Kyoto Municipal Subway

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Kyoto Municipal Subway
Kyoto Municipal Subway Logo
Overview
Native name	京都市営地下鉄
Locale	Kyoto, Japan
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	31
Daily ridership	397,000 (2018)[1]
Website	www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/webguide/en/tika/index_tika.html
Operation
Began operation	29 May 1981 (1981-05-29)
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
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Top speed	75 km/h (47 mph)
System map

The Kyoto Municipal Subway (京都市営地下鉄, Kyōto-shiei chikatetsu), also known as Kyoto City Subway, is the rapid transit network in the city of Kyoto, Japan. Operated by the 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):^[2]

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[a]	2000	31.0 km (19.3 mi)	22[b]
				Kintetsu Nara Line	2000[c]	-	4.4 km (2.7 mi)	3[d]
vermilion		T	-	Tōzai Line	1997[e]	2004	8.7 km (5.4 mi)	8
			Via trackage rights		1997[f]	-	3.4 km (2.1 mi)	3[g]
			-		1997[h]	-	3.0 km (1.9 mi)	4[i]
			-		2008[j]	-	2.4 km (1.5 mi)	2[k]
Total							31.2 km (19.4 mi)	31

Rolling stock

Karasuma Line

• Kyoto Municipal Subway 10 series
• Kyoto Municipal Subway 20 series
• Kintetsu 3200 series
• Kintetsu 3220 series

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  Kyoto Municipal Subway 10 series
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  Kyoto Municipal Subway 20 series
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  Kintetsu 3200 series
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  Kintetsu 3220 series

Tozai Line

• Kyoto Municipal Subway 50 series
• Keihan 800 series

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  Kyoto Municipal Subway 50 series and Keihan 800 series

Network Map

See also

• Transport in Keihanshin
• List of metro systems

Notes

References

External links

Media related to Kyoto Subway at Wikimedia Commons

• Kyoto City Bus & Subway Information Guide (Official website)
• Network map (to scale)
• Kyoto Municipal Subway map