Sennichimae Line

Sennichimae Line
Sennichimae Line
	Sennichimae Line 25 series EMU
Overview
Line number	5
Locale	Osaka
Termini	Nodahanshin; Minami-Tatsumi;
Stations	14
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Osaka Municipal Subway
Operator(s)	Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
Depot(s)	Morinomiya (located on Chūō Line)
History
Opened	April 16, 1969
Technical
Line length	12.6 km (7.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Route map
Route map

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The Sennichimae Line (千日前線, Sennichimae-sen) is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the lines of the Osaka Municipal Subway system operated by the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. It links the northwestern district of Fukushima-ku and the southeastern district of Ikuno-ku with the central commercial and entertainment district of Namba. Its official name is Rapid Electric Tramway Line No. 5 (高速電気軌道第5号線), while the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau refers to it as Osaka City Rapid Railway Line No. 5 (大阪市高速鉄道第5号線), and in MLIT publications, it is written as Line No. 5 (Sennichimae Line) (5号線（千日前線）). Station numbers are indicated by the letter S. The line is scheduled to have platform screen doors at all of the stations by February 2015, with the first station receiving doors on March 14, 2014.^[2]

Stations

No.	Station^[3]	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
S11	Nodahanshin	野田阪神	0.0	Hanshin: Main Line - Hanshin JR West: JR Tōzai Line - Ebie	Fukushima-ku, Osaka
S12	Osaka	玉川	0.6	JR West: Osaka Loop Line - JR West	Fukushima-ku, Osaka
S13	Awaza	阿波座	1.9	Chūō Line (C15)	Nishi-ku, Osaka
S14	Nishi-Nagahori	西長堀	2.9	Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N13)	Nishi-ku, Osaka
S15	Osaka	桜川	3.8	Hanshin: Hanshin Namba Line	Naniwa-ku, Osaka
S16	Namba	難波	4.9	Midōsuji Line (M20) Yotsubashi Line (Y15) Nankai: Nankai Main Line, Koya Line Kintetsu: Namba Line - Ōsaka Namba Hanshin: Hanshin Namba Line - Ōsaka Namba JR West: Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) - JR Namba	Chūō-ku, Osaka
S17	Nippombashi	日本橋	5.6	Sakaisuji Line (K17) Kintetsu: Namba Line - Kintetsu Nippombashi	Chūō-ku, Osaka
S18	Tanimachi Kyūchōme	谷町九丁目	6.6	Tanimachi Line (T25) Kintetsu: Osaka Line, Namba Line, Nara Line - Osaka Uehommachi	Tennōji-ku, Osaka
S19	Tsuruhashi	鶴橋	7.7	JR West: Osaka Loop Line Kintetsu: Osaka Line, Nara Line	Tennōji-ku, Osaka
S20	Osaka Municipal Subway	今里	9.2	Imazatosuji Line (I21)	Higashinari-ku, Osaka
S21	Shin-Fukae	新深江	10.1		Higashinari-ku, Osaka
S22	Osaka, Osaka	小路	11.1		Ikuno-ku, Osaka
S23	Kita-Tatsumi	北巽	12.0
S24	Minami-Tatsumi	南巽	13.1

Rolling stock

Current

25 series (since 1991)

As there is no dedicated rolling stock depot on the Sennichimae Line, trains are forwarded to Morinomiya Depot on the Chūō Line via a connecting track at Awaza.

Former

50 series (1969-1994)
100 series (later version) (1979-1989)
30 series (1991-1995)

History

April 16, 1969 - Nodahanshin - Sakuragawa (opening)
July 25, 1969 - Tanimachi Kyūchōme - Imazato (opening)
September 10, 1969 - Imazato - Shin-Fukae (opening)
March 11, 1970 - Sakuragawa - Tanimachi Kyūchōme (opening)
December 2, 1981 - Shin-Fukae - Minami-Tatsumi (opening)

References

^ Hitachi Review. Hitachi. 3 March 2014. p. 75. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
^ "Osaka subway's Sennichimae Line to have platform screen doors installed in every station Chinese translation to follow". Asian Public Transport. February 13, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
^ 路線別で探す　千日前線. Osaka Municipal Transportation Buereau (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2014.

[1] Hitachi Review. Hitachi. 3 March 2014. p. 75. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

[Sennichimae_Line_doors-2] "Osaka subway's Sennichimae Line to have platform screen doors installed in every station Chinese translation to follow". Asian Public Transport. February 13, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.

[路線別で探す_千日前線-3] 路線別で探す　千日前線. Osaka Municipal Transportation Buereau (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2014.

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