Higashiyama Line

Higashiyama Line
An N1000 series EMU approaching Kamiyashiro Station in June 2015
Overview
Native name東山線
LocaleNagoya, Japan
Termini
Stations22
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemThe logo of the Nagoya Municipal Subway. Nagoya Municipal Subway
Route number1
Operator(s) Nagoya City Transportation Bureau
Depot(s)Takabata, Fujigaoka
Rolling stock5050 series
N1000 series
Daily ridership200,334[1] (2008)
History
Opened15 November 1957; 66 years ago (1957-11-15)
Technical
Track length20.6 km (12.8 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification600 V DC third rail
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph)
Higashiyama Line
0.0
Takabata
Takabata depot
0.9
Hatta
2.0
Iwatsuka
3.1
Nakamura Kōen
3.9
Nakamura Nisseki
4.6
Honjin
5.5
Kamejima
6.6
Nagoya Station
 Connecting Passage to Nagoya Station
←Kintetsu Nagoya Line
Tōkaidō Shinkansen Tokaido Shinkansen
←Tōkaidō Main Line
←Nagoya Main Line
8.0
Fushimi
9.0
Sakae Station (Aichi)
10.1
Shinsakae-machi
←Chūō Main Line
11.0
Chikusa Station
→Chūō Main Line
11.7
Imaike
previous Ikeshita depot
12.6
Ikeshita
13.2
Kakuōzan
14.2
Motoyama
15.1
Higashiyama Kōen
16.2
Hoshigaoka
17.5
Issha
18.6
Kamiyashiro
19.3
Hongō
20.6
Fujigaoka
Fujigaoka Depot
↓Aichi Rapid Transit Linimo

The Higashiyama Line (東山線, Higashiyama-sen) is a subway line in Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It runs from Takabata in Nakagawa Ward to Fujigaoka in Meitō Ward, all within Nagoya. The Higashiyama Line's color on maps is yellow and stations are labeled with the prefix "H". Officially, the line is called the Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 1 (名古屋市高速度鉄道第1号線, Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-ichi-gō-sen). All stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card, and other major Japanese IC cards.

The first section of the line opened in 1957. The line links Nagoya Station and Sakae, the CBD of Nagoya. As such, the line has the highest ridership among Nagoya Municipal Subway lines. Upon arrivals and departures at both Nagoya and Fujigaoka Stations, announcements are made in five languages: Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese, and Portuguese.[2]

  1. ^ 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. ^ 車内アナウンス:東山線 [Announcements in the Train: Higashiyama Line] (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 November 2010.