The Sakura-dōri Line(桜通線, Sakura-dōri-sen) is a subway line in Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It runs from Taiko-dori in Nakamura Ward to Tokushige in Midori Ward, all within Nagoya. The Sakura-dōri Line's color on maps is red and stations are labeled with the prefix "S". Officially, the line is called the Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 6(名古屋市高速度鉄道第6号線, Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-roku-gō-sen). All stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card, and other major Japanese IC cards.

The first section of the line opened in 1989. Between Nagoya and Imaike, the line runs under Sakura-dōri Avenue, serving as a bypass to the Higashiyama Line. Until 2015, it was the only Nagoya Municipal Subway line to use automatic train operation.

All platforms are 8 cars long but only 5-car trains are currently operated.[citation needed]

Stations

All stations are in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.

No.Station nameJapaneseDistance (km)TransfersLocation
Between stationsTotal
S01Taiko-dori太閤通-0.0Nakamura
S02Nagoya名古屋0.90.9Nagoya Municipal Subway: Higashiyama Line Higashiyama Line (H-08) Chūō Main Line, Kansai Main Line, Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Shinkansen Kintetsu Nagoya Line (Kintetsu Nagoya) Meitetsu Nagoya Line (Meitetsu Nagoya) Aonami Line (AN01)
S03Kokusai Center (International Center)国際センター0.71.6
S04Marunouchi丸の内0.82.4Tsurumai Line Tsurumai Line (T-06)Naka
S05Hisaya-ōdōri久屋大通0.93.3Meijō Line Meijō Line (M-06)
S06Takaoka高岳0.74.0Kamiiida Line Kamiiida Line (planned extension)Higashi
S07Kurumamichi車道1.35.3
S08Imaike今池1.06.3Higashiyama Line Higashiyama Line (H-13)Chikusa
S09Fukiage吹上1.17.4Nagoya Municipal Subway: Tōbu Line (planned)
S10Gokiso御器所1.08.4Tsurumai Line Tsurumai Line (T-12)Shōwa
S11Sakurayama桜山1.19.5Mizuho
S12Mizuho Kuyakusho瑞穂区役所0.910.4
S13Mizuho Undōjō Nishi瑞穂運動場西0.711.1
S14Aratama-bashi新瑞橋0.711.8Meijō Line Meijō Line (M-23)
S15Sakura-hommachi桜本町1.112.9Nagoya Municipal Subway: Nambu Line (planned)Minami
S16Tsurusato鶴里0.913.8
S17Nonami野並1.114.9Tempaku
S18Naruko Kita鳴子北1.116.0
S19Aioiyama相生山0.916.9Midori
S20Kamisawa神沢1.418.3
S21Tokushige徳重0.819.1

Rolling stock

History

The Sakura-dōri Line was first envisioned in the Urban Transportation Council Report No. 14 (1972) as an underground line running from Nakamura Kuyakusho to Imaike, and was intended to relieve the central portion of the Higashiyama Line, which in the late-1970s operated with a crush load capacity of 250% during rush hour.

The line was opened on 10 September 1989 between Nakamura Kuyakusho and Imaike. Automatic train operation (ATO) using a single driver commenced on 16 February 1994, and the line was extended from Imaike to Nonami on 30 March 1994.

From Nonami, the line was extended further east to Tokushige, in Midori-ku, on 27 March 2011. This extension also involved building a new depot near Tokushige Station, which replaced the previous depot located near Nakamura Kuyakusho Station. On 4 January 2023, Nakamura Kuyakusho was renamed to Taiko-dori. There are plans to extend the line even further, somewhere in Toyoake City or Toyota City, and to extend the line in the opposite direction, from Taiko-dori to somewhere in Ama.

See also

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