Sakura-dōri Line

Sakura-dōri Line
Sakura-dōri Line 6050 series, July 2010
Overview
Locale	Nagoya
Termini	Taiko-dori Tokushige
Stations	21
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Nagoya Municipal Subway
Operator(s)	Nagoya City Transportation Bureau
Depot(s)	Tokushige
Rolling stock	6000 series 6050 series
Daily ridership	85,173 (2008)
History
Opened	10 September 1989 (10 September 1989)
Technical
Track length	19.1 km (11.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC
Operating speed	75 km/h (45 mph)

The Sakura-dōri Line (桜通線, Sakura-dōri-sen) is a subway line in Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It runs from Taiko-dori in Nakamura Ward to Tokushige in Midori Ward, all within Nagoya. The Sakura-dōri Line's color on maps is red and stations are labeled with the prefix "S". Officially, the line is called the Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 6 (名古屋市高速度鉄道第6号線, Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-roku-gō-sen). All stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card, and other major Japanese IC cards.

The first section of the line opened in 1989. Between Nagoya and Imaike, the line runs under Sakura-dōri Avenue, serving as a bypass to the Higashiyama Line. Until 2015, it was the only Nagoya Municipal Subway line to use automatic train operation.

All platforms are 8 cars long but only 5 car trains are currently operated.

Stations

All stations are in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.

Number	Station name	Japanese	Total distance	Transfers	Location
S01	Taiko-dori	太閤通	0.0		Nakamura
S02	Nagoya	名古屋	0.9	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Higashiyama Line (H-08) Chūō Main Line, Kansai Main Line, Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Shinkansen Kintetsu Nagoya Line (Kintetsu Nagoya) Meitetsu Nagoya Line (Meitetsu Nagoya) Aonami Line (AN01)
S03	Kokusai Center (International Center)	国際センター	1.6
S04	Marunouchi	丸の内	2.4	Tsurumai Line (T-06)	Naka
S05	Hisaya-ōdōri	久屋大通	3.3	Meijō Line (M-06)
S06	Takaoka	高岳	4.0	Kamiiida Line (planned extension)	Higashi
S07	Kurumamichi	車道	5.3
S08	Imaike	今池	6.3	Higashiyama Line (H-13)	Chikusa
S09	Fukiage	吹上	7.4	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line (planned)
S10	Gokiso	御器所	8.4	Tsurumai Line (T-12)	Shōwa
S11	Sakurayama	桜山	9.5		Mizuho
S12	Mizuho Kuyakusho	瑞穂区役所	10.4
S13	Mizuho Undōjō Nishi	瑞穂運動場西	11.1
S14	Aratama-bashi	新瑞橋	11.8	Meijō Line (M-23)
S15	Sakura-hommachi	桜本町	12.9	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Nambu Line (planned)	Minami
S16	Tsurusato	鶴里	13.8
S17	Nonami	野並	14.9		Tempaku
S18	Naruko Kita	鳴子北	16.0
S19	Aioiyama	相生山	16.9		Midori
S20	Kamisawa	神沢	18.3
S21	Tokushige	徳重	19.1

Rolling stock

• 6000 series
• 6050 series

History

The Sakura-dōri Line was first envisioned in the Urban Transportation Council Report No. 14 (1972) as an underground line running from Nakamura Kuyakusho to Imaike, and was intended to relieve the central portion of the Higashiyama Line, which in the late-1970s operated with a crush load capacity of 250% during rush hour.

The line was opened on 10 September 1989 between Nakamura Kuyakusho and Imaike. Automatic train operation (ATO) using a single driver commenced on 16 February 1994, and the line was extended from Imaike to Nonami on 30 March 1994.

From Nonami, the line was extended further east to Tokushige, in Midori-ku, on 27 March 2011. This extension also involved building a new depot near Tokushige Station, which replaced the previous depot located near Nakamura Kuyakusho Station. There is a plan to extend the line even further, somewhere in Toyoake City or Toyota City. There is also a plan to extend the line to opposite direction, from Nakamura Kuyakusho to somewhere in Ama.

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

External links

• Nagoya City Transportation Bureau official website (in Japanese)