Sennichimae Line
The Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line (千日前線, Sennichimae-sen) is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the lines of Osaka Metro. It links the northwestern district of Fukushima-ku and the southeastern district of Ikuno-ku with the central commercial and entertainment district of Namba. The line is paralleled by the underground Kintetsu Namba Line/Hanshin Namba Line connection line in its central section. Its official name is Rapid Electric Tramway Line No. 5 (高速電気軌道第5号線), while the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau refers to it as Osaka City Rapid Railway Line No. 5 (大阪市高速鉄道第5号線), and in MLIT publications, it is written as Line No. 5 (Sennichimae Line) (5号線(千日前線)). Station numbers are indicated by the letter S.
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Overview | |||
Type | Rapid transit | ||
System | Osaka Metro | ||
Locale | Osaka | ||
Termini | Nodahanshin Minami-Tatsumi[1] | ||
Stations | 14 | ||
Line number | 5 | ||
Operation | |||
Opened | April 16, 1969 | ||
Operator(s) | Osaka Metro (2018–present) Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (1969–2018) | ||
Depot(s) | Morinomiya (located on Chūō Line) | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 12.6 km (7.8 mi) | ||
Track length | 13.1 km (8.1 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
Electrification | 750 V DC, third rail | ||
Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) | ||
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Platform screen doors are located at all of the stations. The first station, Minami-Tatsumi, had them installed on March 14, 2014 and operation started in April. The final station, Nodahanshin, had them installed and operating in December.[2][3] All platforms are long enough for 8 car trains however a part of each platform has been blocked off, since only four-car trains are needed to carry the amount of traffic on the line. Which in 2013 carries on average 181,238 passengers per day.[4]
Stations
No. | Station[5] | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location |
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S11 | Nodahanshin | 野田阪神 | 0.0 |
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Fukushima-ku, Osaka |
S12 | Tamagawa | 玉川 | 0.6 | JR West: Osaka Loop Line – Noda | |
S13 | Awaza | 阿波座 | 1.9 | Nishi-ku, Osaka | |
S14 | Nishi-Nagahori | 西長堀 | 2.9 | ||
S15 | Sakuragawa | 桜川 | 3.8 | Hanshin: Hanshin Namba Line | Naniwa-ku, Osaka |
S16 | Namba | 難波 | 4.9 |
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Chūō-ku, Osaka |
S17 | Nippombashi | 日本橋 | 5.6 |
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S18 | Tanimachi Kyūchōme | 谷町九丁目 | 6.6 |
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Tennōji-ku, Osaka |
S19 | Tsuruhashi | 鶴橋 | 7.7 |
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S20 | Imazato | 今里 | 9.2 | Higashinari-ku, Osaka | |
S21 | Shin-Fukae | 新深江 | 10.1 | ||
S22 | Shōji | 小路 | 11.1 | Ikuno-ku, Osaka | |
S23 | Kita-Tatsumi | 北巽 | 12.0 | ||
S24 | Minami-Tatsumi | 南巽 | 13.1 |
Rolling stock
Current
- 25 series (since 1991)
As there is no dedicated rolling stock depot on the Sennichimae Line, trains are forwarded to Morinomiya Depot on the Chūō Line via a connecting track at Awaza.
Former
- 50 series (1969–1994)
- 100 series (later version) (1979–1989)
- 30 series (1991–1995)
History
- April 16, 1969 – Nodahanshin – Sakuragawa (opening)
- July 25, 1969 – Tanimachi Kyūchōme – Imazato (opening)
- September 10, 1969 – Imazato – Shin-Fukae (opening)
- March 11, 1970 – Sakuragawa – Tanimachi Kyūchōme (opening)
- December 2, 1981 – Shin-Fukae – Minami-Tatsumi (opening)
References
- Hitachi Review. Hitachi. 3 March 2014. p. 75. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- "Osaka subway's Sennichimae Line to have platform screen doors installed in every station Chinese translation to follow". Asian Public Transport. February 13, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- 可動式ホーム柵の設置について [About platform doors] (in Japanese). Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- "路線別経常収支" (PDF).
- 路線別で探す 千日前線 (in Japanese). Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
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