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Tsurumai Line

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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) Nagoya City Transportation Bureau
Depot(s)Akaike
Rolling stock3050 series
N3000 series
Daily ridership197,082[1] (2008)
History
Opened18 March 1977; 47 years ago (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 in Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It runs from Kami-Otai in Nishi-ku, Nagoya to Akaike in Nisshin. The Tsurumai Line's color on maps is light blue and stations are labeled with the prefix "T". Officially, the line is called the 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 stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card, and other major Japanese IC cards.

The line opened its first section in 1977. The line has through services with three Meitetsu lines, namely the Inuyama Line, Toyota Line, and Mikawa Line. It is currently the only subway line to leave the Nagoya city limits.

Stations

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Number Station name Japanese Total distance Transfers Location (all in Aichi)
↑ Through service to/from Meitetsu Inuyama Line
T01 Kami-Otai 上小田井 0.0 Meitetsu Inuyama Line
Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line (Otai)
Nishi-ku, Nagoya
T02 Shōnai Ryokuchi Kōen 庄内緑地公園 1.4
T03 Shōnai-dōri 庄内通 2.7
T04 Jōshin 浄心 4.1
T05 Sengen-chō 浅間町 4.9
T06 Marunouchi 丸の内 6.3 Sakura-dōri Line (S-04) Naka-ku, Nagoya
T07 Fushimi 伏見 7.0 Higashiyama Line (H-09)
T08 Ōsu Kannon 大須観音 7.8
T09 Kamimaezu 上前津 8.8 Meijō Line (M-03)
T10 Tsurumai 鶴舞 9.7 Nagoya Municipal Subway: Kanayama Line (planned)
Chūō Main Line
T11 Arahata 荒畑 11.0 Shōwa-ku, Nagoya
T12 Gokiso 御器所 11.9 Sakura-dōri Line (S-10)
T13 Kawana 川名 13.1
T14 Irinaka いりなか 14.1
T15 Yagoto 八事 15.0 Meijō Line (M-20)
T16 Shiogama-guchi 塩釜口 16.4 Tempaku-ku, Nagoya
T17 Ueda 植田 17.6
T18 Hara 18.4
T19 Hirabari 平針 19.3
T20 Akaike 赤池 20.4 Meitetsu Toyota Line Nisshin
↓ Through service to/from Meitetsu Toyota Line, further to/from Meitetsu Mikawa Line

Rolling stock

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Former

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See also

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References

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  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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