The is a
subway line which forms part of the
Nagoya Municipal Subway
The is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground.
The subway system ...
system in
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...
, Japan. It runs from
Kami Otai in
Nishi-ku, Nagoya
is one of the 16 wards in the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward has an estimated population of 150,480 and a population density of 8,393 persons per km². The total area is 17.93 km².
Geography
The ...
to
Akaike in
Nisshin. The Tsurumai Line's color on maps is light blue. Its stations carry the letter ''T'' followed by a number. Officially, the line is called . All the stations accept
manaca, a rechargeable contactless
smart card
A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC or IC card) is a physical electronic authentication device, used to control access to a resource. It is typically a plastic credit card-sized card with an embedded integrated circuit (IC) c ...
.
The line opened its first section in 1977. The line has through services with three
Meitetsu
, referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.
Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which off ...
lines, namely
Inuyama Line
The is a 26.8 km Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), which connects Biwajima Junction in Kiyosu, Aichi with Shin-Unuma Station in Kakamigahara, Gifu. Together with the Kakamigahara L ...
,
Toyota Line
The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) connecting Umetsubo Station in Toyota with Akaike Station in Nisshin. The line operates a through-service onto the Nagoya ...
and
Mikawa Line.
Stations
Rolling stock
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3000 series
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3050 series (since 1993)
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N3000 series (since 16 March 2012)
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Meitetsu 100 series
The is a commuter electric multiple unit type operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan since 1978. There is also a 200 series type, operated since 1991, which is very similar to the 100 series. The 100 series and 200 series trains run on ...
(on through-running services))
File:Nagoya-Municipal-Subway Series3000-3120.jpg, 3000 series
File:鶴舞線3050形電車.jpg, 3050 series
File:N3000形第1編成.jpg, N3000 series
File:Nagoya-Railway-Series100-212F.jpg, Meitetsu 100 series
See also
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List of railway lines in Japan
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically.
The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for and another for . The difference between the two is a legal, and not alwa ...
References
External links
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Nagoya Municipal Subway
Railway lines opened in 1977
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan