Higashiyama Line

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.

Higashiyama Line
An N1000 series EMU approaching Kamiyashiro Station in June 2015
Overview
Native name東山線
LocaleNagoya, Japan
Termini
Stations22
Service
TypeRapid transit
System Nagoya Municipal Subway
Route number1
Operator(s)Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Depot(s)Takabata, Fujigaoka
Rolling stock5050 series
N1000 series
Daily ridership200,334 (2008)
History
Opened15 November 1957 (1957-11-15)
Technical
Track length20.6 km (12.8 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification600 V DC third rail
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph)
Higashiyama Line
0.0
Takabata
Takabata depot
0.9
Hatta
2.0
Iwatsuka
3.1
Nakamura Kōen
3.9
Nakamura Nisseki
4.6
Honjin
5.5
Kamejima
6.6
Nagoya Station
 Connecting Passage to Nagoya Station
←Kintetsu Nagoya Line
Tokaido Shinkansen
←Tōkaidō Main Line
←Nagoya Main Line
8.0
Fushimi
9.0
Sakae Station (Aichi)
10.1
Shinsakae-machi
←Chūō Main Line
11.0
Chikusa Station
→Chūō Main Line
11.7
Imaike
previous Ikeshita depot
12.6
Ikeshita
13.2
Kakuōzan
14.2
Motoyama
15.1
Higashiyama Kōen
16.2
Hoshigaoka
17.5
Issha
18.6
Kamiyashiro
19.3
Hongō
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.

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