Yotsubashi Line

Yotsubashi Line
Yotsubashi Line 23 series train
Overview
Type	rapid transit
Stations	11
Line number	3
Operation
Operator(s)	Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
Technical
Line length	11.4 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	750 V DC, third rail
Operating speed	70 km/h

Route diagram

Legend Connectiong lines of Osaka Municipal Subway are unless noted Hankyū: Takarazuka Main Line Midosuji Line Shin-Osaka extension reviewed Nishinakajima-Minamigata Hankyū: Kobe Main, Kyoto Main lines Jūsō extension reviewed Yodo River Nakatsu (Hankyu) Nakatsu (Midosuji Line) Kita-Umeda extension reviewed Umeda (left: JR Freight, right: Hankyū) JR West: Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line) JR West: Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) JR West: Osaka JR West: Osaka Loop Line/(Umeda: M16) Hanshin: Umeda (Main Line)/T20: Higashi-Umeda 0.0 Y11 Nishi-Umeda Tanimachi Line JR West: JR Tōzai Line (Kitashinchi) Dōjima River/Keihan: Nakanoshima Line (Watanabebashi) Tosabori Riveer 1.3 Y12 Higobashi (Yodoyabashi) 2.2 Y13 Hommachi (M18) Chūō Line (C16) Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (Shinsaibashi: N15) 3.2 Y14 Yotsubashi (Shinsaibashi: M19) Sennichimae Line (S16) Kintetsu and Hanshin 4.1 Y15 Namba (M20), (Osaka Namba) Nankai: Nankai Main, Kōya lines JR Namba of   JR-W Kansai Main (Yamatoji) Line 5.3 Y16 Daikokuchō (M21) JR-W: Osaka Loop, Kansai Main lines Midosuji Line 6.6 Y17 Hanazonochō 7.7 Y18 Kishinosato 9.0 Y19 Tamade 10.1 Y20 Kitakagaya Midorigi Depot 11.8 Y21 Suminoekōen Nankō Port Town Line (New Tram) (P18)   of Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau

The Yotsubashi Line (四つ橋線, Yotsubashi-sen^?) is one of the lines of Osaka Municipal Subway, the underground rapid transit system in Osaka City, Japan. The line connects Umeda, Hommachi, Yotsubashi, Namba, Daikokuchō and Suminoe.

History

• May 10, 1942 - Daikokuchō - Hanazonochō (opening)
• Construction stopped during World War II.
• June 1, 1956 - Hanazonochō - Kishinosato (opening)
• May 31, 1958 - Kishinosato - Tamade (opening)
• October 1, 1965 - Daikokuchō - Nishi-Umeda (opening)
• November 9, 1972 - Tamade - Suminoekōen (opening)

Stations

Station		Connections	Location
Y11	Nishi-Umeda	■Midōsuji Line (Umeda: M16) ■Tanimachi Line (Higashi-Umeda: T20) West Japan Railway Company (JR West, Osaka) JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) Osaka Loop Line JR West JR Tōzai Line (Kitashinchi) Hankyu Railway (Umeda) Kobe Line Takarazuka Line Kyoto Line Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line (Umeda)	Kita-ku, Osaka
Y12	Higobashi	Keihan Electric Railway Nakanoshima Line (Watanabebashi)	Nishi-ku, Osaka
Y13	Hommachi	■Chūō Line (C16) ■Midōsuji Line (M18)
Y14	Yotsubashi	■Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (Shinsaibashi: N15) ■Midōsuji Line (Shinsaibashi: M19)
Y15	Namba	■Sennichimae Line (S16) ■Midōsuji Line (M20) Nankai Electric Railway Nankai Main Line Kōya Line Kintetsu Namba Line (Osaka Namba) Hanshin Electric Railway Hanshin Namba Line (Osaka Namba) JR West Kansai Line (Yamatoji Line) (JR Namba)	Naniwa-ku, Osaka
Y16	Daikokuchō	■Midōsuji Line (M21)
Y17	Hanazonochō		Nishinari-ku, Osaka
Y18	Kishinosato
Y19	Tamade
Y20	Kitakagaya		Suminoe-ku, Osaka
Y21	Suminoekōen	■Nankō Port Town Line (New Tram) (P18)

Future

A northward extension to Shin-Osaka Station is under review.

Statistics

• Distance: 11.4 km
• Gauge: 1,435 mm
• Voltage: 750 V DC, third rail
• Line color: blue
• Symbol letter: Y

Rolling stock

Current

• 23 series (since 1990)

Former

• 400 series (1942-1969)
• 1000 series (1956-1971)
• 1100 series (1958-1979)
• 1200 series (1958-1980)
• 50 series (1960-1980)
• 30 series (1972-1996)

See also

• List of railway electrification systems in Japan