Namboku Line (Sapporo)

Namboku Line
Namboku Line
	5000 series EMU near Minami-Hiragishi Station
Overview
Owner	Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
Locale	Sapporo, Hokkaidō
Termini	Asabu; Makomanai;
Stations	16
Color on map	Green
Service
Type	Rubber-tyred metro
System	Sapporo Municipal Subway
Rolling stock	5000 series EMUs
History
Opened	16 December 1971; 53 years ago
Last extension	16 March 1978; 46 years ago
Technical
Line length	14.3 km (8.89 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-tracked
Track gauge	Central and side-mounted guideways, with rubber tires
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph) (Maximum)
Signalling	Cab signalling
Maximum incline	4.3%

The Namboku Line (南北線, Nanboku-sen) is a rubber-tyred metro line in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It is part of the Sapporo Municipal Subway system. Its name literally means South-North Line, and it runs from Asabu Station in Kita-ku to Makomanai Station in Minami-ku. The Namboku Line color on maps is green, and its stations carry the letter "N" followed by a number.

Station list

No	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Above/ below ground	Location
No	Station	Japanese	Between stations	Total	Transfers	Above/ below ground	Location
N01	Asabu	麻生	-	0.0	Sasshō Line (G05Shin-Kotoni)	Under- ground	Kita-ku
N02	Kita-Sanjūyo-Jō	北34条	1.0	1.0
N03	Kita-Nijūyo-Jō	北24条	1.2	2.2
N04	Kita-Jūhachi-Jō	北18条	0.9	3.1
N05	Kita-Jūni-Jō	北12条	0.8	3.9
N06	Sapporo	さっぽろ	1.0	4.9	Tōhō Line (H07) Hakodate Main Line( 01 )		Chūō-ku
N07	Ōdōri	大通	0.6	5.5	Tōzai Line (T09) Tōhō Line (H08) Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi-Yon-Chōme)
N08	Susukino	すすきの	0.6	6.1	Sapporo Streetcar
N09	Nakajima-Kōen	中島公園	0.7	6.8	Sapporo Streetcar (Yamahana-Ku-Jō)
N10	Horohira-Bashi	幌平橋	1.0	7.8	Sapporo Streetcar (Seishūgakuen-Mae)
N11	Nakanoshima	中の島	0.5	8.3			Toyohira-ku
N12	Hiragishi	平岸	0.7	9.0
N13	Minami-Hiragishi	南平岸	1.1	10.1		Above- ground
N14	Sumikawa	澄川	1.2	11.3			Minami-ku
N15	Jieitai-Mae	自衛隊前	1.3	12.6
N16	Makomanai	真駒内	1.7	14.3

December 16, 1971: Kita-Nijūyo-Jō – Makomanai section opens; 1000 series trains introduced.^[1]
March 16, 1978: Kita-Nijūyo-Jō – Asabu section opens;^[1] all trains operated as 8-car sets.
October 1, 1978: 3000 series trains introduced.
October 14, 1994: Reien-Mae Station renamed Minami-Hiragishi Station.
September 1995: 5000 series trains introduced.
June 27, 1999: 1000/2000 series trains withdrawn.
August 18, 2008: Women-only cars introduced on trial basis (until September 12, 2008).
December 15, 2008: "Women and Children Comfort Car" introduced.
January 30, 2009: SAPICA contactless smart card introduced.

Platform edge doors are scheduled to be installed on all stations by 2014.^{[citation needed]}

^ ^a ^b "地下鉄（高速電車）の概要" [Overview of the subway (high-speed train)]. city.sapporo.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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JR Hokkaido	Chitose Furano Hakodate Hidaka Kaikyō Muroran Nemuro Rumoi Sasshō Sekihoku Sekishō Senmō Sōya
Sapporo Municipal Subway	Namboku Tōzai Toho
Other railways	South Hokkaido Railway Company Hakodate Streetcar Sapporo Streetcar
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