Tōzai Line (Sapporo)

Tōzai Line
8000 series EMU at Ōdōri Station
Overview
Type	Rubber-tyred metro
System	Sapporo Municipal Subway
Locale	Sapporo, Hokkaido
Termini	Miyanosawa Shin-Sapporo
Stations	19
Operation
Opened	1976
Owner	Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
Technical
Line length	20.1 km (12.5 mi)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary, central guide rail

The Tōzai Line (東西線, Tōzai-sen) is a rubber-tyred metro line located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It is part of the Sapporo Municipal Subway system. Its name literally means "East-West Line", and it runs from Miyanosawa Station in Nishi-ku to Shin-Sapporo Station in Atsubetsu-ku. The Tōzai Line color on maps is orange, and its stations carry the letter "T" followed by a number.

Station list

• All stations are located in Sapporo.
• The entire line is underground.

History

• June 10, 1976: Kotoni – Shiroishi section opens; 6000 series trains debut.
• March 21, 1982: Shiroishi – Shin-Sapporo section opens.
• March 22, 1987: Nishi-Jūitchōme – Ōdōri section closed due to construction of connecting track to Tōhō Line
• August 18, 1998: 8000 series trains debut.
• February 25, 1999: Kotoni – Miyanosawa section opens.
• 2002: 6000 series trains begin to be replaced by 8000 series trains.
• July 7, 2006: 8000 series trains optimized for driver-only operation debut.
• February 13, 2008: Platform edge doors installed at Nangō-Nana-Chōme Station for testing prior to line-wide deployment
• August 30, 2008: Last 6000 series trains are taken out of service.
• January 30, 2009: SAPICA contactless smart card introduced.
• March 3, 2009: Platform edge doors installed at all Tōzai Line stations.
• April 1, 2009: Tōzai Line switches to wanman driver-only operation.
• July 13, 2009: "Women and Children Comfort Cars" introduced.^[1]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tōzai Line (Sapporo).

• Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (Japanese)

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