The is a rubber-tyred metro line located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It is part of the Sapporo Municipal Subway system. Its name literally means "East-West Line", and it runs from Miyanosawa Station in Nishi-ku to Shin-Sapporo Station in Atsubetsu-ku. The Tōzai Line color on maps is orange, and all 19 of its stations carry the letter "T" followed by a number.
Station list All stations are located in Sapporo. The entire line is underground.
No.Station nameJapaneseDistance (km)TransfersLocationBetween stationsTotal宮の沢-0.0Nishi-ku発寒南1.51.5琴似1.32.8二十四軒0.93.7西28丁目1.24.9Chūō-ku円山公園0.85.7西18丁目0.96.6Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi-Jūgo-Chōme)西11丁目0.97.5Sapporo Streetcar (Chūō-Kuyakusho-Mae) 大通1.08.5 ()()Sapporo Streetcar (Nishi-Yon-Chōme)バスセンター前0.89.3菊水1.110.4Shiroishi-ku東札幌1.211.6白石1.112.7南郷7丁目1.414.1南郷13丁目1.115.2南郷18丁目1.216.4大谷地1.517.9Atsubetsu-kuひばりが丘1.018.9新さっぽろ1.220.1 Chitose Line ()
History 10 June 1976: Kotoni – Shiroishi section opens; 6000 series trains debut. 21 March 1982: Shiroishi – Shin-Sapporo section opens. 22 March 1987: Nishi-Jūitchōme – Ōdōri section closed due to construction of connecting track to Tōhō Line 18 August 1998: 8000 series trains debut. 25 February 1999: Kotoni – Miyanosawa section opens. 2002: 6000 series trains begin to be replaced by 8000 series trains. 7 July 2006: 8000 series trains optimized for driver-only operation debut. 13 February 2008: Platform edge doors installed at Nangō-Nana-Chōme Station for testing prior to line-wide deployment 30 August 2008: Last 6000 series trains are taken out of service. 30 January 2009: SAPICA contactless smart card introduced. 3 March 2009: Platform edge doors installed at all Tōzai Line stations. 1 April 2009: Tōzai Line switches to wanman driver-only operation. 13 July 2009: "Women and Children Comfort Cars" introduced. 2023: Line reports 219,400 daily riders, roughly 99% of 2019 totals
References
External links
Sapporo City Transportation Bureau