Yotsubashi Line
| Yotsubashi Line | |||
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 Yotsubashi Line 23 series EMU | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau | ||
| Line number | 3 | ||
| Locale | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 11 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Osaka Municipal Subway | ||
| Depot(s) | Midorigi | ||
| Rolling stock | 23 series EMUs | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | May 10, 1942 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 11.4 km (7.1 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Operating speed | 70 km/h (45 mph)* | ||
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The Yotsubashi Line (四つ橋線, Yotsubashi-sen) is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by the Osaka Municipal Subway. The line connects Umeda, Hommachi, Yotsubashi, Namba, Daikokuchō and Suminoe, and runs parallel to the Midōsuji Line from Daikokuchō to Nishi-Umeda. Its official name is Rapid Electric Tramway Line No. 3 (高速電気軌道第3号線), while the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau refers to it as Osaka City Rapid Railway Line No. 3 (大阪市高速鉄道第3号線), and in MLIT publications, it is written as Line No. 3 (Yotsubashi Line) (3号線（四つ橋線）). Station numbers are indicated by the letter Y.[1]
Stations
| No. | Station | Connections | Location |
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| Y11 | Nishi-Umeda |
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Kita-ku, Osaka |
| Y12 | Higobashi | Nishi-ku, Osaka | |
| Y13 | Hommachi |
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| Y14 | Yotsubashi |
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| Y15 | Namba |
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Naniwa-ku, Osaka |
| Y16 | Daikokuchō |
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| Y17 | Hanazonochō | Nishinari-ku, Osaka | |
| Y18 | Kishinosato | ||
| Y19 | Osaka | ||
| Y20 | Kitakagaya | Suminoe-ku, Osaka | |
| Y21 | Suminoekōen |
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Rolling stock
Current
- 23 series (since 1990)
All trains are based at Midorigi Depot.
Former
- 400 series (1942–1969)
- 1000 series (1956–1971)
- 1100 series (1958–1979)
- 1200 series (1958–1980)
- 50 series (1960–1980)
- 30 series (1972–1996)
History
- May 10, 1942 - Daikokuchō - Hanazonochō (opening)
- Construction stopped during World War II.
- June 1, 1956 - Hanazonochō - Kishinosato (opening)
- May 31, 1958 - Kishinosato - Tamade (opening)
- October 1, 1965 - Daikokuchō - Nishi-Umeda (opening)
- November 9, 1972 - Tamade - Suminoekōen (opening)
Plans
A northward extension to Jūsō Station is under review.[2]
See also
References
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- ^ 四つ橋線. Osaka Kotsu (in Japanese). Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ 北ヤード新線、大筋合意 大阪市地下鉄四つ橋線乗り入れ. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 9 December 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2014.