Nankō Port Town Line

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Nankō Port Town Line
Overview
Type	people mover
System	New Tram
Locale	Suminoe-ku, Osaka
Termini	Cosmosquare Suminoekoen
Stations	10
Operation
Opened	March 16, 1981
Owner	Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (Trade Center-mae - Suminoekoen) Osaka Port Transport System Co., Ltd. (Cosmosquare - Trade Center-mae)
Operator(s)	Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
Depot(s)	Nanko
Rolling stock	100A series EMU
Technical
Line length	7.9 km (4.9 mi)
Electrification	600 V three phase AC, side contact
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph)

Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line (C10) 0.0 P09 Cosmosquare 0.6 P10 Trade Center-mae 1.3 P11 Nakafutō Depot 2.5 P13 Port Town-higashi 4.0 P14 Ferry Terminal 4.8 P15 Nankō-higashi 5.4 P16 Nankōguchi 6.7 P17 Hirabayashi 7.9 P18 Suminoekōen Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line (Y21)

The Nankō Port Town Line (南港ポートタウン線, Nankō Pōto-taun-sen^?), also called New Tram, is an automated guideway transit service operated by Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. The line was constructed to serve as the main public transportation for newly built Osaka South Port habitations and facilities. An extension of the line from Cosmosquare to Trade Center-mae was once owned and operated by an Osaka City's subsidiary, Osaka Port Transport System Co., Ltd. (大阪港トランスポートシステム^?, OTS). The operation of the section was later merged to Osaka City transportation itself to increase the number of passengers by reducing fares previously calculated separately.

History

• March 16, 1981 - The Nankō Port Town Line from Nakafuto to Suminoekōen opened.
• October 5, 1993 - An accident occurred at Suminoekōen Station, operation suspended.
• November 19, 1993 - Operation resumed.
• December 18, 1997 - The Osaka Port Transport System Co., Ltd. New Tram Technoport Line (ニュートラムテクノポート線^?) from Cosmosquare to Nakafutō opened.
• July 1, 2005 - The OTS New Tram Technoport Line line was merged to the Nankō Port Town Line.

Stations

All stations are in Suminoe-ku, Osaka.

Statistics

• Distance: 7.9 km (incl. former OTS Line 1.3 km)
• Power: 600 V three phase AC, side contact
• Line color: cerulean blue
• Symbol letter: P

See also

• Transport in Greater Osaka
• List of rapid transit systems

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