Midōsuji Line
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The Midōsuji Line (御堂筋線 Midōsuji-sen?) is one of the lines of Osaka Municipal Subway (大阪市営地下鉄 Ōsaka-shiei chikatetsu?), the rapid transit system in Osaka City, Japan. The line is the oldest and most traveled line of the subway system.
It is named after Midōsuji, a major north-south avenue in Osaka. Most of the line runs underneath the Midosuji Avenue, except for the portion north of Nakatsu, which runs above ground in the median of Shin-midōsuji, a elevated freeway.
The section between Senri-chūō and Esaka is operated by Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway, but is seamless with the rest of the line.
Midosuji Line offers access to Dotonbori, one of Osaka's main tourist attractions.
[edit] Openings
The section between Umeda and Shinsaibashi opened in 1933, and the line was gradually expanded over the next few decades, reaching its current length in 1987.
- May 20, 1933 - Umeda (temporary station) - Shinsaibashi
- October 6, 1935 - Umeda Station (real station) opened.
- October 30, 1935 - Shinsaibashi - Namba
- April 21, 1938 - Namba - Tennoji
- Construction stopped during World War II.
- December 20, 1951 - Tennoji - Showacho
- October 5, 1952 - Showacho - Nishitanabe
- July 1, 1960 - Nishitanabe - Abiko
- September 1, 1964 - Umeda - Shin-Osaka
- February 24, 1970 - Shin-Osaka - Esaka (Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (Kitakyu) opened on the same day.)
- April 18, 1987 - Abiko - Nakamozu
[edit] Stations
| Station number | Station name | Connecting Lines | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Namboku Line | |||
| M08 | Senri-chūō Station | Osaka Monorail | Toyonaka |
| M09 | Momoyama-dai Station | Suita | |
| M10 | Ryokuchi-koen Station | Toyonaka | |
| Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line | |||
| M11 | Esaka Station | Suita | |
| M12 | Higashi-Mikuni Station | Yodogawa-ku, Osaka | |
| M13 | Shin-Osaka Station | Central Japan Railway: Tōkaidō Shinkansen West Japan Railway: Sanyō Shinkansen and JR Kyoto Line(Tōkaidō Main Line) |
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| M14 | Nishinakajima-Minamigata Station | Hankyu Railway: Kyoto Line(Minamikata Station) | |
| M15 | Nakatsu Station | Kita-ku, Osaka | |
| M16 | Umeda Station | Osaka Municipal Subway: ■Tanimachi Line(Higashi-Umeda Station)(T20), ■Yotsubashi Line(Nishi-Umeda Station)(Y11) West Japan Railway:JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line, JR Takarazuka Line, Osaka Loop Line(Osaka Station), JR Tozai Line(Kita-Shinchi Station) |
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| M17 | Yodoyabashi Station | Keihan Electric Railway: Keihan Main Line | Chūō-ku, Osaka |
| M18 | Hommachi Station | Osaka Municipal Subway: ■Chūō Line(C16) and ■Yotsubashi Line(Y13) | |
| M19 | Shinsaibashi Station | Osaka Municipal Subway:■Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line(N15) and ■Yotsubashi Line(Yotsubashi Station: Y14) | |
| M20 | Namba Station | Osaka Municipal Subway: ■Sennichimae Line(S16) and ■Yotsubashi Line(Y15) Nankai Electric Railway: Nankai Line and Koya Line |
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| M21 | Daikokucho Station | Osaka Municipal Subway: ■Yotsubashi Line(Y16) | Naniwa-ku, Osaka |
| M22 | Dobutsuen-mae Station | Osaka Municipal Subway: ■Sakaisuji Line(K19) West Japan Railway:Osaka Loop Line and Kansai Line(Yamatoji Line)(Shin-Imamiya Station) |
Nishinari-ku, Osaka |
| M23 | Tennoji Station | Osaka Municipal Subway: ■Tanimachi Line(T27) West Japan Railway: Osaka Loop Line, Kansai Line (Yamatoji Line), and Hanwa Line |
Abeno-ku, Osaka |
| M24 | Showacho Station | ||
| M25 | Nishitanabe Station | ||
| M26 | Nagai Station | West Japan Railway: Hanwa Line | Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka |
| M27 | Abiko Station | ||
| M28 | Kita-Hanada Station | Kita-ku, Sakai | |
| M29 | Shin-Kanaoka Station | ||
| M30 | Nakamozu Station | Nankai Electric Railway: Koya Line Osaka Prefectual Urban Development: Semboku Rapid Railway |
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[edit] Statistics
- Distance: 24.5 km (not including Kitakyu); 30.4 km (including Kitakyu)
- Gauge: 1.435 m
- Voltage: DC 750V, provided by third rail
- Line color: red (one of the most important lines in Osaka)
- Line symbol: M
