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Higashiyama Line

Higashiyama Line

Subway line in Nagoya, Japan

The Higashiyama Line (東山線, Higashiyama-sen) is a subway line, which forms part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. Officially, the line is referred to as Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 1 (名古屋市高速度鉄道第1号線, Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-ichi-gō-sen). It runs from Takabata in Nakagawa Ward to Fujigaoka in Meitō Ward, all within Nagoya. The Higashiyama Line's color on maps is Windsor yellow; its stations carry the letter "H" followed by a number. All the stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card.

Quick Facts Overview, Native name ...
Higashiyama Line
Legend
0.0
 Takabata
 Takabata depot
0.9
 Hatta
←Kansai Main Line→
←Kintetsu Nagoya Line
(Kintetsu Hatta Station)→
2.0
 Iwatsuka
3.1
 Nakamura Kōen
3.9
 Nakamura Nisseki
4.6
 Honjin
5.5
 Kamejima
→Tōkaidō Shinkansen Tōkaidō Shinkansen
→Tōkaidō Main Line
→Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
←The logo of the Sakura-dōri Line of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Sakura-dōri Line→
6.6
 Nagoya Station
Kintetsu Nagoya・Meitetsu-Nagoya
　Connecting Passage to Nagoya Station
←Kintetsu Nagoya Line
←Aonami Line
←Kansai Main Line
←Tōkaidō Shinkansen Tokaido Shinkansen
←Chūō Main Line
←Tōkaidō Main Line
←Nagoya Main Line
Hori River
←The logo of the Tsurumai Line of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Tsurumai Line→
8.0
 Fushimi
←The logo of the Meijo Line of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Meijō Line→
9.0
 Sakae Station (Aichi)
Sakaemachi Meitetsu Seto Line→
10.1
 Shinsakae-machi
←Chūō Main Line
11.0
 Chikusa Station
→Chūō Main Line
←The logo of the Sakura-dōri Line of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Sakura-dōri Line→
11.7
 Imaike
 previous Ikeshita depot
12.6
 Ikeshita
13.2
 Kakuōzan
←The logo of the Meijo Line of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Meijō Line→
14.2
 Motoyama
15.1
 Higashiyama Kōen
16.2
 Hoshigaoka
17.5
 Issha
Higashi-Meihan Expressway
18.6
 Kamiyashiro
19.3
 Hongō
Tōmei Expressway
20.6
 Fujigaoka
 Fujigaoka Depot
↓Aichi Rapid Transit Linimo

The first section of the line opened in 1957. The line links Nagoya Station and Sakae, the CBD of Nagoya. As such, the line has the highest ridership among Nagoya Municipal Subway Lines. On arriving at Nagoya Station (from Fujigaoka), departing Nagoya Station (to Fujigaoka), or at Fujigaoka Station, the announcements are made in five languages, namely Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese, and Portuguese, in that order.[2]

Stations

All stations are in Nagoya, Aichi. The stations are as follows:[3]

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History

The Higashiyama Line was the first underground rapid transit line in Nagoya, and it opened initially on 15 November 1957 with three stations. The three stations were Nagoya Station, Fushimimachi Station (now Fushimi), and Sakaemachi Station (now Sakae). At first, the subway had six 100 series EMU trainsets, formed with two cars per set.

The line was extended from Sakaemachi (now Sakae) to Ikeshita on June 15, 1960, from Ikeshita to Higashiyama Kōen on April 1, 1963, from Higashiyama Kōen to Hoshigaoka on March 30, 1967.

The line was simultaneously extended from Nagoya to Nakamura Kōen and from Hoshigaoka to its current eastern terminus of Fujigaoka on April 1, 1969. The line was further extended from Nakamura Kōen to its present western terminus of Takabata on September 21, 1982, and with that was completed as the line which operates today.[4]

Rolling stock

All trains are based at Takabata and Fujigaoka Depots.

  • A 5050 series train in March 2010
  • An N1000 series train in March 2010

Former

  • 100/200/250/500/700 series (1957-1999)
  • 300/800 series (1967-2000)
  • 5000 series (July 1980 – August 2015)

The 250, 300 and 700 series trains were later sold to Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad, where they were refurbished and reclassified as Kotoden 600 series (former 250/700 series) and Kotoden 700 series (former 300 series), and to the Argentinian transport company Metrovías S.A., where they serve Line C of the Buenos Aires Metro.

The last remaining 5000 series train in service was withdrawn following a special final run on 30 August 2015.[5]

  • A Takabata-bound 300 series train in March 1994
  • A 5000 series train in July 2015

References

  1. [1]
    各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. [2]
    車内アナウンス：東山線 [Announcements in the Train: Higashiyama Line] (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. [3]
    "各駅アクセスガイド（東山線）" [List of Stations (Higashiyama Line)]. kotsu.city.nagoya.jp. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. [4]
    佐藤, 信之 (19 June 2004), 地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏 (in Japanese), グランプリ出版, ISBN 4-87687-260-0
  5. [5]
    名古屋市交通局で5000形車両引退記念イベント [Nagoya Transportation Bureau stages 5000 series retirement event]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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