The , also known as Kyoto City Subway, is the

rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...

network in the city of

Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area along wi ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. Operated by the

Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau is an agency of the city government of Kyoto, Japan that operates municipal subways and city buses within the city. Previously, it also operated trams and trolley buses. Subway The Kyoto Municipal Subway operates the following two lines: *Karas ...

, it has two lines.

Lines

The Kyoto Municipal Subway is made up of two lines: the long, 15-station

Karasuma Line The is one of the two lines of the Kyoto Municipal Subway operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau in Kyoto, Japan. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is colored green, and its stations are given numbers following the letter " ...

, and the long, 17-station Tōzai Line, which together share one interchange station (

Karasuma Oike Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line and Tōzai Line in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Lines * ** (Station Number: K08) ** (Station Number: T13) Layout The station is the transferring station operated by Kyoto Municipal ...

Rolling stock

Karasuma Line

Kyoto Municipal Subway 10 series The , is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Kyoto Municipal Subway in Kyoto, Japan, since 1981. Overview The 10 series was introduced in 1981 with nine four-car sets built to coincide with the opening of the ...

Kyoto Municipal Subway 20 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Kyoto Municipal Subway in Kyoto from March 2022. Overview The 20 series was introduced in 2022 with nine 6-car sets. These sets are replacing the oldest of the exist ...

Kintetsu 3200 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Kintetsu Railway , referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Ja ...

Kintetsu 3220 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway since 2000. Background The 3220 series is the first member of Kintetsu's commuter train lineup, the concept of which was t ...

File:Kyoto City 10 series EMU early type 001.JPG, Kyoto Municipal Subway 10 series File:京都市営地下鉄20系KS31編成急行国際会館行.jpg, Kyoto Municipal Subway 20 series File:Kintetsu-3200 001 JPN.JPG, Kintetsu 3200 series File:Kintetsu-3220 001 JPN.JPG, Kintetsu 3220 series

Tozai Line

* Kyoto Municipal Subway 50 series *

Keihan 800 series The is a class of electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter trains operated since 1997 by the privately owned Keihan Electric Railway on its Keihan Keishin Line and the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line in Japan. Interior Passenger accommodation ...

File:Kyotoshi5604keihan814.jpg, Kyoto Municipal Subway 50 series and Keihan 800 series

Network Map

Notes

References

External links

Kyoto City Bus & Subway Information Guide
(Official website)
Kyoto Municipal Subway map
{{Authority control Transport in Kyoto