Namboku Line (Sapporo)

Namboku Line
5000 series EMU near Minami-Hiragishi Station
Overview
Type	Rubber-tyred metro
System	Sapporo Municipal Subway
Locale	Sapporo, Hokkaidō
Termini	Asabu Makomanai
Stations	16
Operation
Opened	1971
Owner	Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
Technical
Line length	14.3 km (8.89 mi)
Electrification	750 V DC (third-rail)

The Namboku Line (南北線, Nanboku-sen) is a rubber-tyred metro line in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It is part of the Sapporo Municipal Subway system. Its name literally means South-North Line, and it runs from Asabu Station in Kita-ku to Makomanai Station in Minami-ku. The Namboku Line color on maps is green, and its stations carry the letter "N" followed by a number.

Station list

• All stations are located in Sapporo.

History

• December 16, 1971: Kita-Nijūyo-Jō – Makomanai section opens; 1000 series trains introduced.
• March 16, 1978: Kita-Nijūyo-Jō – Asabu section opens; all trains operated as 8-car sets.
• October 1, 1978: 3000 series trains introduced.
• October 14, 1994: Reien-Mae Station renamed Minami-Hiragishi Station.
• September 1995: 5000 series trains introduced.
• June 27, 1999: 1000/2000 series trains withdrawn.
• August 18, 2008: Women-only cars introduced on trial basis (until September 12, 2008).
• December 15, 2008: "Women and Children Comfort Car" introduced.
• January 30, 2009: SAPICA contactless smart card introduced.

Future developments

Platform edge doors are scheduled to be installed on all stations by 2014.

External links

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

• Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (in Japanese)