Tsurumai Line

Tsurumai Line
Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series at Kami Otai Station
Overview
Locale	Nagoya, Japan
Termini	Kami-Otai Akaike
Stations	20
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Nagoya Municipal Subway
Operator(s)	Nagoya City Transportation Bureau
Depot(s)	Akaike
Rolling stock	3050 series N3000 series
Daily ridership	197,082[1] (2008)
History
Opened	18 March 1977; 47 years ago (18 March 1977)
Technical
Track length	20.4 km (12.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500V DC overhead line
Operating speed	75 km/h (45 mph)

The Tsurumai Line (鶴舞線, Tsurumai-sen) is a subway line in Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It runs from Kami-Otai in Nishi-ku, Nagoya to Akaike in Nisshin. The Tsurumai Line's color on maps is light blue and stations are labeled with the prefix "T". Officially, the line is called the Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 3 (名古屋市高速度鉄道第3号線, Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-san-gō-sen). All stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card, and other major Japanese IC cards.

The line opened its first section in 1977. The line has through services with three Meitetsu lines, namely the Inuyama Line, Toyota Line, and Mikawa Line. It is currently the only subway line to leave the Nagoya city limits.