Higashiyama Line
 Higashiyama Line
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 5000 series entering Kamiyashiro Station |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Rapid Transit |
| System | Nagoya Municipal Subway |
| Locale | Nagoya, Japan |
| Termini | Takabata Fujigaoka |
| Stations | 22 |
| Daily ridership | 200,334[1] (2008) |
| Operation | |
| Opened | November 15, 1957 (first section) September 21, 1982 (entire line) |
| Operator(s) | Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya |
| Character | Hatchii |
| Rolling stock | 5000 series 5050 series N1000 series |
| Technical | |
| Track length | 20.6 kilometres (12.8 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Standard gauge |
| Electrification | Third rail 600 V DC |
| Operating speed | 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph) |
The Higashiyama Line (東山線 Higashiyama-sen) is a subway line, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. Officially, the line is referred to as Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 1 (名古屋市高速度鉄道第1号線 Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-ichi-gō-sen). It runs from Takabata, Nakagawa Ward to Fujigaoka, Meitō Ward, all within Nagoya. The Higashiyama Line's color on maps is Windsor yellow; its stations carry the letter H followed by a number. All the stations accept Tranpass, a prepaid magnetic card.
The line opened its first section in 1957. The line links Nagoya Station and Sakae, the CBD of Nagoya. As such, the line has the highest ridership among Nagoya Municipal Subway Lines. On arriving Nagoya Station (from Fujigaoka), departing Nagoya Station (to Fujigaoka), or arriving Fujigaoka Station, the announcements are made in five languages, namely Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese, and Portuguese, in that order.[2]
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[edit] Basic data
- Distance: 20.6 kilometres (12.8 mi)
- Stations: 22
- Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (in contrast to the narrow gauge of most Japanese railways)
- Double-track line: Whole line
- Rolling stock: 5000 series, 5050 series, and N1000 series
- Electric supply: Entire line (600 V DC, third rail)[3]
- Railway signalling: CS-ATC
- Maximum speed at service: 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph)
[edit] Stations
The stations are as follows:[4]
| Number | Station name | Japanese | Total distance | Transfers | Location | |
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| H01 | Takabata | 高畑 | 0 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kanayama Line (planned) | Nakagawa | Nagoya, Aichi |
| H02 | Hatta | 八田 | 0.9 km | JR: Kansai Main Line Kintetsu: Nagoya Line (Kintetsu-Hatta) |
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| H03 | Iwatsuka | 岩塚 | 2 km | Nakamura | ||
| H04 | Nakamura Kōen | 中村公園 | 3.1 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway:  Sakura-dōri Line (planned extension) |
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| H05 | Nakamura Nisseki | 中村日赤 | 3.9 km | |||
| H06 | Honjin | 本陣 | 4.6 km | |||
| H07 | Kamejima | 亀島 | 5.5 km | |||
| H08 | Nagoya | 名古屋 | 6.6 km | JR: Chūō Main Line, Kansai Main Line, Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Shinkansen Kintetsu: Nagoya Line (Kintetsu Nagoya) Meitetsu: Nagoya Line (Meitetsu Nagoya) Nagoya Municipal Subway: Sakura-dōri Line (S02)Nagoya Seaside Rapid Railway: Aonami Line (AN01) |
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| H09 | Fushimi | 伏見 | 8 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway:  Tsurumai Line (T07) |
Naka | |
| H10 | Sakae | 栄 | 9 km | Meitetsu: Seto Line (Sakaemachi) Nagoya Municipal Subway:  Meijō Line (M05) |
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| H11 | Shinsakae-machi | 新栄町 | 10.1 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway:  Kamiiida Line (planned extension) |
Higashi | |
| H12 | Chikusa | 千種 | 11 km | JR: Chūō Main Line | ||
| H13 | Imaike | 今池 | 11.7 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Sakura-dōri Line (S08) |
Chikusa | |
| H14 | Ikeshita | 池下 | 12.6 km | |||
| H15 | Kakuōzan | 覚王山 | 13.2 km | |||
| H16 | Motoyama | 本山 | 14.2 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Meijō Line (M17) |
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| H17 | Higashiyama Kōen (Higashiyama Park) | 東山公園 | 15.1 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line (planned) | ||
| H18 | Hoshigaoka | 星ヶ丘 | 16.2 km | Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line (planned) | ||
| H19 | Issha | 一社 | 17.5 km | Meitō | ||
| H20 | Kamiyashiro | 上社 | 18.6 km | |||
| H21 | Hongō | 本郷 | 19.3 km | |||
| H22 | Fujigaoka | 藤が丘 | 20.6 km | Aichi Rapid Transit: Linimo (L01) | ||
[edit] History
The Higashiyama Line was the first underground rapid transit line in Nagoya, and it was born with the first three 2.4 kilometers of track, comprising three stations, which opened on November 15, 1957. The three stations were Nagoya Station, Fushimimachi Station (now Fushimi), and Sakaemachi Station (now Sakae.) At first, the subway had six trainsets made up of 100 series trains, with two cars per trainset.
The line was extended from Sakaemachi (now Sakae) to Ikeshita on June 15, 1960, from Ikeshita to Higashiyama Kōen on April 1, 1963, from Higashiyama Kōen to Hoshigaoka on March 30, 1967.
The line was simultaneously extended from Nagoya to Nakamura Kōen and from Hoshigaoka to its current eastern terminus of Fujigaoka on April 1, 1969. The line was further extended from Nakamura Kōen to its present western terminus of Takabata on September 21, 1982, and with that was completed as the line which operates today.[5]
[edit] Rolling stock
[edit] Current
- 5000 series (since 1980)
- 5050 series (since 1992)
- N1000 series (since 2008)
All trains are based at Takabata and Fujigaoka Depots.
[edit] Former
- 100/200/250/500/700 series (1957-1999)
- 300/800 series (1967-2000)
[edit] See also
- List of railway lines in Japan
Media related to Higashiyama Line at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to [edit] References
- ^ 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. http://wwwtb.mlit.go.jp/chubu/tetudo/tetudouhp.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ "車内アナウンス：東山線 [Announcements in the Train: Higashiyama Line]" (in Japanese). http://shanai.michikusa.jp/higashiyama/index.html. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "名古屋市営地下鉄東山線の紹介 [Introduction to the Nagoya Municipal Subway's Higashiyama Line]" (in Japanese). http://www.infonia.ne.jp/~scepter/subway/h_line/h_line.html. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "東山線 [Higashiyama Line]" (in Japanese). hatena. http://d.hatena.ne.jp/keyword/%C5%EC%BB%B3%C0%FE. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ 佐藤, 信之 (19 June 2004) (in Japanese), 地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏, グランプリ出版, ISBN 4-87687-260-0
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