Nagoya Municipal Subway

Nagoya Municipal Subway
Nagoya Municipal Subway Logo
Nagoya Municipal Subway Logo
Overview
Native name名古屋市営地下鉄
Nagoya Shiei Chikatetsu
LocaleNagoya, Aichi, Japan
Transit typeRapid Transit
Number of lines6
Number of stations87[1]
Daily ridership1,171,289[2]
Websitewww.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp
Operation
Began operation15 November 1957; 67 years ago (1957-11-15)
Operator(s)Nagoya City Transportation Bureau
Technical
System length93.3 km (58.0 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Higashiyama and Meijō/Meikō Lines)
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (Tsurumai, Sakura-dōri, and Kamiiida Lines)
Electrification600 V DC third rail (Higashiyama and Meijō/Meikō Lines)
1,500 V DC overhead lines (Tsurumai, Sakura-dōri, and Kamiiida Lines)
System map


Map of Nagoya Municipal Subway
(does not include JR Central lines)

The Nagoya Municipal Subway (名古屋市営地下鉄, Nagoya Shiei Chikatetsu), also referred to as simply the Nagoya Subway,[3] is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover 93.3 kilometers (58.0 mi) of route and serve 87 stations.[1] Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground.

The subway system is owned and operated by the Nagoya City Transportation Bureau and, like other large Japanese cities including Tokyo and Osaka, is heavily complemented by suburban rail, together forming an extensive network of 47 lines in and around Greater Nagoya. Of them, the subway lines represent 38% of Greater Nagoya's total rail ridership of 3 million passengers a day.[4]

In 2002, the system introduced Hatchii as its official mascot.

  1. ^ a b c トップページ - ご意見・お問い合わせ - よくあるご質問 - 地下鉄について [Top - Feedback and inquiries - Frequently Asked Questions - For subway] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau, City of Nagoya. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ 平成21年版名古屋市統計年鑑 11.運輸・通信 [Nagoya Statistics for Year 21 of the Heisei Era, 11 Transportation and Communication] (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Subway & City Bus One-Day Ticket Discounts and Benefits Guidebook (Nagoya Toku Navi)" (PDF). Nagoya City Transportation Bureau. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-08-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)