Sakaisuji Line
The Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line (堺筋線, Sakaisuji-sen) is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. Its official name is Rapid Electric Tramway Line No. 6 (高速電気軌道第6号線), and in MLIT publications, it is written as Line No. 6 (Sakaisuji Line) (6号線（堺筋線）).
| Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line | |||
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A refurbished Sakaisuji Line 66 series EMU in January 2016 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 堺筋線 | ||
| Owner | Osaka Metro (2018–present) Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (1969–2018) | ||
| Line number | 6 | ||
| Locale | Osaka | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 10 | ||
| Color on map | (#814721) | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Osaka Metro | ||
| Depot(s) | Higashi-Suita (located on Hankyu Senri Line) | ||
| Rolling stock | |||
| History | |||
| Opened | 6 December 1969 | ||
| Last extension | 4 March 1993 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 8.1 km (5.0 mi) | ||
| Track length | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Double-track | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC (overhead line) | ||
| Operating speed | 70 km/h (45 mph) | ||
| Signalling | Automatic closing block | ||
| Train protection system | WS-ATC | ||
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The Sakaisuji Line is unique in the Osaka Metro system in that despite being regulated as a tramway under the Railway Business Act like the other lines, the line was constructed as an extension of a line governed as a railway, specifically the Hankyu Senri Line, to which the Sakaisuji Line connects to at its northern end at Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme Station. Through services using both Osaka Municipal Subway and Hankyu rolling stock operates to and from the Senri Line and Arashiyama Line via the Kyoto Main Line.