Tsurumai Line
Appearance
Tsurumai Line | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Nagoya, Japan |
Termini | |
Stations | 20 |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Nagoya Municipal Subway |
Operator(s) | Nagoya City Transportation Bureau |
Depot(s) | Akaike |
Rolling stock | 3050 series N3000 series |
Daily ridership | 197,082[1] (2008) |
History | |
Opened | 18 March 1977 |
Technical | |
Track length | 20.4 km (12.7 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500V DC overhead line |
Operating speed | 75 km/h (45 mph) |
The Tsurumai Line (鶴舞線, Tsurumai-sen) is a subway line in Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It runs from Kami-Otai in Nishi-ku, Nagoya to Akaike in Nisshin. The Tsurumai Line's color on maps is light blue and stations are labeled with the prefix "T". Officially, the line is called the Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 3 (名古屋市高速度鉄道第3号線, Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-san-gō-sen). All stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card, and other major Japanese IC cards.
The line opened its first section in 1977. The line has through services with three Meitetsu lines, namely the Inuyama Line, Toyota Line, and Mikawa Line. It is currently the only subway line to leave the Nagoya city limits.
Stations
[edit]Number | Station name | Japanese | Total distance | Transfers | Location (all in Aichi) | |
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↑ Through service to/from Meitetsu Inuyama Line ↑ | ||||||
T01 | Kami-Otai | 上小田井 | 0.0 | Meitetsu Inuyama Line Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line (Otai) |
Nishi-ku, Nagoya | |
T02 | Shōnai Ryokuchi Kōen | 庄内緑地公園 | 1.4 | |||
T03 | Shōnai-dōri | 庄内通 | 2.7 | |||
T04 | Jōshin | 浄心 | 4.1 | |||
T05 | Sengen-chō | 浅間町 | 4.9 | |||
T06 | Marunouchi | 丸の内 | 6.3 | Sakura-dōri Line (S-04) | Naka-ku, Nagoya | |
T07 | Fushimi | 伏見 | 7.0 | Higashiyama Line (H-09) | ||
T08 | Ōsu Kannon | 大須観音 | 7.8 | |||
T09 | Kamimaezu | 上前津 | 8.8 | Meijō Line (M-03) | ||
T10 | Tsurumai | 鶴舞 | 9.7 | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kanayama Line (planned) Chūō Main Line | ||
T11 | Arahata | 荒畑 | 11.0 | Shōwa-ku, Nagoya | ||
T12 | Gokiso | 御器所 | 11.9 | Sakura-dōri Line (S-10) | ||
T13 | Kawana | 川名 | 13.1 | |||
T14 | Irinaka | いりなか | 14.1 | |||
T15 | Yagoto | 八事 | 15.0 | Meijō Line (M-20) | ||
T16 | Shiogama-guchi | 塩釜口 | 16.4 | Tempaku-ku, Nagoya | ||
T17 | Ueda | 植田 | 17.6 | |||
T18 | Hara | 原 | 18.4 | |||
T19 | Hirabari | 平針 | 19.3 | |||
T20 | Akaike | 赤池 | 20.4 | Meitetsu Toyota Line | Nisshin | |
↓ Through service to/from Meitetsu Toyota Line, further to/from Meitetsu Mikawa Line ↓ |
Rolling stock
[edit]- 3050 series (since 1993)
- N3000 series (since 16 March 2012)[2]
- Meitetsu 100 series (on through-running services)
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3050 series
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N3000 series
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Meitetsu 100 series
Former
[edit]- 3000 series (1977–2023)
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3000 series
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ "名古屋市交N3000形が営業運転を開始" [Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
External links
[edit]- Nagoya City Transportation Bureau official website (in Japanese)