Sennichimae Line
Metro line in Osaka prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metro line in Osaka prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line (千日前線, Sennichimae-sen) is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the lines of Osaka Metro. It links the northwestern district of Fukushima-ku and the southeastern district of Ikuno-ku with the central commercial and entertainment district of Namba. The line is paralleled by the underground Kintetsu Namba Line/Hanshin Namba Line connection line in its central section. Its official name is Rapid Electric Tramway Line No. 5 (高速電気軌道第5号線), while the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau refers to it as Osaka City Rapid Railway Line No. 5 (大阪市高速鉄道第5号線), and in MLIT publications, it is written as Line No. 5 (Sennichimae Line) (5号線（千日前線）). Station numbers are indicated by the letter S.
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Sennichimae Line 25 series EMU | |||
| Overview | |||
| Line number | 5 | ||
| Locale | Osaka | ||
| Termini |
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| Stations | 14 | ||
| Color on map | (#E44D93) | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System |  Osaka Metro | ||
| Operator(s) | Osaka Metro (2018–present) Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (1969–2018) | ||
| Depot(s) | Morinomiya (located on Chūō Line) | ||
| Rolling stock | 25 series | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 16 April 1969 | ||
| Last extension | 2 December 1981 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 12.6 km (7.8 mi) | ||
| Track length | 13.1 km (8.1 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Double-track | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC (third rail) | ||
| Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) | ||
| Signalling | Cab signalling | ||
| Train protection system | CS-ATC, ATO | ||
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Platform screen doors are located at all of the stations. The first station, Minami-Tatsumi, had them installed on March 14, 2014 and operation started in April. The final station, Nodahanshin, had them installed and operating in December.[2][3] All platforms are long enough for eight-car trains however a part of each platform has been blocked off, since only four-car trains are needed to carry the amount of traffic on the line. In 2013 the line carried on average 181,238 passengers per day.[4]
All stations are in Osaka.
| No. | Station[5] | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location |
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| S 11 | Nodahanshin | 野田阪神 | 0.0 | Fukushima-ku | |
| S 12 | Tamagawa | 玉川 | 0.6 | O Osaka Loop Line – Noda | |
| S 13 | Awaza | 阿波座 | 1.9 |  Chūō Line (C15) |
Nishi-ku |
| S 14 | Nishi-Nagahori | 西長堀 | 2.9 |  Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N13) | |
| S 15 | Sakuragawa | 桜川 | 3.8 | Hanshin: Hanshin Namba Line | Naniwa-ku |
| S 16 | Namba | 難波・なんば | 4.9 |
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Chūō-ku |
| S 17 | Nippombashi | 日本橋 | 5.6 | ||
| S 18 | Tanimachi Kyūchōme | 谷町九丁目 | 6.6 |
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Tennōji-ku |
| S 19 | Tsuruhashi | 鶴橋 | 7.7 |
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| S 20 | Imazato | 今里 | 9.2 |  Imazatosuji Line (I21) |
Higashinari-ku |
| S 21 | Shin-Fukae | 新深江 | 10.1 | ||
| S 22 | Shōji | 小路 | 11.1 | Ikuno-ku | |
| S 23 | Kita-Tatsumi | 北巽 | 12.0 | ||
| S 24 | Minami-Tatsumi | 南巽 | 13.1 |
As there is no dedicated rolling stock depot on the Sennichimae Line, trains are transferred to Morinomiya Depot on the Chūō Line via a connecting track at Awaza.
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