The is a
subway
Subway, Subways, The Subway, or The Subways may refer to:
Transportation
* Subway, a term for underground rapid transit rail systems
* Subway (underpass), a type of walkway that passes underneath an obstacle
* Subway (George Bush Intercontin ...
line, which forms part of the
Nagoya Municipal Subway 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 po ...
, Japan. Officially, the line is referred to as . It runs from
Takabata in
Nakagawa Ward to
Fujigaoka in
Meitō Ward, all within Nagoya. The Higashiyama Line's color on maps is Windsor yellow; its stations carry the letter "H" followed by a number. All the stations accept
manaca
Manaca, written in lower-case letters, is a rechargeable contactless smart card used in Nagoya, Japan and the surrounding area since February 11, 2011, when it replaced the Tranpass magnetic fare card system. As of March 23, 2013, it became ...
, 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 first section of the line opened in 1957. The line links
Nagoya Station
is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2), and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space is located in ...
and
Sakae, the
CBD of Nagoya. As such, the line has the highest ridership among Nagoya Municipal Subway Lines. On arriving at Nagoya Station (from Fujigaoka), departing Nagoya Station (to Fujigaoka), or at Fujigaoka Station, the announcements are made in five languages, namely Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese, and Portuguese, in that order.
Stations
The stations are as follows:
History
The Higashiyama Line was the first underground rapid transit line in Nagoya, and it opened initially on 15 November 1957 with three stations. The three stations were
Nagoya Station
is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2), and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space is located in ...
, Fushimimachi Station (now ), and Sakaemachi Station (now ). At first, the subway had six 100 series EMU trainsets, formed with two cars per set.
The line was extended from Sakaemachi (now Sakae) to on June 15, 1960, from Ikeshita to on April 1, 1963, from to on March 30, 1967.
The line was simultaneously extended from Nagoya to and from to its current eastern terminus of on April 1, 1969. The line was further extended from to its present western terminus of on September 21, 1982, and with that was completed as the line which operates today.
Rolling stock
All trains are based at Takabata and Fujigaoka Depots.
*
5050 series (since 1992)
*
N1000 series (since 2008)
File:Nagoya-Municipal-Subway-5057-20100317.jpg, A 5050 series train in March 2010
File:Nagoya-Municipal-Subway-N1002-20100317.jpg, An N1000 series train in March 2010
Former
* 100/200/250/500/700 series (1957-1999)
* 300/800 series (1967-2000)
*
5000 series (July 1980 – August 2015)
The 250, 300 and 700 series trains were later sold to
Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad, where they were refurbished and reclassified as
Kotoden 600 series (former 250/700 series) and
Kotoden 700 series (former 300 series), and to the
Argentinian
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or ( feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, ...
transport company
Metrovías S.A., where they serve
Line C of the
Buenos Aires Metro
The Buenos Aires Underground ( es, Subterráneo de Buenos Aires, links=no), locally known as Subte (), is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first section of this network (Plaza de Mayo–Pla ...
.
The last remaining 5000 series train in service was withdrawn following a special final run on 30 August 2015.
References
External links
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{{Nagoya transit
Nagoya Municipal Subway
Standard gauge railways in Japan
Railway lines opened in 1957
600 V DC railway electrification