In the fiscal year 2023, the Yamanote Line was the most frequented railway line of East Japan Railways inside Tokyo Prefecture, with around * million passengers boarding trains. It was followed by the Chuo Line, which had traffic of around * million passengers. The total number of passengers amounted to roughly **** billion passengers. Public transportation in Tokyo is provided by numerous private, privatized, and government-owned companies. JR East is the leading train operator in Tokyo. It was incorporated after the break-up of the state-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) in the 1980s, achieving full privatization in 2002.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government. (April 23, 2025). Number of passengers carried via East Japan Railways Company (JR East) inside Tokyo Prefecture in fiscal year 2023, by railway line (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1179068/japan-jr-east-passenger-volume-in-tokyo-by-line/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. "Number of passengers carried via East Japan Railways Company (JR East) inside Tokyo Prefecture in fiscal year 2023, by railway line (in millions)." Chart. April 23, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1179068/japan-jr-east-passenger-volume-in-tokyo-by-line/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. (2025). Number of passengers carried via East Japan Railways Company (JR East) inside Tokyo Prefecture in fiscal year 2023, by railway line (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1179068/japan-jr-east-passenger-volume-in-tokyo-by-line/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. "Number of Passengers Carried via East Japan Railways Company (Jr East) inside Tokyo Prefecture in Fiscal Year 2023, by Railway Line (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Apr 2025, /statistics/1179068/japan-jr-east-passenger-volume-in-tokyo-by-line/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Number of passengers carried via East Japan Railways Company (JR East) inside Tokyo Prefecture in fiscal year 2023, by railway line (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1179068/japan-jr-east-passenger-volume-in-tokyo-by-line/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Number of passengers carried via East Japan Railways Company (JR East) inside Tokyo Prefecture in fiscal year 2023, by railway line (in millions) [Graph], Tokyo Metropolitan Government, April 23, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1179068/japan-jr-east-passenger-volume-in-tokyo-by-line/
