The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (東京都交通局, Tōkyō-to Kōtsū-kyoku?) is Tokyo's public transportation authority. Its subway lines are commonly described as 都営 Toei, meaning "operated (ei) by the metropolitan government (to)." It is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Tokyo Metro.
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