Sapporo Municipal Subway
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Central rail-guided rubber-tyred rolling stock serial 5000, Sapporo City Transportation Bureau, Japan. Built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company. Photo taken at Minami Hiragishi Station, 2006.

Sapporo Municipal Subway (札幌市営地下鉄 Sapporo-shiei chikatetsu?) is the rapid transit system in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It is operated by the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. [1] [2]

The subway trains are guided by a central rail with rubber tires on two narrow steel rollways. [3] It has 3 lines, and the first one was opened 1971, just before the 1972 Winter Olympics.

The lines will introduce a smart card called SAPICA from 2009.

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Lines

Sapporo Municipal Subway lines and services
Color Name Label / letter First section
opened		 Last ex-
tension		 Length
km/miles		 Stations served Journeys

per annum (000's)
Green Namboku Line N 1971 1978 14.3/8.9 16 85,775
Orange Tōzai Line T 1976 1999 20.1/12.5 19 78,840
Sky blue Tōhō Line H 1988 1994 13.6/8.5 14 41,975

Namboku Line

Namboku Line (南北線 Nanboku-Sen)

  • From Asabu to Makomanai, 14.3km
Dec 1971: From Kita nijūyo jō to Makomanai
Mar 1978: From Asabu to Kita nijūyo jō
  • Line Colour: Green ■

The Namboku Line has an elevated section (from Hiragishi to Makomanai). It is covered with a shelter to protect it from snow. [4] [5]

Station number Station name Station name (Japanese) Connecting Lines Location
N01 Asabu 麻生 Hokkaidō Railway Company, Sasshō Line (Shin-Kotoni Station) Kita-ku
N02 Kita sanjūyo jō 北34条  
N03 Kita nijūyo jō 北24条  
N04 Kita jūhachi jō 北18条  
N05 Kita jūni jō 北12条  
N06 Sapporo 札幌 Hokkaidō Railway Company, Hakodate Main Line
■ Tōhō Line (H07)		 Chūō-ku
N07 Ōdōri 大通 ■ Tōhō Line (H08), ■ Tōzai Line (T09)
Sapporo Street Car (Nishi yon chōme Station)
N08 Susukino すすきの Sapporo Street Car
N09 Nakajima kōen 中島公園 Sapporo Street Car (Yamahana ku jō Station)
N10 Horohira bashi 幌平橋 Sapporo Street Car (Sēshūgakuen mae Station)
N11 Nakanoshima 中の島   Toyohira-ku
N12 Hiragishi 平岸  
N13 Minami Hiragishi 南平岸  
N14 Sumikawa 澄川   Minami-ku
N15 Jieitai mae 自衛隊前  
N16 Makomanai 真駒内  

Tōzai Line

Tōzai Line (東西線 Tōzai-Sen)

  • From Miyanosawa to Shin Sapporo, 20.1km
Jun 1976: From Kotoni to Shiroishi
Mar 1982: From Shiroishi to Shin Sapporo
Feb 1999: From Miyanosawa to Kotoni
  • Line Colour: Orange ■
Station number Station name Station name (Japanese) Connecting Lines Location
T01 Miyanosawa 宮の沢   Nishi-ku
T02 Hassamu minami 発寒南  
T03 Kotoni 琴似 (It is considerably far from the Kotoni Station of Hokkaidō Railway Company)
T04 Nijūyonken 二十四軒  
T05 Nishi nijūhatchōme 西28丁目   Chūō-ku
T06 Maruyama kōen 円山公園  
T07 Nishi jūhatchōme 西18丁目 Sapporo Street Car (Nishi jūgo chōme Station)
T08 Nishi jūitchōme 西11丁目 Sapporo Street Car (Chūō kuyakusho mae Station)
T09 Ōdōri 大通 ■ Namboku Line (N07), ■ Tōhō Line (H08)
Sapporo Street Car (Nishi yon chōme Station)
T10 Bus center mae バスセンター前  
T11 Kikusui 菊水   Shiroishi-ku
T12 Higashi Sapporo 東札幌  
T13 Shiroishi 白石 (It is considerably away with the Shiroishi Station of Hokkaidō Railway Company)
T14 Nangō nana chōme 南郷7丁目  
T15 Nangō jūsan chōme 南郷13丁目  
T16 Nangō jūhatchōme 南郷18丁目  
T17 Ōyachi 大谷地   Atsubetsu-ku
T18 Hibarigaoka ひばりが丘  
T19 Shin Sapporo 新さっぽろ Hokkaidō Railway Company, Chitose Line

Tōhō Line

Tōhō Line (東豊線 Tōhō-Sen)

  • From Sakaemachi to Fukuzumi, 13.6km
Nov 1988: From Sakaemachi to Hōsui Susukino
Oct 1994: From Hōsui Susukino to Fukuzumi
  • Line Colour: Skyblue ■

Because there isn't a rail yard on the Tōhō Line, its trains are forwarded through the forwarding line between Nishi jūitchōme and Sapporo from the Tōzai Line rail yard.

Station map for the Tōhō Line at Ōdōri Station

Passenger platform at Ōdōri Station on the Tōhō Line

Subway car interior on the Tōhō Line
Station number Station name Station name (Japanese) Connecting Lines Location
H01 Sakaemachi 栄町   Higashi-ku
H02 Shindō higashi 新道東  
H03 Motomachi 元町  
H04 Kanjō dōri higashi 環状通東  
H05 Higashi kuyakusho mae 東区役所前  
H06 Kita jūsan jō higashi 北13条東  
H07 Sapporo さっぽろ Hokkaidō Railway Company, Hakodate Main Line
■ Namboku Line (N06)		 Chūō-ku
H08 Ōdōri 大通 ■ Namboku Line (N07), ■ Tōzai Line (T09)
Sapporo Street Car (Nishi yon chōme Station)
H09 Hōsui Susukino 豊水すすきの Sapporo Street Car (Susukino Station)
H10 Gakuen mae 学園前   Toyohira-ku
H11 Toyohira kōen 豊平公園  
H12 Misono 美園  
H13 Tsukisamu chūō 月寒中央  
H14 Fukuzumi 福住  

See also

Sapporo Subway guide rail and steel rollways
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