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Sapporo Subway(札幌市営地下鉄: Sapporo Shiei Chikatetsu) is the rapid transit system in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It is operated by the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. [1] [2] This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Sapporo ) (help· info) is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population and the third-largest by geographic area. ...

Sapporo Subway guide rail and steel rollways
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Sapporo Subway guide rail and steel rollways

The subway trains are guided by a central rail with rubber tires on two narrow steel rollways. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 952 KB) Summary I took this picture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 952 KB) Summary I took this picture. ... A rubber-tyred train of the Paris Métro. ...


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It has 3 lines, The first one was opened 1971, just before the 1972 Winter Olympics. The XI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan. ...

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Nanboku Line

Nanboku Line(南北線: Nanboku-Sen)

  • From Asabu to Makomanai, 14.3km
Dec 1971: From Kita 24-Jo to Makomanai
Mar 1978: From Asabu to Kita 24-Jo
  • Line Colour: Green■

Nanboku Line has an elevated section (from Hiragishi to Makomanai), It is covered in the shelter to protect it from snow. [4] [5]

Station number Station name Station name(Japanese) Connecting Lines Location
N01 Asabu Station 麻生駅(Asabu Eki) Hokkaido Railway Company, Sassho Line (Shin-Kotoni Station) Kita-ku
N02 Kita 34-Jo Station 北34条駅(Kita sanjūyo jō Eki)  
N03 Kita 24-Jo Station 北24条駅(Kita nijūyo jō Eki)  
N04 Kita 18-Jo Station 北18条駅(Kita jūhachi jō Eki)  
N05 Kita 12-Jo Station 北12条駅(Kita jūni jō Eki)  
N06 Sapporo Station さっぽろ駅(Sapporo Eki) Hokkaido Railway Company, Hakodate Main Line
Toho Line		 Chūō-ku
N07 Odori Station 大通駅(Ōdōri Eki) Tozai Line, Toho Line
Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi_4-Chome_Station)
N08 Susukino Station すすきの駅(Susukino Eki) Sapporo Streetcar
N09 Nakajima-Koen Station 中島公園駅(Nakajima kōen Eki) Sapporo Streetcar (Yamahana_9-Jo_Station)
N10 Horohira-Bashi Station 幌平橋駅(Horohira bashi Eki) Sapporo Streetcar (Seishu-Gakuen-Mae_Station)
N11 Nakanoshima Station 中の島駅(Nakanoshima Eki)   Toyohira-ku
N12 Hiragishi Station 平岸駅(Hiragishi Eki)  
N13 Minami-Hiragishi Station 南平岸駅(Minami Hiragishi Eki)  
N14 Sumikawa Station 澄川駅(Sumikawa Eki)   Minami-ku
N15 Jieitai-Mae Station 自衛隊前駅(Jieitai mae Eki)  
N16 Makomanai Station 真駒内駅(Makomanai Eki)  

The Hokkaido Railway Company (北海道旅客鉄道 Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō) is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway. ... Kita (北区; -ku, lit. ... Sapporo Station (札幌駅,Sapporo Eki) is a train station in Kita-ku and Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (Hokkaido Railway Company part is in Kita-ku, and Sapporo Subway part is in Chuo-ku). ...

Tozai Line

Tozai Line(東西線: Tōzai-Sen)

  • From Miyanosawa to Shin-Sapporo, 20.1km
Jun 1976: From Kotoni to Shiroishi
Mar 1982: From Shiroishi to Shin-Sapporo
Feb 1999: From Miyanosawa to Kotoni
  • Line Colour: Orange■
Station number Station name Station name(Japanese) Connecting Lines Location
T01 Miyanosawa Station 宮の沢駅(Miyanosawa Eki)   Nishi-ku
T02 Hassamu-Minami Station 発寒南駅(Hassamu minami Eki)  
T03 Kotoni Station 琴似駅(Kotoni Eki) (It is considerably away with the Kotoni Station of Hokkaido Railway Company)
T04 Nijuyonken Station 二十四軒駅(Nijūyonken Eki)  
T05 Nishi 28-Chome Station 西28丁目駅(Nishi nijūhatchōme Eki)   Chūō-ku
T06 Maruyama-Koen Station 円山公園駅(Maruyama kōen Eki)  
T07 Nishi 18-Chome Station 西18丁目駅(Nishi jūhatchōme Eki) Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi_15-Chome_Station)
T08 Nishi 11-Chome Station 西11丁目駅(Nishi jūitchōme Eki) Sapporo Streetcar (Chuo-Kuyakusho-Mae_Station)
T09 Odori Station 大通駅(Ōdōri Eki) Nanboku Line, Toho Line
Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi_4-Chome_Station)
T10 Bus Center-Mae Station バスセンター前駅(Basu sentā mae Eki)  
T11 Kikusui Station 菊水駅(Kikusui Eki)   Shiroishi-ku
T12 Higashi-Sapporo Station 東札幌駅(Higashi Sapporo Eki)  
T13 Shiroishi Station 白石駅(Shiroishi Eki) (It is considerably away with the Shiroishi Station of Hokkaido Railway Company)
T14 Nango 7-Chome Station 南郷7丁目駅(Nangō nanachōme Eki)  
T15 Nango 13-Chome Station 南郷13丁目駅(Nangō jūsanchōme Eki)  
T16 Nango 18-Chome Station 南郷18丁目駅(Nangō jūhatchōme Eki)  
T17 Oyachi Station 大谷地駅(Ōyachi Eki)   Atsubetsu-ku
T18 Hibarigaoka Station ひばりが丘駅(Hibarigaoka Eki)  
T19 Shin-Sapporo Station 新さっぽろ駅(Shin Sapporo Eki) Hokkaido Railway Company, Chitose Line

Nishi (西区; -ku, lit. ... The Hokkaido Railway Company (北海道旅客鉄道 Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō) is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway. ... Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo is one of the ten wards in Sapporo city, Japan. ... The Hokkaido Railway Company (北海道旅客鉄道 Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō) is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway. ...

Toho Line

Station map for the Toho Line at Odori Station
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Station map for the Toho Line at Odori Station
Passenger platform at Odori Station on the Toho Line
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Passenger platform at Odori Station on the Toho Line
Subway car interior on the Toho Line
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Subway car interior on the Toho Line

Toho Line(東豊線: Tōhō-Sen) Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 637 KB) Summary I took this picture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 637 KB) Summary I took this picture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 791 KB) Summary I took this picture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 791 KB) Summary I took this picture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 692 KB) Summary I took this picture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 692 KB) Summary I took this picture. ...

  • From Sakaemachi to Fukuzumi, 13.6km
Nov 1988: From Sakaemachi to Hosui-Susukino
Oct 1994: From Hosui-Susukino to Fukuzumi
  • Line Colour: Skyblue■

Because there isn't rail yard in Toho Line, Trains of it are forwarded through the forwarding line between Nishi 11-Chome and Sapporo from Tozai Line rail yard.

Station number Station name Station name(Japanese) Connecting Lines Location
H01 Sakaemachi Station 栄町駅(Sakaemachi Eki)   Higashi-ku
H02 Shindo-Higashi Station 新道東駅(Shindō higashi Eki)  
H03 Motomachi Station 元町駅(Motomachi Eki)  
H04 Kanjo-Dori-Higashi Station 環状通東駅(Kanjō dōri higashi Eki)  
H05 Higashi-Kuyakusho-Mae Station 東区役所前駅(Higashi kuyakusho mae Eki)  
H06 Kita 13-Jo Higashi Station 北13条東駅(Kita jūsanjō higashi Eki)  
H07 Sapporo Station さっぽろ駅(Sapporo Eki) Hokkaido Railway Company, Hakodate Main Line
Nanboku Line		 Chūō-ku
H08 Odori Station 大通駅(Ōdōri Eki) Nanboku Line, Tozai Line
Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi_4-Chome_Station)
H09 Hosui-Susukino Station 豊水すすきの駅(Hōsui Susukino Eki) Sapporo Streetcar (Susukino_Station)
H10 Gakuen-Mae Station 学園前駅(Gakuen mae Eki)   Toyohira-ku
H11 Toyohira-Koen Station 豊平公園駅(Toyohira kōen Eki)  
H12 Misono Station 美園駅(Misono Eki)  
H13 Tsukisamu-Chuo Station 月寒中央駅(Tsukisamu chūō Eki)  
H14 Fukuzumi Station 福住駅(Fukuzumi Eki)  

Sapporo Station (札幌駅,Sapporo Eki) is a train station in Kita-ku and Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (Hokkaido Railway Company part is in Kita-ku, and Sapporo Subway part is in Chuo-ku). ... The Hokkaido Railway Company (北海道旅客鉄道 Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō) is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway. ...

See also

This is an alphabetical list of cities worldwide that have a rapid transit system, or a light-rail system with some elements of rapid transit. ...

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