Sapporo Municipal Subway
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| Locale | Sapporo, Hokkaidō | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 49 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1971 | ||
| Operator(s) | Sapporo City Transportation Bureau | ||
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| System length | 48.0 km (29.8 mi) | ||
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The Sapporo Municipal Subway (札幌市営地下鉄 Sapporo-shiei-chikatetsu) is an underground rapid transit system in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau.
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[edit] Lines
The system has 3 lines; the first, the Namboku Line, was opened in 1971 prior to the 1972 Winter Olympics.
| Color & Icon | Name | Label | First section opened |
Last ex- tension |
Length km/miles |
Stations served | |
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| green |  |
Namboku Line | N | 1971 | 1978 | 14.3 km (8.9 mi) | 16 |
| orange |  |
Tōzai Line | T | 1976 | 1999 | 20.1 km (12.5 mi) | 19 |
| sky blue |  |
Tōhō Line | H | 1988 | 1994 | 13.6 km (8.5 mi) | 14 |
[edit] Technology
Subway trains are guided by a central rail with rubber tires on two narrow steel tracks. This system is unique among subways in Japan.[citation needed]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sapporo Subway |
- Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (Japanese)
- Sapporo Transportation Information (English)
- UrbanRail.Net - Sapporo Subway Map (English)
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