Nagoya Municipal Subway

Nagoya Municipal Subway

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Nagoya Municipal Subway Logo
Overview
Native name 名古屋市営地下鉄
Nagoya Shiei Chikatetsu
Locale Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Transit type Rapid Transit
Number of lines 7
Number of stations 87[1]
Daily ridership 1,171,289[2]
Website Transportation Bureau, City of Nagoya
Operation
Began operation 15 November 1957 (1957-11-15)
Operator(s) Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Technical
System length 93.3 km (58.0 mi)[1]
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Nagoya Municipal Subway (名古屋市営地下鉄 Nagoya Shiei Chikatetsu) is a subway system in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. The subway system covers 93.3 kilometers (58.0 mi) of route, serving 87 stations.[1] Like other large Japanese cities, Greater Nagoya's subways are heavily complemented by suburban rail, forming an extensive network of 47 lines rivaling cities such as New York and London (see Transport in Greater Nagoya). The Nagoya Municipal Subway represents 38% of Greater Nagoya's total rail ridership of 3 million passengers a day.[3] It is operated by Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. It has six lines, and approximately 90% of the total track length is underground. In 2002, the system introduced Hatchii as its official character.

Fares

Tickets can be purchased from ticket vending machines in stations. An integrated ticketing system, Tranpass, was initially available, which could also be used at all municipal subway stations and for other connected transportations systems such as Meitetsu lines.[4] On February 11, 2011, a magnetic fare card called Manaca was introduced to replace Tranpass.

Lines

Line
color		 Line
icon		 Mark Line
number		 Name Japanese Opened Last extension Length Stations
yellow H Line 1 Higashiyama Line 東山線 1957 1982 20.6 km (12.8 mi) 22
purple M Line 2 Meijō Line 名城線 1965[Note 1] 1971 8.9 km (5.5 mi) 12[Note 2]
Line 4 1974[Note 3] 2004 17.5 km (10.9 mi) 17[Note 2]
purple & white
 E Line 2 Meikō Line 名港線 1971[Note 4] – 6.0 km (3.7 mi) 7[Note 5]
blue – Via trackage rights Meitetsu Inuyama Line 名鉄犬山線 1993[Note 6] – 21.4 km (13.3 mi) 13[Note 7]
T Line 3 Tsurumai Line 鶴舞線 1977 1993 20.4 km (12.7 mi) 20
– Via trackage rights Meitetsu Toyota Line 名鉄豊田線 1979[Note 8] – 15.2 km (9.4 mi) 8[Note 9]
Meitetsu Mikawa Line 名鉄三河線 N/A[Note 10] – 1.4 km (0.87 mi) 2[Note 9]
red S Line 6 Sakura-dōri Line 桜通線 1989 2011 19.1 km (11.9 mi) 21
pink – Via trackage rights Meitetsu Komaki Line 名鉄小牧線 2003[Note 11] – 18.3 km (11.4 mi) 13[Note 12]
2003[Note 13] – 2.3 km (1.4 mi) 2[Note 14]
K Line 7 Kamiiida Line 上飯田線 2003[Note 15] – 0.8 km (0.50 mi) 2[Note 16]
Total (Subway only – not incl. trackage rights portions): 93.3 km[1] 87[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Between Ōzone Station, Sakae Station and Kanayama Station (Aichi)
  2. 1 2 Including Ōzone Station
  3. ↑ Between Ōzone Station, Nagoya Daigaku Station and Kanayama Station (Aichi)
  4. ↑ Between Kanayama Station (Aichi) and Nagoyako Station
  5. ↑ Including Kanayama Station (Aichi)
  6. ↑ Between Inuyama Station and Kamiotai Station
  7. ↑ Including Kamiotai Station
  8. ↑ Between Akaike Station and Umetsubo Station
  9. 1 2 Including Akaike Station
  10. ↑ Between Umetsubo Station and Toyotashi Station
  11. ↑ Between Inuyama Station and Ajima Station
  12. ↑ Including Ajima Station
  13. ↑ Owned by Kamiiida Link Line between Ajima Station and Kamiiida Station
  14. ↑ Including Ajima Station and Kamiiida Station
  15. ↑ Owned by Kamiiida Link Line between Kamiiida Station and Heian-dori Station
  16. ↑ Including Kamiiida Station
Platform of Shiyakusho Station
Entrance to Shiyakusho Station
Ticket gates
Ticket vending machines

Connections to other train lines

JR Central

(for Shin-Yokohama, Tokyo, Kyoto, and Shin-Osaka)
(for Gifu, Ōgaki, Obu, Kariya, Okazaki, Toyohashi, and Hamamatsu)
(for Kozoji (transfer to former Expo Site), Tajimi, and Nakatsugawa)
(for Yokkaichi, Tsu and Kameyama)
(Limited Express only, for Gero and Takayama)

Meitetsu

(for Meitetsu Gifu, Chiryu, Hekinan, Nishio, Higashi Okazaki, Toyohashi, and Toyokawa Inari)
(for Otagawa, Chita Handa, Kowa, Utsumi, Tokoname, and Central Japan Int'l Airport)
(for Iwakura, Inuyama, Mikakino and Shin Kani)
(for Tsushima, Saya and Yatomi)
(for Owari Seto)
(for Toyotashi)
(for Komaki, Inuyama)

Kintetsu

(for Yokkaichi, Tsu, Nakagawa, Matsusaka, Ise, Toba, and Osaka)

Nagoya Seaside Rapid Railway

(for Kinjo-Futo (Nagoya International Exhibition Hall))

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 トップページ - ご意見・お問い合わせ - よくあるご質問 - 地下鉄について [Top - Feedback and inquiries - Frequently Asked Questions - For subway] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau, City of Nagoya. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ↑ 平成21年版名古屋市統計年鑑　11.運輸・通信 [Nagoya Statistics for Year 21 of the Heisei Era, 11 Transportation and Communication] (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  3. ↑ http://www.mlit.go.jp/kisha/kisha07/01/010330_3/01.pdf
  4. ↑ "Tickets - Nagoya Transportation Bureau".

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