T?zai Line (Sapporo)

T?zai Line
T?zai Line
	8000 series EMU at ?d?ri Station
Overview
Owner	Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
Locale	Sapporo , Hokkaido
Termini	Miyanosawa ; Shin-Sapporo ;
Stations	19
Color on map	Orange
Service
Type	Rubber-tyred metro
System	Sapporo Municipal Subway
Rolling stock	8000 series EMUs
History
Opened	10 June 1976 ; 47 years ago
Last extension	25 February 1999 ; 25 years ago
Technical
Line length	20.1 km (12.5 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-tracked
Track gauge	Central guideway with rubber tires
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph) (Maximum)
Signalling	Cab signalling
Train protection system	ATC , ATO

The T?zai Line ( 東西線 , T?zai-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 T?zai Line color on maps is orange, and its stations carry the letter "T" followed by a number.

Station list [ edit ]

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
T 01	Miyanosawa	宮の?	-	0.0		Nishi-ku
T 02	Hassamu-Minami	?寒南	1.5	1.5
T 03	Kotoni	琴似	1.3	2.8
T 04	Nij?yon-Ken	二十四軒	0.9	3.7
T 05	Nishi-Nij?hatch?me	西28丁目	1.2	4.9		Ch??-ku
T 06	Maruyama-K?en	円山公園	0.8	5.7
T 07	Nishi-J?hatch?me	西18丁目	0.9	6.6	Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi-J?go-Ch?me)
T 08	Nishi-J?itch?me	西11丁目	0.9	7.5	Sapporo Streetcar (Ch??-Kuyakusho-Mae)
T 09	?d?ri	大通	1.0	8.5	Namboku Line ( N07 ) T?h? Line ( H08 ) Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi-Yon-Ch?me)
T 10	Bus Center-Mae	バスセンタ?前	0.8	9.3
T 11	Kikusui	菊水	1.1	10.4		Shiroishi-ku
T 12	Higashi-Sapporo	東札幌	1.2	11.6
T 13	Shiroishi	白石	1.1	12.7
T 14	Nang?-Nana-Ch?me	南?7丁目	1.4	14.1
T 15	Nang?-J?san-Ch?me	南?13丁目	1.1	15.2
T 16	Nang?-J?hatch?me	南?18丁目	1.2	16.4
T 17	?yachi	大谷地	1.5	17.9		Atsubetsu-ku
T 18	Hibarigaoka	ひばりが丘	1.0	18.9
T 19	Shin-Sapporo	新さっぽろ	1.2	20.1	Chitose Line ( H05 )

History [ edit ]

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-J?itch?me – ?d?ri section closed due to construction of connecting track to T?h? 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 Nang?-Nana-Ch?me 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 T?zai Line stations.
April 1, 2009: T?zai Line switches to wanman driver-only operation .
July 13, 2009: "Women and Children Comfort Cars" introduced. ^[2]

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b ^c "地下?（高速電車）の?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?導入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-07-17 . Retrieved 2010-01-26 .

External links [ edit ]

Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (in Japanese)

[:022-1] "地下?（高速電車）の?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 .

[2] "札幌市交通局 - 女性と子どもの安心車?導入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-07-17 . Retrieved 2010-01-26 .

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