Sennichimae Line

Summary

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.

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; 54 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

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 edit

  • 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 edit

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 edit

Current edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  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.