Tokyo no chikatetsu

The Tokyo underground is composed of two major companies, Toei and Tokyo Metro. There is another line called the Yamanote line but it is something different from the underground, it is a suburban circular line with a lot of correspondence with the underground. The Tokyo Metro is composed of nine different lines whereas the Toei has only four lines. As far as ratemaking is concerned, it depends of the route, calculated thanks to the number of kilometers made; the price of each route could be seen on the subway’s map. The minimum price of a route is one hundred and sixty yen.

In France the system is quiet different. There is only one company which is in charge of the “intra muros” Parisian subway and the suburban’s lines that we call RER. The ratemaking system don’t depends of the kilometers made but the network is divided in 6 areas: Areas one and two represent Paris then further you go in the suburban more you pay. The price for a ticket in Paris is one euro seventy, which is more expensive than in Tokyo but it is a unique price. The Tokyo underground works out more expensive than the “Métropolitain”.