Nagoya Subway

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Trains of the series 5050 (left) and 5000 (right) of the Higashiyama line
The Nagoya Subway Logo
Shiyakusho Station Platform
Entrance to Shiyakusho Station
Ticket control when entering and leaving the platforms
Ticket machines

The Nagoya subway ( Japanese 名古屋 市 営 地下 鉄 , Nagoya-shiei chikatetsu , dt. Nagoya Municipal Subway ) is the metro system of the Japanese city ​​of Nagoya . It was opened as the third subway network in Japan in 1957 and currently consists of five lines.

The total length of the network is 87 km and it has 93 stops. Although the daily passenger volume is one million users, urban traffic accounts for only 10% as private vehicles still play the main role in transportation. All trains and many stops are equipped with air conditioning, the stations of the newer Sakura-dōri line are also equipped with elevators . The subway is operated by the city traffic office.

Line 1: Higashiyama Line ( 東山 線 , Higashiyama-sen )

Nagoya's oldest line is 20.6 km long, with 22 stations on it. In the eastern section it runs on viaducts. The clock differs between two and four minutes. The trains consist of six cars, the route is regular-gauge and equipped with side rails painted from above . The section from Nagoya Station to Sakae was opened as the first underground line in Nagoya in 1957, followed by Sakae - Ikeshita (1960), Ikeshita - Higashiyama Kōen (1963), Higashiyama Kōen - Hoshigaoka (1967), Hoshigaoka - Fujigaoka and station Nagoya - Nakamura Kōen (both 1969) and finally Nakamura Kōen - Takabata (1982).

Lines 2/4: Meijō Line ( 名城 線 , Meijō-sen ) and Meikō Line ( 名 港 線 , Meikō-sen )

Both lines are operated together, together they are 32.4 km long and have 34 stops. The rhythm varies between three and ten minutes. Like the Higashiyama line, the Meijō line is also regular-lane with busbars on the side, and trains with six cars also run.

The lines form a ring and a branch line to the port, going south from Kanayama. The route to the port of Nagoya (名古屋 港Nagoya-kō ) and the western ring from Kanayama (金山) to Ōzone (大 曽 根) is officially referred to as line 2, the eastern ring as line 4. Deviating from this, the line names Meikō-sen for the Section between Kanayama and harbor and Meijō-sen used for the ring line. The trains of Meiko-sen commute in off-peak times only between port and Kanayama, at other times they are mostly to ozone or Nagoya Dome by bound.

The section from Sakae to Shiyakusho (City Hall) was opened in 1965, followed by Sakae - Kanayama (1967), Kanayama - Nagoya-kō and Shiyakusho - Ōzone (both 1971), Kanayama - Aratamabashi (1974), Ōzone - Sunadabashi (2000), Sunadabashi - Nagoya Daigaku (2003) and Nagoya Daigaku - Aratamabashi (2004).

Line 3: Tsurumai Line ( 鶴 舞 線 , Tsurumai-sen )

It has a total length of 20.4 km with 20 stops. The cycle is between four and ten minutes. The route is cape gauge , the trains consist of six cars, the power supply comes from an overhead line . The trains go beyond their own subway line in both directions on Meitetsu railroad lines and run to the Toyota- shi and Inuyama stations . To this end, these trains are also technically equipped for rail operations. The transition to the Meitetsu lines increases the length of this line by 60 km.

The section from Fushimi to Yagoto was opened in 1977, followed by Yagoto - Akaike (1978), Fushimi - Jōshin (1981), Jōshin - Shōnai Ryokuchi Kōen (1984) and Shōnai Ryokuchi Kōen - Kami-Otai (1993).

Line 6: Sakura-dōri-Line ( 桜 通 線 , Sakura-dōri-sen )

Over a total length of 19.1 km, the trains serve 21 stops at intervals of between four and ten minutes. The trains consist of five cars, and the power is supplied via an overhead line. The track width is 1067 mm. Technically, the standards of the Sakura-dōri line correspond to the Tsurumai line, a connection to the railway network is possible for later route extensions, but not likely for the time being.

The section from Nakamura-Kuyakusho to Imaike was opened in 1989, followed by Imaike - Nonami in 1994 and Nonami - Tokushige in 2011.

Line 7: Kami-Iida Line ( 上 飯 田 線 , Kami-Iida-sen )

This line consists of only two stops in the city area (Heian-Dōri and Kami-Iida), but the trains then go over to the Meitetsu's Kami-Iida line and go to Inuyama. It opened in 2003.

Transfer options to other railways

Future expansion

The Sakuradōri line is to be extended in the west to Shippō and in the east via Toyoake to Toyota, with the transition to Meitetsu lines. The Kami-Iida line is to be extended southwards via Shin-Sakaemachi (connection to the Higashiyama line) to Marutamachi. A new line is to run from Sasashima (south of Nagoya Station) via Fukiage (Sakuradōri line) and Hoshigaoka (Higashiyama line) to Takabari, another new line from Toda ( Kintetsu ) via Kanayama to Kurokawa (Meijō line). However, none of these new lines will be implemented until further notice.

A 9.2 km magnetic levitation train (called: Linimo ) was built from Fujigaoka to serve Expo 2005 . This line was connected to the Aichi ring line at the eastern end point in Yagusa. It was opened in spring 2005.

Web links

Commons : Nagoya Subway  - Album containing pictures, videos and audio files