Tōzai Line (Sapporo)

Rubber-tyred rail line in Sapporo, Japan

OrangeServiceTypeRubber-tyred metroSystem

Sapporo Municipal SubwayRolling stock8000 series EMUsHistoryOpened10 June 1976; 48 years ago (1976-06-10)Last extension25 February 1999; 25 years ago (1999-02-25)TechnicalLine length20.1 km (12.5 mi)Number of tracksDouble-trackedTrack gaugeCentral guideway with rubber tiresElectrification1,500 V DC overhead catenaryOperating speed70 km/h (43 mph) (Maximum)SignallingCab signallingTrain protection systemATC, ATO

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.

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
No.	Station	Japanese	Between stations	Total	Transfers	Location
T01	Miyanosawa	宮の沢	-	0.0		Nishi-ku
T02	Hassamu-Minami	発寒南	1.5	1.5
T03	Kotoni	琴似	1.3	2.8
T04	Nijūyon-Ken	二十四軒	0.9	3.7
T05	Nishi-Nijūhatchōme	西28丁目	1.2	4.9		Chūō-ku
T06	Maruyama-Kōen	円山公園	0.8	5.7
T07	Nishi-Jūhatchōme	西18丁目	0.9	6.6	Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi-Jūgo-Chōme)
T08	Nishi-Jūitchōme	西11丁目	0.9	7.5	Sapporo Streetcar (Chūō-Kuyakusho-Mae)
T09	Ōdōri	大通	1.0	8.5	Namboku Line ( N07 ) Tōhō Line( H08 ) Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi-Yon-Chōme)
T10	Bus Center-Mae	バスセンター前	0.8	9.3
T11	Kikusui	菊水	1.1	10.4		Shiroishi-ku
T12	Higashi-Sapporo	東札幌	1.2	11.6
T13	Shiroishi	白石	1.1	12.7
T14	Nangō-Nana-Chōme	南郷7丁目	1.4	14.1
T15	Nangō-Jūsan-Chōme	南郷13丁目	1.1	15.2
T16	Nangō-Jūhatchōme	南郷18丁目	1.2	16.4
T17	Ōyachi	大谷地	1.5	17.9		Atsubetsu-ku
T18	Hibarigaoka	ひばりが丘	1.0	18.9
T19	Shin-Sapporo	新さっぽろ	1.2	20.1	Chitose Line ( H05 )

History

June 10, 1976: Kotoni – Shiroishi section opens;^[1] 6000 series trains debut.
March 21, 1982: Shiroishi – Shin-Sapporo section opens.^[1]
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.^[1]
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.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "地下鉄（高速電車）の概要" [Overview of the subway (high-speed train)]. city.sapporo.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ "札幌市交通局 - 女性と子どもの安心車両導入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2010-01-26.