The Tōhō Line(東豊線, Tōhō-sen) is a rubber-tyred metro line in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. It is part of the Sapporo Municipal Subway system. It runs from Sakaemachi Station in Higashi-ku to Fukuzumi Station in Toyohira-ku. The Tōhō Line's color on maps is blue. Its stations are numbered with the prefix "H".

Station list

  • All stations are located in Sapporo.
  • The entire line is underground.
No.Station nameJapaneseDistance (km)TransfersLocation
Between stationsTotal
H01Sakaemachi栄町-0.0Higashi-ku
H02Shindō-Higashi新道東0.90.9
H03Motomachi元町1.22.1
H04Kanjō-Dōri-Higashi環状通東1.43.5
H05Higashi-Kuyakusho-Mae東区役所前1.04.5
H06Kita-Jūsan-Jō-Higashi北13条東0.95.4
H07Sapporoさっぽろ1.36.7Namboku Line (Sapporo) Namboku Line (N06) Hokkaido Railway Company Hakodate Main Line (01)Chūō-ku
H08Ōdōri大通0.67.3Namboku Line (Sapporo) Namboku Line (N07) Tōzai Line (Sapporo) Tōzai Line (T09) Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi-Yon-Chōme)
H09Hōsui-Susukino豊水すすきの0.88.1Sapporo Streetcar (Susukino)
H10Gakuen-Mae学園前1.49.5Toyohira-ku
H11Toyohira-Kōen豊平公園0.910.4
H12Misono美園1.011.4
H13Tsukisamu-Chūō月寒中央1.212.6
H14Fukuzumi福住1.013.6

Rolling stock

The first of a fleet of 20 new 9000 series four-car EMUs was introduced on the Tōhō Line in May 2015. Built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe, the first trainset was unveiled to the media in November 2014. All 20 trains were scheduled to be in service by fiscal 2016, replacing the fleet of 7000 series trains.

Former rolling stock

  • 7000 series 4-car EMUs (from 1988 until 2016)

From 1988 to 2016, the line was operated using a fleet of 20 four-car 7000 series EMUs (sets 7101 to 7120). The last 7000 series trains were withdrawn from service on June 25, 2016.

  • 7000 series set 16 in July 2008

History

The Sakaemachi to Hōsui-Susukino section opened on 2 December 1988. The Hōsui-Susukino to Fukuzumi section opened on 14 October 1994.

In 2023, the Tōhō Line recorded 140,500 daily riders, roughly 94% of 2019's total.

Future developments

Platform edge doors are to be installed at all Tōhō Line stations by fiscal 2016.

External links

  • (in Japanese)