Sennichimae Line Explained

Mapcolor: (#)
Type:Rapid transit
Linenumber:5
Locale:Osaka
Start:Nodahanshin
End:Minami-Tatsumi[1]
Stations:14
Depot:Morinomiya (located on Chūō Line)
Operator:Osaka Metro (2018–present)
Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (1969–2018)
Stock:25 series
Linelength Km:12.6
Tracklength Km:13.1
Tracks:Double-track
Electrification: (third rail)
Trainprotection:CS-ATC, ATO
Signalling:Cab signalling
Speed Km/H:70

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, while the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau refers to it as, and in MLIT publications, it is written as . Station numbers are indicated by the letter S.

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]

History

Stations

All stations are in Osaka.

No.Station[5] JapaneseDistance
(km)
TransfersLocation
野田阪神0.0Fukushima-ku
玉川0.6
阿波座1.9 (C15)Nishi-ku
西長堀2.9 (N13)
桜川3.8Hanshin: Hanshin Namba LineNaniwa-ku
難波・なんば4.9Chūō-ku
日本橋5.6
谷町九丁目6.6Tennōji-ku
鶴橋7.7
今里9.2 (I21)Higashinari-ku
新深江10.1
小路11.1Ikuno-ku
北巽12.0
南巽13.1

Rolling stock

Current

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.

Former

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hitachi Review. 3 March 2014. Hitachi. 75. 6 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Osaka subway's Sennichimae Line to have platform screen doors installed in every station Chinese translation to follow . . February 13, 2014 . September 8, 2014.
  3. Web site: http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.lg.jp/general/barriar_free_top/barriar_free_info/platform__screen_doors.html. ja:可動式ホーム柵の設置について. About platform doors. ja. Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. January 28, 2016.
  4. Web site: 路線別経常収支.
  5. Web site: http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.lg.jp/general/eigyou/top01/eki_guide/sennichimae.html . ja:路線別で探す 千日前線 . Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau . August 6, 2014 . ja.