Tōzai Line (Kyoto)

The Tozai Line (東西線, Tōzai-sen) is a Kyoto Municipal Subway line which runs from the southeastern area of the city (starting from Rokujizo Station), then east to west (i.e. tōzai in Japanese) through the Kyoto downtown area. The Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau operates the system along with the Karasuma Line and the City Bus. The present terminal stations are Rokujizo Station in Uji and Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto. It handles an average of 241,133 passengers daily (2009 data).

Tōzai Line
50 series EMU
Overview
LocaleKyoto
Termini
Stations17
Websitewww.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu
Service
TypeRapid transit
System Kyoto Municipal Subway
Operator(s)Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau
Depot(s)Daigo
Rolling stock50 series EMUs
Keihan 800 series EMUs
History
OpenedOctober 12, 1997 (October 12, 1997)
Technical
Line length17.5 km (10.9 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed75 km/h (47 mph)
Route map
Nara Line
0.0
T01 Rokujizō
1.1
T02 Ishida
2.4
T03 Daigo / Daigo Depot
3.6
T04 Ono
4.9
T05 Nagitsuji
5.9
T06 Higashino
7.0
T07 Yamashina
Yamashina
8.7
T08 Misasagi
10.5
T09 Keage
11.5
T10 Higashiyama
12.1
T11 Sanjō Keihan
12.6
T12 Kyōto Shiyakusho-mae
13.5
T13 Karasuma Oike
14.3
T14 Nijōjō-mae
Nijō
15.1
T15 Nijō
16.2
T16 Nishiōji Oike
17.5
T17 Uzumasa Tenjingawa

The stations are wheelchair-friendly, with elevators, narrow gaps between platform and train, and no height differences at places like restrooms. Each station has a colour code for easy recognition. All platforms on the line are island platforms, and have platform screen doors separating the platform from the tracks.

The line is 17.5 km (10.9 mi) long with a track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in). The entire length is double-track. Trains are electric, operating on 1,500 V DC. Trains travel between Rokujizō and Uzumasa Tenjingawa in 34 minutes.

On October 12, 1997, the section the line from Daigo to Nijō opened. On November 26, 2004, the line from Daigo to Rokujizō opened. An extension westward from Nijō to Uzumasa Tenjingawa began service on January 16, 2008.

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