Sapporo Municipal Subway
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Sapporo Municipal Subway (札幌市営地下鉄 Sapporo-shiei chikatetsu?) is the rapid transit system in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It is operated by the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. [1] [2]
The subway trains are guided by a central rail with rubber tires on two narrow steel rollways. [3] It has 3 lines, and the first one was opened 1971, just before the 1972 Winter Olympics.
The lines will introduce a smart card called SAPICA from 2009.
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[edit] Lines
Color | Name | Label / letter | First section opened |
Last ex- tension |
Length km/miles |
Stations served | Journeys per annum (000's) |
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Green | Namboku Line | N | 1971 | 1978 | 14.3/8.9 | 16 | 85,775 |
Orange | Tōzai Line | T | 1976 | 1999 | 20.1/12.5 | 19 | 78,840 |
Sky blue | Tōhō Line | H | 1988 | 1994 | 13.6/8.5 | 14 | 41,975 |
[edit] Namboku Line
Namboku Line (南北線 Nanboku-Sen)
- From Asabu to Makomanai, 14.3km
- Dec 1971: From Kita nijūyo jō to Makomanai
- Mar 1978: From Asabu to Kita nijūyo jō
- Line Colour: Green ■
The Namboku Line has an elevated section (from Hiragishi to Makomanai). It is covered with a shelter to protect it from snow. [4] [5]
Station number | Station name | Station name (Japanese) | Connecting Lines | Location |
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N01 | Asabu | 麻生 | Hokkaidō Railway Company, Sasshō Line (Shin-Kotoni Station) | Kita-ku |
N02 | Kita sanjūyo jō | 北34条 | ||
N03 | Kita nijūyo jō | 北24条 | ||
N04 | Kita jūhachi jō | 北18条 | ||
N05 | Kita jūni jō | 北12条 | ||
N06 | Sapporo | さっぽろ | Hokkaidō Railway Company, Hakodate Main Line ■ Tōhō Line (H07) |
Chūō-ku |
N07 | Ōdōri | 大通 | ■ Tōhō Line (H08), ■ Tōzai Line (T09) Sapporo Street Car (Nishi yon chōme Station) |
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N08 | Susukino | すすきの | Sapporo Street Car | |
N09 | Nakajima kōen | 中島公園 | Sapporo Street Car (Yamahana ku jō Station) | |
N10 | Horohira bashi | 幌平橋 | Sapporo Street Car (Sēshūgakuen mae Station) | |
N11 | Nakanoshima | 中の島 | Toyohira-ku | |
N12 | Hiragishi | 平岸 | ||
N13 | Minami Hiragishi | 南平岸 | ||
N14 | Sumikawa | 澄川 | Minami-ku | |
N15 | Jieitai mae | 自衛隊前 | ||
N16 | Makomanai | 真駒内 |
[edit] Tōzai Line
Tōzai Line (東西線 Tōzai-Sen)
- From Miyanosawa to Shin Sapporo, 20.1km
- Jun 1976: From Kotoni to Shiroishi
- Mar 1982: From Shiroishi to Shin Sapporo
- Feb 1999: From Miyanosawa to Kotoni
- Line Colour: Orange ■
Station number | Station name | Station name (Japanese) | Connecting Lines | Location |
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T01 | Miyanosawa | 宮の沢 | Nishi-ku | |
T02 | Hassamu minami | 発寒南 | ||
T03 | Kotoni | 琴似 | (It is considerably far from the Kotoni Station of Hokkaidō Railway Company) | |
T04 | Nijūyonken | 二十四軒 | ||
T05 | Nishi nijūhatchōme | 西28丁目 | Chūō-ku | |
T06 | Maruyama kōen | 円山公園 | ||
T07 | Nishi jūhatchōme | 西18丁目 | Sapporo Street Car (Nishi jūgo chōme Station) | |
T08 | Nishi jūitchōme | 西11丁目 | Sapporo Street Car (Chūō kuyakusho mae Station) | |
T09 | Ōdōri | 大通 | ■ Namboku Line (N07), ■ Tōhō Line (H08) Sapporo Street Car (Nishi yon chōme Station) |
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T10 | Bus center mae | バスセンター前 | ||
T11 | Kikusui | 菊水 | Shiroishi-ku | |
T12 | Higashi Sapporo | 東札幌 | ||
T13 | Shiroishi | 白石 | (It is considerably away with the Shiroishi Station of Hokkaidō Railway Company) | |
T14 | Nangō nana chōme | 南郷7丁目 | ||
T15 | Nangō jūsan chōme | 南郷13丁目 | ||
T16 | Nangō jūhatchōme | 南郷18丁目 | ||
T17 | Ōyachi | 大谷地 | Atsubetsu-ku | |
T18 | Hibarigaoka | ひばりが丘 | ||
T19 | Shin Sapporo | 新さっぽろ | Hokkaidō Railway Company, Chitose Line |
[edit] Tōhō Line
Tōhō Line (東豊線 Tōhō-Sen)
- From Sakaemachi to Fukuzumi, 13.6km
- Nov 1988: From Sakaemachi to Hōsui Susukino
- Oct 1994: From Hōsui Susukino to Fukuzumi
- Line Colour: Skyblue ■
Because there isn't a rail yard on the Tōhō Line, its trains are forwarded through the forwarding line between Nishi jūitchōme and Sapporo from the Tōzai Line rail yard.
Station map for the Tōhō Line at Ōdōri Station |
Passenger platform at Ōdōri Station on the Tōhō Line |
Station number | Station name | Station name (Japanese) | Connecting Lines | Location |
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H01 | Sakaemachi | 栄町 | Higashi-ku | |
H02 | Shindō higashi | 新道東 | ||
H03 | Motomachi | 元町 | ||
H04 | Kanjō dōri higashi | 環状通東 | ||
H05 | Higashi kuyakusho mae | 東区役所前 | ||
H06 | Kita jūsan jō higashi | 北13条東 | ||
H07 | Sapporo | さっぽろ | Hokkaidō Railway Company, Hakodate Main Line ■ Namboku Line (N06) |
Chūō-ku |
H08 | Ōdōri | 大通 | ■ Namboku Line (N07), ■ Tōzai Line (T09) Sapporo Street Car (Nishi yon chōme Station) |
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H09 | Hōsui Susukino | 豊水すすきの | Sapporo Street Car (Susukino Station) | |
H10 | Gakuen mae | 学園前 | Toyohira-ku | |
H11 | Toyohira kōen | 豊平公園 | ||
H12 | Misono | 美園 | ||
H13 | Tsukisamu chūō | 月寒中央 | ||
H14 | Fukuzumi | 福住 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
- (English) Sapporo Subway Lines Map
- (English) Map of the Sapporo rail transit network
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