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Subways and tramway in Sapporo
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Prefectures on this page: Hokkaidō  
Lines on this page
Railway Line Linetype
Sapporo-shi Ichijō-YamahanaTramway

NambokuMetro (Subway)

TōhōMetro (Subway)

TōzaiMetro (Subway)
Sapporo-shi 札幌市交通局  Sapporo-shi Kōtsū Kyoku     Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
Sapporo city runs three subway lines and one tramway.
The subway trains are guided by a central rail with rubber tires on two narrow steel rollways.
All subway lines passes the Ōdōri station in the City Centre.

Ichijō-Yamahana 一条・山鼻軌道線 Tramway      1067 mm     600V DC
You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Sapporo City
Opened1918 -1931 
TracksDouble trackExcept inside termini
Line nameIchi-jōNishi-4-chōme - Nishi-15-chōme
YamahananishiNishi-15-chōme - Chūōtoshokanmae
YamahanaChūōtoshokanmae - Susukino
Operational this is one route, often called Ichijō-Yamahana, but officially it is three lines as listed above.
Sapporo once had a large tramway network (~25 km). Since 1974 is this the only remaining route.
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Nishi-4-chōme Sapporo-shi: Namboku [Ōdōri], Sapporo-shi: Tōzai [Ōdōri], Sapporo-shi: Tōhō [Ōdōri],
0.0 Sapporo-shi Hokkaidō
Map Map Nishi-15-chōme
1.4 Sapporo-shi
Map Map Chūōtoshokan-mae
4.5 Sapporo-shi
Map Map Susukino Sapporo-shi: Namboku 8.4 Sapporo-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Oct 24, 2011
Origin - Major stops - DestinationDaytime
frequency		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Nishi-4-chome - SusukinoVery frequent (Every 10 min or better)42 min12 km/h


Namboku 南北線 Metro (Subway)      Rubber     750V DC 3rd rail
You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Sapporo City
Opened1971 - 1978UndergroundAsabu - Minami-Hiragishi
TracksDouble trackElevatedMinami-Hiragishi - Makomanai
The elevated part is coved by a shelter to protect it from snow.
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Asabu
0.0 Sapporo-shi Hokkaidō
Map Map Kitajūhachijō
3.1 Sapporo-shi
Map Map Sapporo Sapporo-shi: Tōhō, JR Hokkaidō: Hakodate Hon 4.9 Sapporo-shi
Map Map Ōdōri Sapporo-shi: Tōzai, Sapporo-shi: Tōhō, Sapporo-shi: Ichijō-Yamahana [Nishi-4-chōme],
5.5 Sapporo-shi
Map Map Susukino Sapporo-shi: Ichijō-Yamahana 6.1 Sapporo-shi
Map Map Minami-Hiragishi
10.1 Sapporo-shi
Map Map Makomanai
14.3 Sapporo-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Oct 24, 2011
Origin - Major stops - DestinationDaytime
frequency		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Asabu - Makomanai Very frequent (Every 10 min or better)26 min33 km/h


Tōhō 東豊線 Metro (Subway)      Rubber     1500V DC
You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Sapporo City
Opened1988 - 1994UndergroundCompletely
TracksDouble track
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Sakaemachi
0.0 Sapporo-shi Hokkaidō
Map Map Sapporo Sapporo-shi: Namboku, JR Hokkaidō: Hakodate Hon 6.7 Sapporo-shi
Map Map Ōdōri Sapporo-shi: Namboku, Sapporo-shi: Tōzai, Sapporo-shi: Ichijō-Yamahana [Nishi-4-chōme],
7.3 Sapporo-shi
Map Map Fukuzumi
13.6 Sapporo-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Oct 24, 2011
Origin - Major stops - DestinationDaytime
frequency		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Sakaemachi - FukuzumiVery frequent (Every 10 min or better)24 min34 km/h


Tōzai 東西線 Metro (Subway)      Rubber     1500V DC
You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Sapporo City
Opened1976 - 1999UndergroundCompletely
TracksDouble track
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Miyanosawa
0.0 Sapporo-shi Hokkaidō
Map Map Ōdōri Sapporo-shi: Namboku, Sapporo-shi: Tōhō, Sapporo-shi: Ichijō-Yamahana [Nishi-4-chōme],
8.5 Sapporo-shi
Map Map Shin-Sapporo JR Hokkaidō: Chitose 20.1 Sapporo-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Oct 24, 2011
Origin - Major stops - DestinationDaytime
frequency		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Miyanosawa - Shin-SapporoVery frequent (Every 10 min or better)33 min37 km/h

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This page is updated Oct 24, 2011