Kyoto Municipal Subway

Kyoto Municipal Subway

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Overview
Native name 京都市営地下鉄
Kyōto-shiei chikatetsu
Locale Kyoto, Japan
Transit type Rapid Transit
Number of lines 2
Number of stations 31
Operation
Began operation 1981 (1981)
Operator(s) Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau
Technical
System length 31.2 km (19.4 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map
Map of Kyoto Municipal Subway

Kyoto Municipal Subway (京都市営地下鉄 Kyōto-shiei chikatetsu) is the metro network in the city of Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. It has two lines.

Lines

The Kyoto Municipal Subway is made up of two lines: the 13.7-kilometer (8.5 mi) long, 15-station Karasuma Line, and the 17.5-kilometer (10.9 mi) long, 17-station Tōzai Line, which together share one interchange station (Karasuma Oike Station):

Color & Icon Mark Name First section
opened		 Last ex-
tension		 Length Stations
green K - Karasuma Line 1981 1997 13.7 km (8.5 mi) 15
- Via trackage rights Kintetsu Kyōto Line 1988[Note 1] 2000 31.0 km (19.3 mi) 22[Note 2]
Kintetsu Nara Line 2000[Note 3] - 4.4 km (2.7 mi) 3[Note 4]
vermilion T - Tōzai Line 1997[Note 5] 2004 8.7 km (5.4 mi) 8
Via trackage rights 1997[Note 6] - 3.4 km (2.1 mi) 3[Note 7]
- 1997[Note 8] - 3.0 km (1.9 mi) 4[Note 9]
- 2008[Note 10] - 2.4 km (1.5 mi) 2[Note 11]
Total 31.2 km (19.4 mi) 31

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Between Takeda Station and Yamato-Saidaiji Station.
  2. ↑ Including Takeda Station.
  3. ↑ Between Yamato-Saidaiji Station and Kintetsu Nara Station.
  4. ↑ Including Yamato-Saidaiji Station.
  5. ↑ Between Rokujizō Station and Misasagi Station.
  6. ↑ Between Misasagi Station and Sanjō Keihan Station; owned by Kyoto High-Speed Rail.
  7. ↑ Including Keage Station, Higashiyama Station and Sanjō Keihan Station, but not including Misasagi Station.
  8. ↑ Between Sanjō Keihan Station and Nijō Station.
  9. ↑ Including Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station, Nijōjō-mae Station and Nijō Station, and the Karasuma Oike interchange station (previously counted with the Karasuma Line), but not including Sanjō Keihan Station.
  10. ↑ Between Nijō Station and Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station.
  11. ↑ Including Nishiōji Oike Station and Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station.

References

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