Sakura-dōri Line

Sakura-dōri Line
Sakura-dōri Line 6050 series, July 2010
Overview
Type	Rapid Transit
System	Nagoya Municipal Subway
Locale	Nagoya, Japan
Termini	Nakamura Kuyakusho Tokushige
Stations	21
Daily ridership	85,173[1] (2008)
Operation
Operator(s)	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Character	Hatchii
Rolling stock	6000 series 6050 series
Technical
Track length	19.1 kilometres (11.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC
Operating speed	75 kilometres per hour (47 mph)

The Sakura-dōri Line (桜通線, Sakura-dōri-sen^?) is a subway line, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway (名古屋市営地下鉄, Nagoya Shiei Chikatetsu^?) system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs from Nakamura Kuyakusho, Nakamura Ward to Tokushige, Midori Ward, all within Nagoya. The Sakura-dōri Line's color on maps is red. In 2004, the city started to change all station signs. The new signs have a station name followed by a single letter and a number. In the case of Sakura-dōri Line, the letter is S. Officially, the line is called 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 the stations accept Tranpass, a prepaid magnetic card, which is being phased out this year in favor of another fare card called manaca, which is accepted by all stations as well.

The line opened its first section in 1989. Between Nagoya and Imaike, the line runs under Sakura-dōri Avenue, being the bypass line of Higashiyama Line. This is the only Nagoya Municipal Subway line that uses ATO system.

Recent extension

From Nonami, the line has been extended further east to Tokushige, in Midori-ku, on 27 March 2011.^[2][3] 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 Shippō Town.

Stations

Number	Station name	Japanese	Total distance (km)	Transfers	Location
S01	Nakamura Kuyakusho	中村区役所	0.0		Nakamura	Nagoya, Aichi
S02	Nagoya	名古屋]]	0.9	Chūō Main Line, Kansai Main Line, Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Shinkansen Kintetsu Nagoya Line (Kintetsu Nagoya) Meitetsu Nagoya Line (Meitetsu Nagoya) Nagoya Municipal Subway: Higashiyama Line (H08) Aonami Line (AN01)
S03	Kokusai Center (International Center)	国際センター	1.6
S04	Marunouchi	丸の内	2.4	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tsurumai Line (T06)	Naka
S05	Hisaya-ōdōri	久屋大通	3.3	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Meijō Line (M06)
S06	Takaoka	高岳	4.0	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kamiiida Line (planned extension)	Higashi
S07	Kurumamichi	車道	5.3
S08	Imaike	今池	6.3	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Higashiyama Line (H13)	Chikusa
S09	Fukiage	吹上	7.4	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line (planned)
S10	Gokiso	御器所	8.4	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tsurumai Line (T12)	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	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Meijō Line (M23)
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

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

1. ^ 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. http://wwwtb.mlit.go.jp/chubu/tetudo/tetudouhp.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2010. 
2. ^ "工事の進捗情報" (in Japanese). Transportation Department City of Nagoya. http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/about/construction/sakuraline/sakura_constracture2/index.html. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
3. ^ "2011年3月27日 桜通線野並・徳重間開通" (in Japanese). Transportation Department City of Nagoya. http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/sakuraline/index.html. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 

External links

• Nagoya Bureau of Transportation (official) (Japanese)
• Nagoya Bureau of Transportation (official) (English)
• Subway map (English)