Tsurumai Line
Nagoya Municipal Subway 3050 series at Kami Otai Station
Overview
LocaleNagoya, Japan
Termini
Stations20
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemThe logo of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Nagoya Municipal Subway
Operator(s) Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Depot(s)Akaike
Rolling stock3050 series
N3000 series
Daily ridership197,082[1] (2008)
History
Opened18 March 1977 (18 March 1977)
Technical
Track length20.4 km (12.7 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500V DC overhead line
Operating speed75 km/h (45 mph)

The Tsurumai Line (鶴舞線, Tsurumai-sen) is a subway line which forms part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs from Kami Otai in Nishi-ku, Nagoya to Akaike in Nisshin. The Tsurumai Line's color on maps is light blue. Its stations carry the letter T followed by a number. Officially, the line is called Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 3 (名古屋市高速度鉄道第3号線, Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-san-gō-sen). All the stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card.

The line opened its first section in 1977. The line has through services with three Meitetsu lines, namely Inuyama Line, Toyota Line and Mikawa Line.

It is currently the only line to leave the Nagoya city limits.

Stations

Number Station name Japanese Total distance Transfers Location (all in Aichi)
↑ Through service to/from Meitetsu Inuyama Line
T01Kami-Otai上小田井0.0Meitetsu Inuyama Line
Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line (Otai)
Nishi-ku, Nagoya
T02Shōnai Ryokuchi Kōen庄内緑地公園1.4
T03Shōnai-dōri庄内通2.7
T04Jōshin浄心4.1
T05Sengen-chō浅間町4.9
T06Marunouchi丸の内6.3 Sakura-dōri Line (S-04)Naka-ku, Nagoya
T07Fushimi伏見7.0 Higashiyama Line (H-09)
T08Ōsu Kannon大須観音7.8
T09Kamimaezu上前津8.8 Meijō Line (M-03)
T10Tsurumai鶴舞9.7Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kanayama Line (planned)
Chūō Main Line
T11Arahata荒畑11.0Shōwa-ku, Nagoya
T12Gokiso御器所11.9 Sakura-dōri Line (S-10)
T13Kawana川名13.1
T14Irinakaいりなか14.1
T15Yagoto八事15.0 Meijō Line (M-20)
T16Shiogama-guchi塩釜口16.4Tempaku-ku, Nagoya
T17Ueda植田17.6
T18Hara18.4
T19Hirabari平針19.3
T20Akaike赤池20.4Meitetsu Toyota LineNisshin
↓ Through service to/from Meitetsu Toyota Line, further to/from Meitetsu Mikawa Line

Rolling stock

Former

See also

References

  1. 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. "名古屋市交N3000形が営業運転を開始" [Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
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