Karasuma Line
The Karasuma Line (烏丸線, Karasuma-sen) is one of the two lines of the Kyoto Municipal Subway operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau in Kyoto, Japan. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is colored green, and its stations are given numbers following the letter "K". It serves seven of Kyoto's eleven wards: Sakyō-ku, Kita-ku, Kamigyō-ku, Nakagyō-ku, Shimogyō-ku, Minami-ku, and Fushimi-ku. It connects Kokusaikaikan in Sakyō-ku and Takeda in Minami-ku.
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Kyoto subway 20 series unit 31 at Takeda station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 烏丸線 | ||
| Locale | Kyoto | ||
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| Stations | 15 | ||
| Website | http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/ | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Kyoto Municipal Subway | ||
| Operator(s) | Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau | ||
| Depot(s) | Takeda | ||
| Rolling stock | 10 series, 20 series EMUs | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 29 May 1981 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 13.7 km (8.5 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
| Operating speed | 75 km/h (45 mph) | ||
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Between Kitaōji and Jūjō, trains run beneath the north–south Karasuma Street, hence the name. They link to the other subway line, the Tozai Line, at Karasuma Oike. They also connect to the JR lines at Kyoto Station and the Hankyu Kyoto Line running beneath Shijō Street at the intersection of Shijō Karasuma, Kyoto's central business district. At Shijō Karasuma, the subway station is named Shijō, whereas Hankyu's station is called Karasuma.
The Transportation Bureau and Kintetsu Railway jointly operate through services, which continue to the Kintetsu Kyoto Line to Kintetsu Nara Station in Nara. The Karasuma Line and the Kyoto Line connect at Kyoto and Takeda.
This line covers a total distance of 13.7 km (8.5 mi) in 26 minutes and the average daily ridership in 2009 was 411,881 passengers.