating, but with higher backs and a bucket shape to hold passengers in place against lateral shaking. The trains also featured areas with designated priority seats and wheelchair spaces with no fold-down seats. They featured LCD monitors with station information in several languages, added overhead luggage racks, and brighter, energy-efficient LED lighting.^[14] The trains were placed into revenue service on January 18, 2014, with the remainder of the 7000 series fleet retired by early 2016.

Eighteen 7300 series sets (31 to 48) are in service, formed as six-car sets as follows.^[15][16]

("xx" stands for the unit number.)

A new fleet of eight 7500 series trains to replace the original 7200 series was placed into revenue service on November 11, 2018. These trains were largely similar to the 7300 series, but included several refinements and a new front-end design featuring blue LED lights shaped like the wings of a bird (the line’s namesake), which are illuminated when the trains are in self-driving mode. The front ends of the cars, along with the panels between the cars, are painted with a blue accent color.^[17] In November 2020, delivery of the eight six-car sets was completed.^[18]

Eight 7500 series sets (51 to 58) are in service, formed as six-car sets as follows.^[15]

("xx" stands for the unit number.)

Ridership on the line peaked at over 200,000 daily boardings in 2000,^[19] but declined substantially by 2004 as theRinkai Line, which opened a year after the Yurikamome, expanded further into the waterfront area and offered lower fares. Between 2004 and 2006, four new stations were added, which raised ridership slightly. As of 2023, daily ridership is roughly 97% of pre-pandemic levels, with patronage shifting to the eastern end of the line.

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