Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

The Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (長堀鶴見緑地線, Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi-sen) is an underground rapid transit system in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. It was the first linear motor rapid transit line constructed in Japan (and the first outside North America, predated only by the Intermediate Capacity Transit System in Vancouver). Its official name is Rapid Electric Tramway Line No. 7 (高速電気軌道第7号線), and in MLIT publications, it is written as Line No. 7 (Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line) (7号線(長堀鶴見緑地線)). Station numbers are indicated by the letter "N".

Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
A 70 series EMU
Overview
Native name長堀鶴見緑地線
Line number7 (N)
Termini
  • Taisho
  • Kadoma-minami
Stations17
Color on map     (#A9CC51)
Service
TypeRapid transit
System Osaka Metro
Operator(s)Osaka Metro (2018–present)
Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (1990–2018)
Depot(s)Tsurumi
Rolling stock70 series EMUs
History
Opened31 March 1990 (1990-03-31)
Last extension29 August 1997 (1997-08-29)
Technical
Line length15.0 km (9.3 mi)
Track length15.0 km (9.3 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius102 m (335 ft)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)
SignallingCab signalling
Train protection systemCS-ATC, ATO
Maximum incline5.0%
Route map
Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
km
0.0
Taishō
Shirinashi River
0.6
Dome-mae Chiyozaki
1.6
Nishi-Nagahori
2.2
Nishiōhashi
2.7
Shinsaibashi
3.4
Nagahoribashi
Sakaisuji Line
4.0
Matsuyamachi
4.4
Tanimachi Rokuchōme
5.7
Tamatsukuri
6.7
Morinomiya
Morinomiya
Depot
Osakajōkōen
Daini Neya River
7.8
Osaka Business Park
Neya River
8.5
Kyōbashi
10.2
Gamō Yonchōme
Jōtō Canal
11.4
Imafuku-Tsurumi
12.5
Yokozutsumi
Tsurumi-ryokuchi-kita Depot
Tsurumi Depot
13.7
Tsurumi-ryokuchi
15.0
Kadoma-minami

History

The line is named after Nagahori-dori, a major avenue which it follows through central Osaka, and the Tsurumi-ryokuchi, a park in northeastern Osaka which hosted the International Flower and Greenery Exposition in 1990. The line was built not only to provide access to the park during the exhibition, but also to relieve congestion from the Chūō Line. Its first segment opened on 31 March 1990 between Kyōbashi and Tsurumi-ryokuchi, at which time it was called the Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (鶴見緑地線).

Under its original plan, the line would have provided access to the Osaka prefectural government offices near Osaka Castle. However, the presence of underground artifacts around the castle area made this plan impractical, and the line was thus shifted farther south, which also provided a better connection with the Chūō Line. On 11 December 1996, the line was opened as far as Shinsaibashi in downtown Osaka, and renamed the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line.

On 29 August 1997, the line was further extended westward to Taishō and eastward to Kadoma-minami.

Over the course of fiscal 2010, the 16 stations within Osaka City were outfitted with automatic platform gates, similar to those already in use on the Imazatosuji Line. At Taishō, the first station to be so equipped, the gates started operation on 7 July 2010. The final station, Kadoma-minami, had them installed over the course of October 2011, with operation starting on 31 October of that year.[1]

Line data

Stations

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location Coordinates
(links to map & photo sources)
 N 11  Taishō 大正 0.0 O Osaka Loop Line Taisho-ku, Osaka 34°39′57″N 135°28′44″E
 N 12  Dome-mae Chiyozaki
(Kyocera Dome Osaka)
ドーム前千代崎
(京セラドーム大阪)
0.6 Hanshin Namba Line Nishi-ku, Osaka 34°40′16″N 135°28′46″E
 N 13  Nishi-Nagahori 西長堀 1.6 Sennichimae Line (S14) 34°40′33″N 135°29′13″E
 N 14  Nishiōhashi 西大橋 2.2 34°40′32″N 135°29′37″E
 N 15  Shinsaibashi 心斎橋 2.7 Chūō-ku, Osaka 34°40′30″N 135°29′59″E
 N 16  Nagahoribashi 長堀橋 3.4 Sakaisuji Line (K16) 34°40′30″N 135°30′23″E
 N 17  Matsuyamachi 松屋町 4.0 34°40′32″N 135°30′45″E
 N 18  Tanimachi Rokuchōme 谷町六丁目 4.4 Tanimachi Line (T24) 34°40′34″N 135°31′05″E
 N 19  Tamatsukuri 玉造 5.7 O Osaka Loop Line Tennōji-ku, Osaka 34°40′29″N 135°31′49″E
 N 20  Morinomiya 森ノ宮 6.7
Chūō-ku, Osaka 34°40′55″N 135°32′00″E
 N 21  Osaka Business Park
(Osaka-jo Hall)
大阪ビジネスパーク
(大阪城ホール前)
7.8 34°41′31″N 135°31′47″E
 N 22  Kyōbashi 京橋 8.5 Miyakojima-ku, Osaka 34°41′48″N 135°31′48″E
 N 23  Gamō-yonchōme 蒲生四丁目 10.2 Imazatosuji Line (I18) Jōtō-ku, Osaka 34°42′01″N 135°32′52″E
 N 24  Imafuku-Tsurumi 今福鶴見 11.4 34°42′07″N 135°33′37″E
 N 25  Yokozutsumi 横堤 12.5 Tsurumi-ku, Osaka 34°42′13″N 135°34′23″E
 N 26  Tsurumi-ryokuchi 鶴見緑地 13.7 34°42′39″N 135°34′49″E
 N 27  Kadoma-minami 門真南 15.0 Osaka Monorail Main Line (proposed extension)[2] Kadoma 34°43′00″N 135°35′32″E

Stopping patterns

All trains stop at every station on their route. Most trains operate between Taishō and Kadoma-minami; trains also operate shortened services which run from Taishō to either Shinsaibashi or Yokozutsumi during events held at Osaka Dome. Trains run every 2–4 minutes during peak hours, and every 7 minutes during off-peak hours.

Rolling stock

  • 70 series four-car EMUs (since 1990)
  • 80 series four-car EMUs (since 2006)

Trains are automatically driven using ATO with a single driver on board to open and close the doors and to manually drive the train in emergency situations or when ATO breaks down or is not available. All trains are stored at Tsurumi-ryokuchi-kita depot (on the Imazatosuji Line) and maintained at Tsurumi workshop.

In order to increase the transportation capacity of the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line, Series 80 cars of the Imazatosuji Line, which were made redundant after the 2013 timetable revision, were converted for the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and started operation in mid-March 2019.[3]

References

  1. 平成23年10月末をもちまして 長堀鶴見緑地線の全17駅に可動式ホーム柵の設置が完了しました! [All 17 stations of Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line equipped with platforms doors as of end of October 2011] (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. October 31, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  2. http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001272230.pdf
  3. "長堀鶴見緑地線に80系転用車両が運行します|Osaka Metro".
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