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Tōhō Line
A 7000 series EMU at Fukuzumi Station
Overview
Native name東豊線
OwnerSapporo City Transportation Bureau
LocaleSapporo, Hokkaido
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeRubber-tyred metro
SystemSapporo Municipal Subway
Rolling stock7000 series EMUs
History
Opened1988
Technical
Line length13.6 km (8.5 mi)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary

The Tōhō Line (東豊線, Tōhō-sen) is a rubber-tyred metro line in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. It is part of the Sapporo Municipal Subway system. It runs from Sakaemachi Station in Higashi-ku to Fukuzumi Station in Toyohira-ku. The Tōhō Line color on maps is sky blue. Its stations carry the letter "H" followed by a number.

Station list

  • All stations are located in Sapporo.
  • The entire line is underground.
Station No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations 		Total
H01 Hokkaido 栄町 - 0.0   Higashi-ku
H02 Shindō-Higashi 新道東 0.9 0.9  
H03 Hokkaido 元町 1.2 2.1  
H04 Kanjō-Dōri-Higashi 環状通東 1.4 3.5  
H05 Higashi-Kuyakusho-Mae 東区役所前 1.0 4.5  
H06 Kita-Jūsan-Jō-Higashi 北13条東 0.9 5.4  
H07 Sapporo Municipal Subway さっぽろ 1.3 6.7 Namboku Line (N06)
Hakodate Main Line (01) 		Chūō-ku
H08 Ōdōri 大通 0.6 7.3 Namboku Line (N07)
Tōzai Line (T09)
Sapporo Streetcar Ichijō Line (Nishi-Yon-Chōme)
H09 Hōsui-Susukino 豊水すすきの 0.8 8.1 Sapporo Streetcar: Yamahana Line (Susukino)
H10 Hokkaido 学園前 1.4 9.5   Toyohira-ku
H11 Toyohira-Kōen 豊平公園 0.9 10.4  
H12 Misono 美園 1.0 11.4  
H13 Tsukisamu-Chūō 月寒中央 1.2 12.6  
H14 Fukuzumi 福住 1.0 13.6  

Rolling stock

  • 7000 series 4-car EMUs (since 1988)
  • 9000 series 4-car EMUs (since May 2015)

The line is operated using a fleet of 20 four-car 7000 series EMUs (sets 7101 to 7120) [1]

The first of a fleet of 20 new 9000 series four-car EMUs was introduced on the Tōhō Line in May 2015.[2] Built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe, the first trainset was unveiled to the media in November 2014.[3] All 20 trains are scheduled to be in service by fiscal 2016, replacing the fleet of 7000 series trains.[2]

  • 9000 series set 9001 in May 2015
    9000 series set 9001 in May 2015

History

The Sakaemachi – Hōsui-Susukino section opened on December 2, 1988.[citation needed] The Hōsui-Susukino – Fukuzumi section opened on October 14, 1994.[citation needed]

The SAPICA contactless smart card was introduced on January 30, 2009.[citation needed]

Future developments

Platform edge doors are to be installed at all Tōhō Line stations by fiscal 2016.[3]

References

  1. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2014. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 4. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  2. ^ a b 札幌市営地下鉄東豊線で9000形が営業運転を開始. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b 札幌市交通局、東豊線新型車両9000形の外観を公開 - デビューは2015年4月頃. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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