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The , also called New Tram, is an
A fleet of four-car 200 series trainsets was introduced between 2016 and March 2017, all finished in different colour liveries. The first set, 01, entered revenue service on 29 June 2016, followed by the second set, 02, in October 2016.
, the 200 series fleet consists of twenty sets (numbered 01 to 21 (excluding 13)), and formed as follows. The trains have stainless steel bodies.
File:Newtram200 2.jpg, 200 series set 01 in May 2016
File:Newtram205-02-2017-3-18.jpg, 200 series set 02 in March 2017
File:Newtram205-03F-2017-6-10.jpg, 200 series set 03 in June 2017
File:Newtram205-04F-2017-5-3.jpg, 200 series set 04 in May 2017
File:Newtram201-05F-2017-5-3.jpg, 200 series set 05 in May 2017
File:Newtram205-06F-2017-5-3.jpg, 200 series set 06 in May 2017
File:Newtram201-07F-2017-5-3.jpg, 200 series set 07 in May 2017
File:Newtram201-14F-2018-11-25.jpg, 200 series set 14 in November 2018
File:Nanko Port Town Line101-06.jpg, A preserved 100 series car in November 2011
File:New Tram 101-20 at Port Town-nishi Station.JPG, 100A series set 20 in December 2015
automated guideway transit
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line in Suminoe-ku, Osaka
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, Japan. The line is operated by Osaka Metro
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, and was constructed to serve as the main public transportation for newly built Osaka South Port habitations and facilities. An extension of the line from Cosmosquare to Trade Center-mae was once owned and operated by an Osaka City's subsidiary, . The operation of the section was later merged to Osaka City transportation itself to increase the number of passengers by reducing fares previously calculated separately.
Stations
All stations are inSuminoe-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan, stretching along the south-west border of the city. It borders the wards of Minato-ku, Taisho-ku and Nishinari-ku to the north, and Sumiyoshi-ku to the east. It is the largest land area of all wards in Osa ...
.
Rolling stock
, the following train types are used on the line, all formed as four-car sets. * 200 series four-car sets (since 29 June 2016)200 series
A fleet of four-car 200 series trainsets was introduced between 2016 and March 2017, all finished in different colour liveries. The first set, 01, entered revenue service on 29 June 2016, followed by the second set, 02, in October 2016.
, the 200 series fleet consists of twenty sets (numbered 01 to 21 (excluding 13)), and formed as follows. The trains have stainless steel bodies.
Former rolling stock
* 100 series (1981–2001) * 100A series (1991-2019)History
*March 16, 1981 – The Nankō Port Town Line from Nakafuto to Suminoekōen opened. *October 5, 1993 – Operations were suspended due to an accident that occurred at Suminoekōen Station; operations resumed on November 19, 1993. *December 18, 1997 – The Osaka Port Transport System Co., Ltd. from Cosmosquare to Nakafutō opened. *July 1, 2005 – The OTS New Tram Technoport Line was merged to the Nankō Port Town Line.Statistics
*Distance: 7.9 km (incl. former OTS Line 1.3 km) *Power: 600 V three phase AC, side contact *Line color: cerulean blue *Symbol letter: PSee also
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nanko Port Town Line Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture Railway lines opened in 1981