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.

Station No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
			Between stations	Total from Kotoni
T01	Miyanosawa	宮の沢	-	2.8		Nishi-ku
T02	Hassamu-Minami	発寒南	1.5	1.3
T03	Kotoni	琴似	1.3	0.0
T04	Nijūyon-Ken	二十四軒	0.9	0.9
T05	Nishi-Nijūhatchōme	西28丁目	1.2	2.1		Chūō-ku
T06	Maruyama-Kōen	円山公園	0.8	2.9
T07	Nishi-Jūhatchōme	西18丁目	0.9	3.8	Sapporo Streetcar Ichijō Line, Yamahana-Nishi Line (Nishi-Jūgo-Chōme)
T08	Nishi-Jūitchōme	西11丁目	0.9	4.7	Sapporo Streetcar Ichijō Line (Chūō-Kuyakusho-Mae)
T09	Ōdōri	大通	1.0	5.7	Namboku Line (N07) Tōhō Line (H08) Sapporo Streetcar Ichijō Line (Nishi-Yon-Chōme)
T10	Bus Center-Mae	バスセンター前	0.8	6.5
T11	Kikusui	菊水	1.1	7.6		Shiroishi-ku
T12	Higashi-Sapporo	東札幌	1.2	8.8
T13	Shiroishi	白石	1.1	9.9
T14	Nangō-Nana-Chōme	南郷7丁目	1.4	11.3
T15	Nangō-Jūsan-Chōme	南郷13丁目	1.1	12.4
T16	Nangō-Jūhatchōme	南郷18丁目	1.2	13.6
T17	Ōyachi	大谷地	1.5	15.1		Atsubetsu-ku
T18	Hibarigaoka	ひばりが丘	1.0	16.1
T19	Shin-Sapporo	新さっぽろ	1.2	17.3	Chitose Line (H05)

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

1. (Japanese)

External links

• Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (Japanese)