Sakura-dōri Line

The is a subway line in Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It runs from Taiko-dori in Nakamura Ward to Template:STN 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 . 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.

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Template:NGSN	Taiko-dori	太閤通	0.0		Nakamura
Template:NGSN	Nagoya	名古屋	0.9	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Template:Ric (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)
Template:NGSN	Kokusai Center (International Center)	国際センター	1.6
Template:NGSN	Marunouchi	丸の内	2.4	Template:Ric (T-06)	Naka
Template:NGSN	Hisaya-ōdōri	久屋大通	3.3	Template:Ric (M-06)
Template:NGSN	Takaoka	高岳	4.0	Template:Ric (planned extension)	Higashi
Template:NGSN	Kurumamichi	車道	5.3
Template:NGSN	Imaike	今池	6.3	Template:Ric (H-13)	Chikusa
Template:NGSN	Fukiage	吹上	7.4	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line (planned)
Template:NGSN	Gokiso	御器所	8.4	Template:Ric (T-12)	Shōwa
Template:NGSN	Sakurayama	桜山	9.5		Mizuho
Template:NGSN	Mizuho Kuyakusho	瑞穂区役所	10.4
Template:NGSN	Mizuho Undōjō Nishi	瑞穂運動場西	11.1
Template:NGSN	Aratama-bashi	新瑞橋	11.8	Template:Ric (M-23)
Template:NGSN	Sakura-hommachi	桜本町	12.9	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Nambu Line (planned)	Minami
Template:NGSN	Tsurusato	鶴里	13.8
Template:NGSN	Nonami	野並	14.9		Tempaku
Template:NGSN	Template:STN	鳴子北	16.0
Template:NGSN	Template:STN	相生山	16.9		Midori
Template:NGSN	Template:STN	神沢	18.3
Template:NGSN	Template:STN	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

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