Namboku Line (Sapporo)
{{Short description|Rubber-tyred rail line in Sapporo, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}{{Single source|date=February 2024}}{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Namboku Line
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| image = ST_SN5000_20061102_001.jpg
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| caption = 5000 series EMU near Minami-Hiragishi Station
| type = Rubber-tyred metro
| system = {{ric|Sapporo Municipal Subway|name=y}}
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| start = {{STN|Asabu|x}}
| end = {{STN|Makomanai|x}}
| stations = 16
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| daily_ridership = 219,400 (2023 estimate)
| open = {{start date and age|df=y|1971|12|16}}
| lastextension = {{start date and age|df=y|1978|03|16}}
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| owner = Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
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| stock = 5000 series EMUs
| linelength = {{cvt|14.3|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}
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| tracks = Double-tracked
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| electrification = {{750 V DC|conductor=y}}
| gauge = Central and side-mounted guideways, with rubber tires
| speed = {{cvt|70|km/h|mph}} (Maximum)
| signalling = Cab signalling
| maxincline = 4.3%
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The {{Nihongo|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
- All stations are located in Sapporo.
| class="wikitable" rules="all" |
| rowspan="2"|No
!rowspan="2"|Station !rowspan="2"|Japanese !colspan="2"|Distance (km) !rowspan="2"|Transfers !rowspan="2"|Above/ !rowspan="2"|Location |
|---|
| Between stations !Total |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|01|size=40}}
|{{STN|Asabu|x}} |麻生 |style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;"|0.0
|{{ric|JR Hokkaido}} Sasshō Line ({{JRHSN|G|05|20}}{{STN|Shin-Kotoni|x}}) |rowspan="12" style="text-align:center; background-color:#ccc; width:1em;"|Under- |rowspan="5"|Kita-ku |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|02|size=40}}
|{{STN|Kita-Sanjūyo-Jō|x}} |北34条 |style="text-align:right;"|1.0 |style="text-align:right;"|1.0 | |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|03|size=40}}
|{{STN|Kita-Nijūyo-Jō|x}} |北24条 |style="text-align:right;"|1.2 |style="text-align:right;"|2.2 | |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|04|size=40}}
|{{STN|Kita-Jūhachi-Jō|x}} |北18条 |style="text-align:right;"|0.9 |style="text-align:right;"|3.1 | |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|05|size=40}}
|{{STN|Kita-Jūni-Jō|x}} |北12条 |style="text-align:right;"|0.8 |style="text-align:right;"|3.9 | |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|06|size=40}}
|{{STN|Sapporo|x|Sapporo Municipal Subway}} |さっぽろ |style="text-align:right;"|1.0 |style="text-align:right;"|4.9 |{{ric|Sapporo Municipal Subway|toho|name=y}} ({{SPSN|H|07|20}}) |rowspan="5"|Chūō-ku |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|07|size=40}}
|{{STN|Ōdōri|x}} |大通 |style="text-align:right;"|0.6 |style="text-align:right;"|5.5 |{{ric|Sapporo Municipal Subway|tozai|name=y}} ({{SPSN|T|09|20}}) |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|08|size=40}}
|{{STN|Susukino|x}} |すすきの |style="text-align:right;"|0.6 |style="text-align:right;"|6.1 |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|09|size=40}}
|{{STN|Nakajima-Kōen|x}} |中島公園 |style="text-align:right;"|0.7 |style="text-align:right;"|6.8 |Sapporo Streetcar (Yamahana-Ku-Jō) |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|10|size=40}}
|{{STN|Horohira-Bashi|x}} |幌平橋 |style="text-align:right;"|1.0 |style="text-align:right;"|7.8 |Sapporo Streetcar (Seishūgakuen-Mae) |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|11|size=40}}
|{{STN|Nakanoshima|x|Hokkaido}} |中の島 |style="text-align:right;"|0.5 |style="text-align:right;"|8.3 | |rowspan="3"|Toyohira-ku |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|12|size=40}}
|{{STN|Hiragishi|x|Sapporo}} |平岸 |style="text-align:right;"|0.7 |style="text-align:right;"|9.0 | |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|13|size=40}}
|{{STN|Minami-Hiragishi|x}} |南平岸 |style="text-align:right;"|1.1 |style="text-align:right;"|10.1 | |rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#fff; color:#000; width:1em;"|Above- |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|14|size=40}}
|{{STN|Sumikawa|x}} |澄川 |style="text-align:right;"|1.2 |style="text-align:right;"|11.3 | |rowspan="3"|Minami-ku |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|15|size=40}}
|{{STN|Jieitai-Mae|x}} |自衛隊前 |style="text-align:right;"|1.3 |style="text-align:right;"|12.6 | |
| align=center|{{SPSN|N|16|size=40}}
|{{STN|Makomanai|x}} |真駒内 |style="text-align:right;"|1.7 |style="text-align:right;"|14.3 | |
History
{{More citations needed section|date=February 2024}}
- 16 December 1971: Kita-Nijūyo-Jō – Makomanai section opens; 1000 series trains introduced.{{Cite web |title=地下鉄（高速電車）の概要 |trans-title=Overview of the subway (high-speed train) |url=https://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/subway/gaiyo/gaiyo.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119102731/https://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/subway/gaiyo/gaiyo.html |archive-date=19 January 2024 |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=city.sapporo.jp |language=ja}}
- 16 March 1978: Kita-Nijūyo-Jō – Asabu section opens; all trains operated as 8-car sets.
- 1 October 1978: 3000 series trains introduced.
- 14 October 1994: Reien-Mae Station renamed Minami-Hiragishi Station.
- September 1995: 5000 series trains introduced.
- 27 June 1999: 1000/2000 series trains withdrawn.
- 18 August 2008: Women-only cars introduced on trial basis (until September 12, 2008).
- 15 December 2008: "Women and Children Comfort Car" introduced.
- 30 January 2009: SAPICA contactless smart card introduced.
- 2023: Line reports 219,400 daily riders, roughly 95% of 2019 totals{{Cite web |title=地下鉄駅別乗車人員経年変化 |url=https://www.city.sapporo.jp/sogokotsu/date/2024/documents/2024-04_subway.pdf |website=city.sapporo.jp |language=ja}}
Future developments
Platform edge doors are scheduled to be installed on all stations by 2014.{{cn|date=February 2014}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/index.html Sapporo City Transportation Bureau] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Hokkaidō transit}}
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Category:Sapporo Municipal Subway
Category:Rail transport in Hokkaido
Category:750 V DC railway electrification