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Type
  
Rapid transit

Opened
  
May 10, 1942

Rolling stock
  
23 series EMUs

Locale
  
Osaka

Line length
  
11.4 km (7.1 mi)

System
  
Osaka Municipal Subway

Depot(s)
  
Midorigi

Line number
  
3

Stations
  
11

Operating speed
  
70 km/h (45 mph)

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Track gauge
  
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in)

Owner
  
Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau

Terminis
  
Nishi-Umeda Station, Suminoekōen Station

Osaka municipal subway yotsubashi line


The Yotsubashi Line (四つ橋線, Yotsubashi-sen) is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by the Osaka Municipal Subway. The line connects Umeda, Hommachi, Yotsubashi, Namba, Daikokuchō and Suminoe, and runs parallel to the Midōsuji Line from Daikokuchō to Nishi-Umeda. Its official name is Rapid Electric Tramway Line No. 3 (高速電気軌道第3号線), while the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau refers to it as Osaka City Rapid Railway Line No. 3 (大阪市高速鉄道第3号線), and in MLIT publications, it is written as Line No. 3 (Yotsubashi Line) (3号線(四つ橋線)). Station numbers are indicated by the letter Y.

Contents

Yotsubashi Line The Yotsubashi Subway Line Osaka Station

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Current

  • 23 series (since 1990)
  • All trains are based at Midorigi Depot.

    Former

  • 400 series (1942–1969)
  • 1000 series (1956–1971)
  • 1100 series (1958–1979)
  • 1200 series (1958–1980)
  • 50 series (1960–1980)
  • 30 series (1972–1996)
  • History

    Yotsubashi Line The Yotsubashi Subway Line Osaka Station

  • May 10, 1942 - Daikokuchō - Hanazonochō (opening)
  • Construction stopped during World War II.
  • June 1, 1956 - Hanazonochō - Kishinosato (opening)
  • May 31, 1958 - Kishinosato - Tamade (opening)
  • October 1, 1965 - Daikokuchō - Nishi-Umeda (opening)
  • November 9, 1972 - Tamade - Suminoekōen (opening)
  • Plans

    A northward extension to Jūsō Station is under review.

    Yotsubashi Line FileLinemap of Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Yotsubashi

    Yotsubashi Line Yotsubashi Line Wikipedia

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    References

    Yotsubashi Line Wikipedia