Yotsubashi Line

Yotsubashi Line
Yotsubashi Line 23 series EMU
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Osaka Municipal Subway
Locale	Osaka, Japan
Termini	Nishi-Umeda Suminoekōen
Stations	11
Line number	3
Operation
Owner	Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
Rolling stock	23 series EMUs
Technical
Line length	11.4 km (7.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead line
Operating speed	70 km/h (45 mph)

Route map

Legend Connectiong lines of Osaka Municipal Subway are unless noted Hankyū Takarazuka Main Line Midosuji Line Shin-Osakaextension reviewed Nishinakajima-Minamigata Hankyū Kobe Main Line, Hankyū Kyoto Main Line Jūsōextension reviewed Yodo River Nakatsu (Hankyu) Umeda Freight Line Nakatsu (Midosuji Line) Kita-Umedaextension reviewed Umeda (left: JR Freight, right: Hankyū) Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line) (JR Kobe Line, JR Takarazuka Line)/Osaka Osaka Loop Line Umeda: M16 Umeda (Hanshin Main Line) T20: Higashi-Umeda 0.0 Y11 Nishi-Umeda Tanimachi Line Kitashinchi JR West: JR Tōzai Line Dōjima River Keihan Nakanoshima Line Watanabebashi Tosabori Riveer 1.3 Y12 Higobashi Yodoyabashi 2.2 Y13 Hommachi(M18) Chūō Line (C16) Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line Shinsaibashi: N15 3.2 Y14 YotsubashiShinsaibashi: M19 Sennichimae Line (S16) Kintetsu Namba Line and Hanshin Namba Line Osaka Namba 4.1 Y15 Namba(M20) JR Namba Nankai Main Line and Nankai Kōya Line Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) 5.3 Y16 Daikokuchō(M21) Osaka Loop Line Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) Midosuji Line 6.6 Y17 Hanazonochō 7.7 Y18 Kishinosato 9.0 Y19 Tamade 10.1 Y20 Kitakagaya Midorigi Depot 11.8 Y21 Suminoekōen Nankō Port Town Line (New Tram) (P18)   of Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau

The Yotsubashi Line (四つ橋線, Yotsubashi-sen) is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by the Osaka Municipal Subway. The line connects Umeda, Hommachi, Yotsubashi, Namba, Daikokuchō,and Suminoe.

Stations

No.	Station	Connections	Location
Y11	Nishi-Umeda	Midōsuji Line - Umeda (M16) Tanimachi Line - Higashi-Umeda (T20) JR West Tokaido Line (JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line, JR Takarazuka Line) - Osaka Osaka Loop Line - Osaka JR Tōzai Line - Kitashinchi Hankyu Railway - Umeda Kobe Line Takarazuka Line Kyoto Line Hanshin Railway: Main Line - Umeda	Kita-ku, Osaka
Y12	Higobashi	Keihan Nakanoshima Line - Watanabebashi	Nishi-ku, Osaka
Y13	Hommachi	Chūō Line (C16) Midōsuji Line (M18)
Y14	Yotsubashi	Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line - Shinsaibashi (N15) Midōsuji Line - Shinsaibashi (M19)
Y15	Namba	Sennichimae Line (S16) Midōsuji Line (M20) Nankai Railway Nankai Main Line Kōya Line Kintetsu: Namba Line - Osaka Namba Hanshin: Hanshin Namba Line - Osaka Namba JR West Kansai Line (Yamatoji Line) - JR Namba	Naniwa-ku, Osaka
Y16	Daikokuchō	Midōsuji Line (M21)
Y17	Hanazonochō		Nishinari-ku, Osaka
Y18	Kishinosato
Y19	Tamade
Y20	Kitakagaya		Suminoe-ku, Osaka
Y21	Suminoekōen	Nankō Port Town Line (New Tram) (P18)

Rolling stock

Current

• 23 series (since 1990)

Former

• 400 series (1942-1969)
• 1000 series (1956-1971)
• 1100 series (1958-1979)
• 1200 series (1958-1980)
• 50 series (1960-1980)
• 30 series (1972-1996)

History

• May 10, 1942 - Daikokuchō - Hanazonochō (opening)
• Construction stopped during World War II.
• June 1, 1956 - Hanazonochō - Kishinosato (opening)
• May 31, 1958 - Kishinosato - Tamade (opening)
• October 1, 1965 - Daikokuchō - Nishi-Umeda (opening)
• November 9, 1972 - Tamade - Suminoekōen (opening)

Future plans

A northward extension to Shin-Osaka Station is under review.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of railway electrification systems in Japan