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The Kyoto Municipal Subway (京都市営地下鉄, Kyōto-shiei chikatetsu), also known as Kyoto City Subway, is the rapid transit network in the city of Kyoto, Japan. Operated by the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau, it has two lines.
| Kyoto Municipal Subway | |||
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 Kyoto Municipal Subway Logo | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 京都市営地下鉄 | ||
| Locale | Kyoto, Japan | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 2 | ||
| Number of stations | 31 | ||
| Daily ridership | 397,000 (2018)[1] | ||
| Website | www2 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 29 May 1981 | ||
| Operator(s) | Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 31.2 km (19.4 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
| Top speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) | ||
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Lines
editThe Kyoto Municipal Subway is made up of two lines: the 13.7-kilometer (8.5 mi) long, 15-station Karasuma Line, and the 17.5-kilometer (10.9 mi) long, 17-station Tōzai Line, which together share one interchange station (Karasuma Oike Station):[2]
| Color & Icon | Mark | Name | First section opened |
Last ex- tension |
Length | Stations | ||
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K | - | Karasuma Line | 1981 | 1997 | 13.7 km (8.5 mi) | 15 |
| - | Via trackage rights | Kintetsu Kyōto Line | 1988[a] | 2000 | 31.0 km (19.3 mi) | 22[b] | ||
| Kintetsu Nara Line | 2000[c] | - | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) | 3[d] | ||||
| vermilion | 
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T | - | Tōzai Line | 1997[e] | 2004 | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) | 8 |
| Via trackage rights | 1997[f] | - | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) | 3[g] | ||||
| - | 1997[h] | - | 3.0 km (1.9 mi) | 4[i] | ||||
| - | 2008[j] | - | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) | 2[k] | ||||
| Total | 31.2 km (19.4 mi) | 31 | ||||||
Rolling stock
editKarasuma Line
edit- Kyoto Municipal Subway 10 series
- Kyoto Municipal Subway 20 series
- Kintetsu 3200 series
- Kintetsu 3220 series
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Kyoto Municipal Subway 10 series -
Kyoto Municipal Subway 20 series -
Kintetsu 3200 series -
Kintetsu 3220 series
Tozai Line
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Kyoto Municipal Subway 50 series and Keihan 800 series
Network map
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Between Takeda Station and Yamato-Saidaiji Station.
- ^ Including Takeda Station.
- ^ Between Yamato-Saidaiji Station and Kintetsu Nara Station.
- ^ Including Yamato-Saidaiji Station.
- ^ Between Rokujizō Station and Misasagi Station.
- ^ Between Misasagi Station and Sanjō Keihan Station; owned by Kyoto High-Speed Rail.
- ^ Including Keage Station, Higashiyama Station and Sanjō Keihan Station, but not including Misasagi Station.
- ^ Between Sanjō Keihan Station and Nijō Station.
- ^ Including Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station, Nijōjō-mae Station and Nijō Station, and the Karasuma Oike interchange station (previously counted with the Karasuma Line), but not including Sanjō Keihan Station.
- ^ Between Nijō Station and Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station.
- ^ Including Nishiōji Oike Station and Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station.
References
edit- ^ "市バス・地下鉄のお客様数について" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Kyoto Municipal Subway". Japan Subway Association.
External links
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Media related to Kyoto Subway at Wikimedia Commons