Sennichimae Line
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| Sennichimae Line | |||
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 Sennichimae Line 25 series EMU | |||
| Overview | |||
| Line number | 5 | ||
| Locale | Osaka | ||
| Termini |
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| Stations | 14 | ||
| Color on map | (#E44D93) | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System |  Osaka Metro | ||
| Operator(s) | Osaka Metro (2018–present) Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (1969–2018) | ||
| Depot(s) | Morinomiya (located on Chūō Line) | ||
| Rolling stock | 25 series | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 16 April 1969 | ||
| Last extension | 2 December 1981 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 12.6 km (7.8 mi) | ||
| Track length | 13.1 km (8.1 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Double-track | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC (third rail) | ||
| Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) | ||
| Signalling | Cab signalling | ||
| Train protection system | CS-ATC, ATO | ||
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The Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line (千日前線, Sennichimae-sen) is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the lines of Osaka Metro. It links the northwestern district of Fukushima-ku and the southeastern district of Ikuno-ku with the central commercial and entertainment district of Namba. The line is paralleled by the underground Kintetsu Namba Line/Hanshin Namba Line connection line in its central section. Its official name is Rapid Electric Tramway Line No. 5 (高速電気軌道第5号線), while the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau refers to it as Osaka City Rapid Railway Line No. 5 (大阪市高速鉄道第5号線), and in MLIT publications, it is written as Line No. 5 (Sennichimae Line) (5号線（千日前線）). Station numbers are indicated by the letter S.
Platform screen doors are located at all of the stations. The first station, Minami-Tatsumi, had them installed on March 14, 2014 and operation started in April. The final station, Nodahanshin, had them installed and operating in December.[2][3] All platforms are long enough for eight-car trains however a part of each platform has been blocked off, since only four-car trains are needed to carry the amount of traffic on the line. In 2013 the line carried on average 181,238 passengers per day.[4]
History
[edit]- 16 April 1969 – Nodahanshin – Sakuragawa (opening)
- 25 July 1969 – Tanimachi Kyūchōme – Imazato (opening)
- 10 September 1969 – Imazato – Shin-Fukae (opening)
- 11 March 1970 – Sakuragawa – Tanimachi Kyūchōme (opening)
- 2 December 1981 – Shin-Fukae – Minami-Tatsumi (opening)
Stations
[edit]All stations are in Osaka.
| No. | Station[5] | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location |
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| S 11 | Nodahanshin | 野田阪神 | 0.0 | Fukushima-ku | |
| S 12 | Tamagawa | 玉川 | 0.6 | O Osaka Loop Line – Noda | |
| S 13 | Awaza | 阿波座 | 1.9 |  Chūō Line (C15)
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Nishi-ku |
| S 14 | Nishi-Nagahori | 西長堀 | 2.9 |  Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N13)
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| S 15 | Sakuragawa | 桜川 | 3.8 | Hanshin: Hanshin Namba Line | Naniwa-ku |
| S 16 | Namba | 難波・なんば | 4.9 |
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Chūō-ku |
| S 17 | Nippombashi | 日本橋 | 5.6 | ||
| S 18 | Tanimachi Kyūchōme | 谷町九丁目 | 6.6 |
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Tennōji-ku |
| S 19 | Tsuruhashi | 鶴橋 | 7.7 |
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| S 20 | Imazato | 今里 | 9.2 |  Imazatosuji Line (I21)
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Higashinari-ku |
| S 21 | Shin-Fukae | 新深江 | 10.1 | ||
| S 22 | Shōji | 小路 | 11.1 | Ikuno-ku | |
| S 23 | Kita-Tatsumi | 北巽 | 12.0 | ||
| S 24 | Minami-Tatsumi | 南巽 | 13.1 |
Rolling stock
[edit]Current
[edit]- 25 series (since 1991)
As there is no dedicated rolling stock depot on the Sennichimae Line, trains are transferred to Morinomiya Depot on the Chūō Line via a connecting track at Awaza.
Former
[edit]- 50 series (1969–1994)
- 100 series (later version) (1979–1989)
- 30 series (1991–1995)
References
[edit]- ^ Hitachi Review. Hitachi. 3 March 2014. p. 75. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Osaka subway's Sennichimae Line to have platform screen doors installed in every station Chinese translation to follow". Asian Public Transport. February 13, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ 可動式ホーム柵の設置について [About platform doors] (in Japanese). Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "路線別経常収支" (PDF).
- ^ 路線別で探す 千日前線 (in Japanese). Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
