Tōhō Line

Rubber-tyred rail line in Sapporo, Japan

BlueServiceTypeRubber-tyred metroSystem

Sapporo Municipal SubwayRolling stock9000 series EMUsHistoryOpened2 December 1988; 35 years ago (1988-12-02)Last extension14 October 1994; 29 years ago (1994-10-14)TechnicalLine length13.6 km (8.5 mi)Track gaugeCentral guideway with rubber tiresElectrification1,500 V DC overhead catenaryOperating speed70 km/h (43 mph) (Maximum)Train protection systemATC, ATO

The Tōhō Line (東豊線, Tōhō-sen) is a rubber-tyred metro line in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. It is part of the Sapporo Municipal Subway system. It runs from Sakaemachi Station in Higashi-ku to Fukuzumi Station in Toyohira-ku. The Tōhō Line color on maps is sky blue. Its stations are numbered with the prefix "H".

Station list

All stations are located in Sapporo.
The entire line is underground.

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
No.	Station	Japanese	Between stations	Total	Transfers	Location
H01	Sakaemachi	栄町	-	0.0		Higashi-ku
H02	Shindō-Higashi	新道東	0.9	0.9
H03	Motomachi	元町	1.2	2.1
H04	Kanjō-Dōri-Higashi	環状通東	1.4	3.5
H05	Higashi-Kuyakusho-Mae	東区役所前	1.0	4.5
H06	Kita-Jūsan-Jō-Higashi	北13条東	0.9	5.4
H07	Sapporo	さっぽろ	1.3	6.7	Namboku Line ( N06 ) Hakodate Main Line ( 01 )	Chūō-ku
H08	Ōdōri	大通	0.6	7.3	Namboku Line ( N07 ) Tōzai Line ( T09 ) Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi-Yon-Chōme)
H09	Hōsui-Susukino	豊水すすきの	0.8	8.1	Sapporo Streetcar (Susukino)
H10	Gakuen-Mae	学園前	1.4	9.5		Toyohira-ku
H11	Toyohira-Kōen	豊平公園	0.9	10.4
H12	Misono	美園	1.0	11.4
H13	Tsukisamu-Chūō	月寒中央	1.2	12.6
H14	Fukuzumi	福住	1.0	13.6

Rolling stock

9000 series 4-car EMUs (since May 2015)

The first of a fleet of 20 new 9000 series four-car EMUs was introduced on the Tōhō Line in May 2015.^[1] Built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe, the first trainset was unveiled to the media in November 2014.^[2] All 20 trains were scheduled to be in service by fiscal 2016, replacing the fleet of 7000 series trains.^[1]

Former rolling stock

7000 series 4-car EMUs (from 1988 until 2016)

From 1988 to 2016, the line was operated using a fleet of 20 four-car 7000 series EMUs (sets 7101 to 7120). ^[3] The last 7000 series trains were withdrawn from service on June 25, 2016.^[4]

7000 series set 16 in July 2008

History

The Sakaemachi to Hōsui-Susukino section opened on 2 December 1988.^[5] The Hōsui-Susukino to Fukuzumi section opened on 14 October 1994.^[5]

Future developments

Platform edge doors are to be installed at all Tōhō Line stations by fiscal 2016.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b 札幌市営地下鉄東豊線で9000形が営業運転を開始 [9000 series enters service on Sapporo Municipal Subway Toho Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b 札幌市交通局、東豊線新型車両9000形の外観を公開 - デビューは2015年4月頃 [Sapporo City Transportation Bureau unveils new 9000 series trains for Toho Line - Debuting around April 2015]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^ 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 4. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
^ 札幌市営地下鉄東豊線の7000形がラストラン…6月25日 [Sapporo Municipal Subway Toho Line 7000 series to make final run on 25 June]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID Inc. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b "地下鉄（高速電車）の概要" [Overview of the subway (high-speed train)]. city.sapporo.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.