Nagoya Municipal Subway
Nagoya Municipal Subway | |||
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The Nagoya Municipal Subway (名古屋市営地下鉄, Nagoya Shiei Chikatetsu), also referred to as simply the Nagoya Subway,[3] is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover 93.3 kilometers (58.0 mi) of route and serve 87 stations.[1] Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground.
The subway system is owned and operated by the
In 2002, the system introduced Hatchii as its official mascot.
Lines and infrastructure
The six lines that comprise the Nagoya subway network are, for the most part, independent. However, Meikō Line services partially interline with the Meijō Line, and the operations of both lines are combined. Therefore, there are in fact five distinct services on the subway. They are mostly self-contained, but two of its lines have
The first two subway lines, the Higashiyama and Meijō/Meikō Lines, run on
As with other
On January 4, 2023, four stations were renamed:[6]
- Nakamura Kuyakusho → Taiko-dori
- Shiyakusho (City Hall) → Nagoyajo (Nagoya Castle)
- Temma-cho → Atsuta Jingu Temma-cho
- Jingu Nishi → Atsuta Jingu Nishi
List of Nagoya Municipal Subway lines
Line color |
Line icon |
Line number |
Name | Japanese | Route | Stations | Length | Train Length | First Opened | Last Opened | Gauge | Current supply |
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yellow | Line 1 | Higashiyama Line | 東山線 | Takabata to Fujigaoka | 22 | 20.6 km (12.8 mi) | 6 cars | 1957 | 1982 | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 600 V DC, third rail | |
purple | Line 2 | Meijō Line | 名城線 | Kanayama to Ōzone via Sakae | 12[Note 1] | 8.9 km (5.5 mi) | 1965[Note 2] | 1971 | ||||
Line 4 | Ōzone to Kanayama via Nagoya Daigaku | 17[Note 1] | 17.5 km (10.9 mi) | 1974[Note 3] | 2004 | |||||||
Line 2 | Meikō Line
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名港線 | Kanayama to Nagoyakō | 7[Note 4] | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) | 1971[Note 5] | – | |||||
blue | Via trackage rights | Meitetsu Inuyama Line | 名鉄犬山線 | Kamiotai
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13[Note 6] | 21.4 km (13.3 mi) | 1993[Note 7] | – | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1,500 V DC, overhead supply | ||
Line 3 | Tsurumai Line | 鶴舞線 | Kamiotai to Akaike
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20 | 20.4 km (12.7 mi) | 1977 | 1993 | |||||
Via trackage rights | Meitetsu Toyota Line | 名鉄豊田線 | Akaike to Umetsubo | 8[Note 8] | 15.2 km (9.4 mi) | 1979[Note 9] | – | |||||
Meitetsu Mikawa Line | 名鉄三河線 | Umetsubo to Toyotashi | 2[Note 8] | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) | N/A[Note 10] | – | ||||||
red | Line 6 | Sakura-dōri Line | 桜通線 | Taiko-dori to Tokushige | 21 | 19.1 km (11.9 mi) | 5 cars | 1989 | 2011 | |||
pink | Via trackage rights | Meitetsu Komaki Line | 名鉄小牧線 | Inuyama to Ajima | 13[Note 11] | 18.3 km (11.4 mi) | 4 cars | 2003[Note 12] | – | |||
Ajima to Kamiiida | 2[Note 13] | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) | 2003[Note 14] | – | ||||||||
Line 7 | Kamiiida Line | 上飯田線 | Heian-dori
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2[Note 15] | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) | 2003[Note 16] | – | |||||
Total (Subway only – not incl. trackage rights portions): | 87[1] | 93.3 km (58.0 mi) |
Notes
- ^ a b Including Ōzone Station
- Sakae Station and Kanayama Station (Aichi)
- ^ Between Ōzone Station, Nagoya Daigaku Station and Kanayama Station (Aichi)
- ^ Including Kanayama Station (Aichi)
- Nagoyako Station
- Kamiotai Station
- Kamiotai Station
- ^ a b Including Akaike Station
- ^ Between Akaike Station and Umetsubo Station
- ^ Between Umetsubo Station and Toyotashi Station
- ^ Including Ajima Station
- ^ Between Inuyama Station and Ajima Station
- ^ Including Ajima Station and Kamiiida Station
- ^ Owned by Kamiiida Link Line between Ajima Station and Kamiiida Station
- ^ Including Kamiiida Station
- Heian-dori Station
Connecting services
JR Central
- Tōkaidō Shinkansen: at Nagoya
- (for Shin-Yokohama, Tokyo, Kyoto, and Shin-Osaka)
- Tōkaidō Main Line: at Nagoya and Kanayama
- (for Gifu, Ōgaki, Obu, Kariya, Okazaki, Toyohashi, and Hamamatsu)
- Chūō Main Line: at Nagoya, Kanayama, Tsurumai, Chikusa, and Ōzone
- (for Kozoji (transfer to former Expo Site), Tajimi, and Nakatsugawa)
- Kansai Main Line: at Nagoya and Hatta
- (for Yokkaichi, Tsu and Kameyama)
- Takayama Main Line: at Nagoya
- (Limited Express only, for Gero and Takayama)
Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad)
- Meitetsu Nagoya Line: at Nagoya and Kanayama
- (for Meitetsu Gifu, Chiryu, Hekinan, Nishio, Higashi Okazaki, Toyohashi, and Toyokawa Inari)
- Meitetsu Tokoname Line: at Nagoya and Kanayama
- (for Otagawa, Chita Handa, Kowa, Utsumi, Tokoname, and Central Japan Int'l Airport)
- Meitetsu Inuyama Line: at Nagoya, Kanayama, and Kami-Otai
- (for Iwakura, Inuyama, Mikakino and Shin Kani)
- Meitetsu Tsushima Line: at Nagoya and Kanayama
- (for Tsushima, Saya and Yatomi)
- Meitetsu Seto Line: at Sakae and Ōzone
- (for Owari Seto)
- Meitetsu Toyota Line: at Akaike
- (for Toyotashi)
Kintetsu
- Kintetsu Nagoya Line: at Nagoya and Hatta
- (for Yokkaichi, Tsu, Nakagawa, Matsusaka, Ise, Toba, and Osaka)
Nagoya Rinkai Rapid Transit
- Aonami Line: at Nagoya
- (for Kinjo-Futo (Nagoya International Exhibition Hall))
Aichi Rapid Transit
- Linimo: at Fujigaoka
- (for Yakusa, Aichikyūhaku-kinen-kōen (Expo Memorial Park))
Network Map
See also
References
- ^ a b c d 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. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
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- ^ https://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/en/pc/OTHER/TRP0001448/Subway%20Station%20Name%20Change_.pdf