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Sennichimae Line

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Sennichimae Line
Sennichimae Line 25 series EMU
Overview
Line number5
LocaleOsaka
Termini
  • Nodahanshin
  • Minami-Tatsumi[1]
Stations14
Color on map     (#E44D93)
Service
TypeRapid transit
System Osaka Metro
Operator(s)Osaka Metro (2018–present)
Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (1969–2018)
Depot(s)Morinomiya (located on Chūō Line)
Rolling stock25 series
History
Opened16 April 1969; 55 years ago (1969-04-16)
Last extension2 December 1981; 42 years ago (1981-12-02)
Technical
Line length12.6 km (7.8 mi)
Track length13.1 km (8.1 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC (third rail)
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)
SignallingCab signalling
Train protection systemCS-ATC, ATO
Route map

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.

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 eight-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. In 2013 the line carried on average 181,238 passengers per day.[4]

History

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  • 16 April 1969 – Nodahanshin – Sakuragawa (opening)
  • 25 July 1969 – Tanimachi Kyūchōme – Imazato (opening)
  • 10 September 1969 – Imazato – Shin-Fukae (opening)
  • 11 March 1970 – Sakuragawa – Tanimachi Kyūchōme (opening)
  • 2 December 1981 – Shin-Fukae – Minami-Tatsumi (opening)

Stations

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All stations are in Osaka.

No. Station[5] Japanese Distance
(km)
Transfers Location
 S 11  Nodahanshin 野田阪神 0.0 Fukushima-ku
 S 12  Tamagawa 玉川 0.6 O Osaka Loop LineNoda
 S 13  Awaza 阿波座 1.9 Chūō Line (C15) Nishi-ku
 S 14  Nishi-Nagahori 西長堀 2.9 Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N13)
 S 15  Sakuragawa 桜川 3.8 Hanshin: Hanshin Namba Line Naniwa-ku
 S 16  Namba 難波・なんば 4.9 Chūō-ku
 S 17  Nippombashi 日本橋 5.6
 S 18  Tanimachi Kyūchōme 谷町九丁目 6.6 Tennōji-ku
 S 19  Tsuruhashi 鶴橋 7.7
 S 20  Imazato 今里 9.2 Imazatosuji Line (I21) Higashinari-ku
 S 21  Shin-Fukae 新深江 10.1
 S 22  Shōji 小路 11.1 Ikuno-ku
 S 23  Kita-Tatsumi 北巽 12.0
 S 24  Minami-Tatsumi 南巽 13.1

Rolling stock

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Current

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As there is no dedicated rolling stock depot on the Sennichimae Line, trains are transferred to Morinomiya Depot on the Chūō Line via a connecting track at Awaza.

Former

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  • 50 series (1969–1994)
  • 100 series (later version) (1979–1989)
  • 30 series (1991–1995)

References

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  1. ^ Hitachi Review. Hitachi. 3 March 2014. p. 75. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "路線別経常収支" (PDF).
  5. ^ 路線別で探す 千日前線 (in Japanese). Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2014.