Namboku Line
5000 series EMU near Minami-Hiragishi Station
Overview
Owner	Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
Locale	Sapporo, Hokkaidō
Termini	Asabu Makomanai
Stations	16
Color on map	Teal
Service
Type	Rubber-tyred metro
System	Sapporo Municipal Subway
Rolling stock	5000 series EMUs
History
Opened	16 December 1971 (1971-12-16)
Last extension	16 March 1978 (1978-03-16)
Technical
Line length	14.3 km (8.89 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-tracked
Track gauge	Central and side-mounted guideways, with rubber tires
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph) (Maximum)
Signalling	Cab signalling
Maximum incline	4.3%

The Namboku Line (南北線, Nanboku-sen) is a rubber-tyred metro line in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It is part of the Sapporo Municipal Subway system. Its name literally means South-North Line, and it runs from Asabu Station in Kita-ku to Makomanai Station in Minami-ku. The Namboku Line color on maps is green, and its stations carry the letter "N" followed by a number.

Station list

• All stations are located in Sapporo.

No	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Above/ below ground	Location
			Between stations	Total
N01	Asabu	麻生	-	0.0	Sasshō Line (G05Shin-Kotoni)	Under- ground	Kita-ku
N02	Kita-Sanjūyo-Jō	北34条	1.0	1.0
N03	Kita-Nijūyo-Jō	北24条	1.2	2.2
N04	Kita-Jūhachi-Jō	北18条	0.9	3.1
N05	Kita-Jūni-Jō	北12条	0.8	3.9
N06	Sapporo	さっぽろ	1.0	4.9	Tōhō Line (H07) Hakodate Main Line( 01 )		Chūō-ku
N07	Ōdōri	大通	0.6	5.5	Tōzai Line (T09) Tōhō Line (H08) Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi-Yon-Chōme)
N08	Susukino	すすきの	0.6	6.1	Sapporo Streetcar
N09	Nakajima-Kōen	中島公園	0.7	6.8	Sapporo Streetcar (Yamahana-Ku-Jō)
N10	Horohira-Bashi	幌平橋	1.0	7.8	Sapporo Streetcar (Seishūgakuen-Mae)
N11	Nakanoshima	中の島	0.5	8.3			Toyohira-ku
N12	Hiragishi	平岸	0.7	9.0
N13	Minami-Hiragishi	南平岸	1.1	10.1		Above- ground
N14	Sumikawa	澄川	1.2	11.3			Minami-ku
N15	Jieitai-Mae	自衛隊前	1.3	12.6
N16	Makomanai	真駒内	1.7	14.3

History

• December 16, 1971: Kita-Nijūyo-Jō – Makomanai section opens; 1000 series trains introduced.
• March 16, 1978: Kita-Nijūyo-Jō – Asabu section opens; all trains operated as 8-car sets.
• October 1, 1978: 3000 series trains introduced.
• October 14, 1994: Reien-Mae Station renamed Minami-Hiragishi Station.
• September 1995: 5000 series trains introduced.
• June 27, 1999: 1000/2000 series trains withdrawn.
• August 18, 2008: Women-only cars introduced on trial basis (until September 12, 2008).
• December 15, 2008: "Women and Children Comfort Car" introduced.
• January 30, 2009: SAPICA contactless smart card introduced.

Future developments

Platform edge doors are scheduled to be installed on all stations by 2014.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sapporo Municipal Subway Namboku Line.

• Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (in Japanese)