Nankō Port Town Line

The Osaka Metro 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 line in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. The line is operated by Osaka Metro, and 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.

Osaka Metro Nankō Port Town Line
A 200 series trainset in May 2016
Overview
TypeAutomated guideway transit
SystemNew Tram
LocaleSuminoe-ku, Osaka
TerminiCosmosquare
Suminoekoen
Stations10
Operation
OpenedMarch 16, 1981
OwnerOsaka Metro (Trade Center-mae – Suminoekoen)
Osaka Port Transport System Co., Ltd. (Cosmosquare – Trade Center-mae)
Operator(s)Osaka Metro (2018–present)
Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (1981–2018)
Depot(s)Nanko
Rolling stock200 series EMU
Technical
Line length7.9 km (4.9 mi)
Electrification600 V three-phase AC, side contact
Operating speed55 km/h (34 mph)
Route map

Stations

All stations are in Suminoe-ku, Osaka.

No. Distance
(km)		 Station Japanese Connections
 P09  0.0 Cosmosquare コスモスクエア Chūō Line (C10)
 P10  0.6 Trade Center-mae トレードセンター前  
 P11  1.3 Nakafuto 中ふ頭  
 P12  2.0 Port Town-nishi ポートタウン西  
 P13  2.5 Port Town-higashi ポートタウン東  
 P14  4.0 Ferry Terminal フェリーターミナル  
 P15  4.8 Nankō-higashi 南港東  
 P16  5.4 Nankōguchi 南港口  
 P17  6.7 Hirabayashi 平林  
 P18  7.9 Suminoekōen 住之江公園 Yotsubashi Line (Y21)

Rolling stock

As of 1 April 2019, the following train types are used on the line, all formed as four-car sets.[1]

  • 200 series four-car sets (since 29 June 2016)

200 series
The fleet of seven trains in March 2017

A fleet of four-car 200 series trainsets was introduced between 2016 and March 2017, all finished in different colour liveries.[2] The first set, 01, entered revenue service on 29 June 2016,[3] followed by the second set, 02, in October 2016.[4]

As of July 2019, the 200 series fleet consists of twenty sets (numbered 01 to 21 (excluding 13)), and formed as follows.[1][5] The trains have stainless steel bodies.[1]

Set No.Car numbersLiveryManufacture DateNotes
01 205-01202-01200-01201-01     Blue[4]November 2015Series Prototype
02 205-02202-02200-02201-02     Yellow[4]October 2016
03 205-03202-03200-03201-03     Pink[4]November 2016
04 205-04202-04200-04201-04     GreenDecember 2016
05 205-05202-05200-05201-05     Orange[6]January 2017
06 205-06202-06200-06201-06     PurpleFebruary 2017
07 205-07202-07200-07201-07     RedMarch 2017
08 205-08202-08200-08201-08     BlueJuly 2017
09 205-09202-09200-09201-09     YellowAugust 2017
10 205-10202-10200-10201-10     PinkSeptember 2017
11 205-11202-11200-11201-11     GreenOctober 2017
12 205-12202-12200-12201-12     RedNovember 2017
14 205-14202-14200-14201-14     GoldMarch 2018Osaka Metro Commemorative colors
15 205-15202-15200-15201-15     PinkMay 2018
16 205-16202-16200-16201-16     YellowJune 2018
17 205-17202-17200-17201-17     PurpleJuly 2018Adwraped
18 205-18202-18200-18201-18     PinkJuly 2018Adwraped
19 205-19202-19200-19201-19     WhiteSeptember 2018Panda
20 205-20202-20200-20201-20     OrangeFebruary 2019Red Panda
21 205-21202-21200-21201-21     YellowFebruary 2019Dora


  • 200 series set 01 in May 2016
  • 200 series set 02 in March 2017
  • 200 series set 03 in June 2017
  • 200 series set 04 in May 2017
  • 200 series set 05 in May 2017
  • 200 series set 06 in May 2017
  • 200 series set 07 in May 2017
  • 200 series set 14 in November 2018

Former rolling stock
  • 100 series (1981–2001)
  • 100A series (1991-2019)
  • A preserved 100 series car in November 2011
  • 100A series set 20 in December 2015

History
  • March 16, 1981 – The Nankō Port Town Line from Nakafuto to Suminoekōen opened.
  • October 5, 1993 – Operations were suspended due to an accident that occurred at Suminoekōen Station; operations resumed on November 19, 1993.
  • 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 was merged to the Nankō Port Town Line.

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

References
  1. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations – 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 157. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  2. 大阪市交通局200系 [Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau 200 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56 no. 662. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 2016. p. 108–109.
  3. 「ニュートラム」200系が営業運転を開始 [New Tram 200 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. 「ニュートラム」200系第3編成が試運転 [New Tram 200 series 3rd set undergoes test-running]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. ニュートラム200系第9編成が営業運転を開始 [New Tram 200 series set 09 enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  6. 大阪市交200系第5編成が搬入される [Osaka Municipal 200 series 5th set delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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