Kipei Metro
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Kipei Metro  Namibashi station | |
| Native name | 吉平メトロ |
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| Owner | Kipei Transport Authority |
| Locale | Kipei |
| Transit type | Rapid transpit |
| Number of lines | 10 |
| Number of stations | 305 |
| Daily ridership | xxxxx (1746 AN) |
| Annual ridership | xxxxx million (1746 AN) |
| Began operation | 1685 AN |
| Operator | Sanpantul Transport Authority |
| Headway | 8 minutes |
| Number of vehicles |
xx (active) 22 (reserve) |
| System length | xxxxx km |
| Track gauge | 1067 mm |
| Average speed | 80 km/h |
| Top speed | 100 km/h |
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Kipei Metro (Sangunese: キペイ地下鉄, translit: Kippei Chikatetsu) is the main public transit service that serves Kipei, the capital of Sanpantul. Since it's humble beginnings in 1685 AN, the network has grown from a 2-line service to 10 lines with over 300 stations and a total of 180 km of track. It is relatively unique in terms of transit services across Micras due to its use of high-capacity trains, dense station spacing, and relatively high speeds at 80 km/h.
The line is operated by Kipei Transport Authority, itself an agency wholly under the Kipei municipal government. The metro serves all three of Kipei's major airports: Tappu Airport; Kipei International Airport; and Ukushu Airport.
Rolling Stock
The Kipei Metro uses three distinct vehicles across its network. The oldest being the 4000S-series in use since 1700 AN and the newest the 9000-series in use since 1738 AN.
| Designation | Units in service | Length | Formation | Capacity | Top speed | Years built | Image |
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| Kipei Metro 4000S series | 148 | 180 m | 7 cars per trainset | 876 | 100 km/h | 1700-1712 | 
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| Kipei Metro 7000 series | 280 | 180 m | 7 cars per trainset | 910 | 100 km/h | 1720-1734 | 
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| Kipei Metro 9000 series | 27 | 180 m | 4 cars per trainset | 516 | 100 km/h | 1738-present | 
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History
Lines
| # | Line | Sangunese | Colour | Opened | Last extension | Stations Served | Service Pattern | Length | Average interstation | Termini | Rolling Stock | Conduction system |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kōkyōbashi Line | 皇橋線 | Blue | 1685 AN | 1704 AN | 33 | 20 tph | 17.9 km | 580 m | Minabetsu
Engawa |
7000 | Automatic |
| 2 | Tappu Line | 風線 | Green | 1685 AN | 1738 AN | 38 | 20 tph | 26.1 km | 560 m | Minafurano-eki
Kumutama |
7000 | |
| 3 | Nakabuchi-
Mutsutori Line |
中淵六鳥線 | Yellow | 1690 AN | 1704 AN | 42 | 20 tph | 30.8 km | 460 m | Tsukinowa
Mutsutori-eki |
4000S | |
| 4 | Kidō Line | 機道線 | Orange | 1690 AN | 1690 AN | 44 | 20 tph | 32.6 km | 420 m | Kipei Tosenjo
Engawa |
7000 | |
| 5 | Higashijima Line | 東島線 | Dark Red | 1690 AN | 1704 AN | 34 | 15 tph | 20.3 km | 595 m | Kumitoro
Higashijima Koen |
4000S | |
| 6 | Kita Line | 北線 | Light Red | 1690 AN | 1704 AN | 27 | 12 tph | 12.4 km | 870 m | Naratoka
Engawa |
7000 | |
| 7 | Kukuō Line | 九皇線 | Pink | 1704 AN | 1738 AN | 41 | 15 tph | 30.8 km | 750 m | Kipei Kukusai Kukuo
Horohama |
7000 | |
| 8 | Ukushū Line | 羽州線 | Violet | 1704 AN | 1730 AN | 33 | 12 tph | 22.6 km | 810 m | Ukushu Kukuo
Takashihoro |
7000 | |
| 9 | Chiba-Minato Line | 千葉港線 | Light Green | 1704 AN | 1730 AN | 42 | 12 tph | 28.1 km | 670 m | Kipei Kukusai Kukuo
Kipei Tosenjo |
4000S | |
| 10 | Toshi-kan Line | 都市環線 | Dark Grey | 1730 AN | 1730 AN | 32 | 15 tph | 45.8 km | 920 m | Minafurano-eki
Raishiben |
7000 | |
| 11 | Seiyō Line | 西陽線 | Light Grey | 1738 AN | 1738 AN | 19 | 8 tph | 10.8 km | 720 m | Chiba-minami
Nakabuchi-eki |
9000 |
Lines
Kokyobashi Line
The Kokyobashi Line is named for the eponymous Bridge that forms the main connection between Nami island and mainland Kipei, the 'Imperial Bridge'. It starts at Minabetsu in Kōriyama prefecture, and serves major destinations in Nakabuchi, Umamichi, Nami, and Ehaoi; before terminating in Engawa in Ehaoi.
| Sangunese Name | Translit. | Connections | Date opened | District | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 皆別 | Minabetsu | 1704 AN | Kōriyama | - | |
| 島富良野 | Shimafurano | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 幌玉 | Horotama | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 島崎 | Shimasaki | 1704 AN | Nakabuchi | - | |
| 稲荷堂前 | Inaridō-mae | 1685 AN | Before the Inari Hall | ||
| 浅科 | Asashina | 1685 AN | - | ||
| 長養院 | Chōyōin | Chiba-Minato
Seiyo |
1685 AN | Temple of Peace | |
| 橋床通 | Hashidoko-dōri | 1685 AN | Street of the Riverbed | ||
| 藤原通 | Fujiwara-dōri | 1685 AN | Umamichi | Street of Fujiwara Clan | |
| 猿張尾広場 | Sarubario Hiroba | 1685 AN | Square of the Monkey-tail | ||
| 剣名川 | Kennagawa | 1685 AN | - | ||
| 馬道郊外 | Umamichi Kōgai | 1685 AN | Umamichi Industrial Zone | ||
| 喜平中央駅 | Kipei Chūō-eki | Kida | 1685 AN | Kipei Central Train Station | |
| 大賀通 | Taiga-dōri | 1685 AN | Prosperity Avenue | ||
| 皇橋西 | Kokyōbashi-nishi | Higashijima
Kukuo |
1685 AN | Imperial Bridge West | |
| 皇橋東 | Kokyōbashi-higashi | 1685 AN | Nami | Imperial Bridge East | |
| 栄陽門 | Eiyō-mon | 1685 AN | Gate of the Sun | ||
| 浅栗 | Asenburi | 1685 AN | Asenburi of Sanpantul | ||
| 浅川門 | Asakawa-mon | Ukushu
Toshi-kan |
1685 AN | Gate of the Shallow River | |
| 恵芳院宮殿 | Ehaoi Kyūden | 1685 AN | Imperial Palace | ||
| 皇居公園 | Kōkyo Kōen | 1685 AN | Imperial Gardens | ||
| 朝陵議事堂前 | Chōryō Gijidō-mae | 1685 AN | Before the Assembly Hall | ||
| 松町 | Shōchō | Tappu
Kita |
1685 AN | Government ministries | |
| 国書通 | Kokusho-dōri | 1685 AN | Street of the National Archives | ||
| 波駅 | Nami-eki | Nakabuchi-Mutsutori | 1685 AN | Nami Train Station | |
| 波心通 | Hashin-dōri | 1704 AN | Street of the Heart | ||
| 波広場 | Nami Hiroba | Higashijima | 1704 AN | Nami Square | |
| 草原通 | Sōgen-dōri | 1704 AN | Grassland Avenue | ||
| 平浜 | Birahami | 1704 AN | Ehaoi | - | |
| 志高 | Shidaka | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 閻魔本 | Enmamoto | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 縁川 | Engawa | Kido
Kita |
1704 AN | - |
Tappu Line
The Tappu Line is named for the Tappu district it passes through. It begins almost twenty kilometers south in Minafurano, and then connects to destinations in Tawahoro, Ehaoi, and Nami, before linking up Tappu and terminating in Kumatama in Jitō prefecture.
| Sangunese Name | Translit. | Connections | Date opened | District | Translation |
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| 皆富良野駅 | Minafurano-eki | Toshi-kan | 1738 AN | Minafurano | Minafurano Train Station |
| 皆富良野東 | Minafurano-higashi | 1738 AN | Minafurano East | ||
| 西丹 | Nishotan | 1738 AN | - | ||
| 布母岸 | Fubogan | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 半志 | Hanshi | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 馬奥木 | Baogoki | 1704 AN | Tawahoro | - | |
| 曙村 | Akebonomura | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 白波 | Shiranami | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 多羽幌駅 | Tawahoro-eki | 1704 AN | Tawahoro Train Station | ||
| 多羽幌中央 | Tawahoro-chūō | Ukushu | 1704 AN | Tawahoro Central | |
| 岩国 | Iwakuni | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 牛原 | Ushihara | 1704 AN | Yahadaka | - | |
| 御楽し間 | Otanoshima | 1685 AN | - | ||
| 高山 | Kōzan | 1685 AN | Ehaoi | - | |
| 姫村 | Himemura | 1685 AN | - | ||
| 恵芳院西 | Ehaoi-nishi | 1685 AN | Ehaoi West | ||
| 国立美術館 | Kokuritsu Bijutsukan | 1685 AN | National Art Museum | ||
| 高峰 | Takamine | 1685 AN | - | ||
| 白梅橋 | Gakubaibashi | 1685 AN | Nami | White Plum Bridge | |
| 新道 | Shindō | 1685 AN | New Street | ||
| 松町 | Shōchō | Kokyobashi
Kita |
1685 AN | Government ministries | |
| 文聖通 | Bunsei-dōri | 1685 AN | Street of Sages | ||
| 永成 | Eisei | 1685 AN | - | ||
| 大学病院 | Daigaku Byōin | Nakabuchi-Mutsutori | 1685 AN | University Hospital | |
| 若月台 | Wakatsuki-dai | Toshi-kan | 1685 AN | Crescent Moon Hill | |
| 厚生橋 | Kōseibashi | 1685 AN | Welfare Bridge | ||
| 国立通信局 | Kokuritsu Tsūshinkyoku | Ukushu | 1685 AN | Tappu | National Communications Bureau |
| 青木村 | Aokimura | 1685 AN | - | ||
| 潮野村 | Shionomura | 1685 AN | - | ||
| 達風南 | Tappu-minami | Chiba-Minato | 1685 AN | Tappu South | |
| 達風中央 | Tappu-chūō | 1685 AN | Tappu Central | ||
| 達風九皇 | Tappu Kukuō | 1685 AN | Tappu Airport | ||
| 六内 | Mutsunai | 1704 AN | Inoseto | - | |
| 新都内 | Shintosunai | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 栗越 | Kurikoshi | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 平古丹 | Birakotan | 1704 AN | Jitō | - | |
| 高淵 | Takabuchi | 1738 AN | - | ||
| 熊玉 | Kumatama | 1738 AN | - |
Nakabuchi-Mutsutori Line
The Nakabuchi-Mutsutori Line is named because it connects the Nakabuchi district in north Kipei with Mutsutori district, south of Kipei. It starts in Tsukinowa in Kōriyama prefecture, and then connects to destinations in Narazawa, Kita, Nami, Ehaoi, and Yahadaka, before terminating at Mutsutori.
| Sangunese Name | Translit. | Connections | Date opened | District | Translation |
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| 月輪 | Tsukinowa | 1704 AN | Kōriyama | - | |
| 影山 | Kageyama | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 鳥越 | Torigoe | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 中淵西 | Nakabuchi-nishi | 1704 AN | Narazawa | Nakabuchi West | |
| 中淵駅 | Nakabuchi-eki | Higashijima
Seiyo |
1690 AN | Nakabuchi Train Station | |
| 竜山 | Tatsuyama | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 石神村 | Ishigamura | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 風原 | Kazehara | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 六角村 | Rokkakumura | 1690 AN | Kita | - | |
| 狐原 | Kitsunebara | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 立古内 | Tatekonai | Kida | 1690 AN | - | |
| 白峰 | Shiramine | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 梅町 | Umemachi | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 緑丘北 | Midorigaoka-kita | Chiba-Minato | 1690 AN | Midorigaoka North | |
| 緑丘西 | Midorigaoka-nishi | 1690 AN | Midorigaoka West | ||
| 六村 | Rokumura | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 影村 | Kagemura | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 岩国 | Iwakuni | Higashijima | 1690 AN | - | |
| 鳥浜 | Torihama | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 海浜 | Umihama | Ukushu | 1690 AN | - | |
| 栄反橋 | Eihanbashi | Kukuo | 1690 AN | Nami | Glory Bridge |
| 公立博物館 | Kōritsu Hakubutsukan | 1690 AN | National Art Museum | ||
| 夏崎 | Natsuzaki | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 白梅門 | Hakubai-mon | Toshi-kan | 1690 AN | White Gate | |
| 天岳楼 | Tengrao | 1690 AN | Heaven Tower | ||
| 理志堂 | Rishidō | 1690 AN | Hall of Logic | ||
| 波駅 | Nami-eki | Kokyobashi | 1690 AN | Nami Train Station | |
| 島堂前 | Shimadō-mae | 1690 AN | Before the Island Hall | ||
| 波橋 | Namibashi | Kita | 1690 AN | Wave Bridge | |
| 緑川公園 | Midorikawa Kōen | 1690 AN | Ehaoi | Green River Park | |
| 皇帝歌劇場 | Kōtei Kagekijō | 1690 AN | Imperial Opera House | ||
| 恵芳院駅 | Ehaoi-eki | Kido | 1690 AN | Ehaoi Train Station | |
| 伏崎 | Fushizaki | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 桜崎 | Sakurazaki | 1690 AN | Yahadaka | - | |
| 花ノ木 | Hananoki | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 矢羽高中央 | Yahadaka-chūō | 1690 AN | Yahadaka Central | ||
| 矢羽高南 | Yahadaka-minami | 1704 AN | Yahakada South | ||
| 矢羽高郊外 | Yahadaka Kōgai | 1704 AN | Yahadaka Industrial Zone | ||
| 爪川 | Tsumegawa | 1704 AN | - | ||
| 小清水 | Oshimizu | 1704 AN | Mutsutori | - | |
| 六鳥北 | Mutsutori-kita | 1704 AN | Mutsutori North | ||
| 六鳥駅 | Mutsutori-eki | 1704 AN | Mutsutori Train Station |
Kido Line
The Kido Line (Sangunese: Orbital) is named because it 'orbits' Nami island, connecting mainland Kipei from north to south. It begins at Kipei Ferry Terminal, and then connects to destinations in Inoseto, Narazawa, Kita, Umamichi, Nakabuchi, Birazaki, Yahadaka, and Ehaoi, before terminating at Engawa. It also connects to the University of Kipei, as well as Kipei Central Train Station.
| Sangunese Name | Translit. | Connections | Date opened | District | Translation |
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| 喜平渡船場 | Kipei Tosenjō | Chiba-Minato | 1690 AN | Inozeto | Kipei Ferry Terminal |
| 藤尻 | Toushiri | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 蒼川東 | Soukawa-higashi | Toshi-kan | 1690 AN | Soukawa East | |
| 蒼川西 | Soukawa-nishi | 1690 AN | Soukawa West | ||
| 新都内 | Shinotsunai | Tappu | 1690 AN | - | |
| 俵真本 | Tawaramaomoto | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 本上 | Honkami | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 稲瀬都中央 | Inoseto-chūō | 1690 AN | Inoseto Central | ||
| 稲瀬都西 | Inoseto-nishi | Kukuo | 1690 AN | Inoseto West | |
| 黒蘭葵 | Kuroraoi | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 藤原坂 | Fujiwara-zaka | Nakabuchi-Mutsutori | 1690 AN | Narazawa | Fujiwara Hill |
| 奈良沢北 | Narazawa-kita | 1690 AN | Narazawa North | ||
| 奈良沢駅 | Narazawa-eki | Chiba-Minato | 1690 AN | Narazawa Train Station | |
| 奈良沢南 | Narazawa-minami | 1690 AN | Narazawa South | ||
| 葛富良野 | Kuzufurano | 1690 AN | Kuzufurano | ||
| 若月駅 | Wakatsuki-eki | 1690 AN | Kita | Wakatsuki Train Station | |
| 少英 | Shaoying | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 蘭谷西 | Rantari-nishi | 1690 AN | Rantari West | ||
| 北駅 | Kita-eki | Kita | 1690 AN | Kita Train Station | |
| 理志堂 | Rishidō | 1690 AN | Umamichi | University Library | |
| 大学 | Daigaku | 1690 AN | University of Kipei | ||
| 喜平中央駅 | Kipei Chūō-eki | Kokyobashi | 1690 AN | Kipei Central Train Station | |
| 舟蘭葵 | Funaraoi | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 綿玉東 | Watatama-higashi | 1690 AN | Nakabuchi | Watatami East | |
| 中淵東 | Nakabuchi-higashi | Kukuo | 1690 AN | Nakabuchi East | |
| 矢羽北 | Yahakita | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 星川 | Hoshikawa | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 上関 | Kaminoseki | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 浦里 | Urasato | 1690 AN | Birazaki | - | |
| 瑞原 | Mizuhara | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 平崎駅 | Birazaki-eki | 1690 AN | Birazaki Train Station | ||
| 業務地区 | Gyōmu Chiku | 1690 AN | Kipei Business District | ||
| 青葉公園 | Aoba Kōen | 1690 AN | Green Leaf Park | ||
| 平崎東 | Birazaki-higashi | 1690 AN | Birazaki East | ||
| 蓮根寺 | Renkonji | 1690 AN | Ehaoi | - | |
| 梅原 | Umehara | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 林田 | Hayashida | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 恵芳院西 | Ehaoi-nishi | Tappu | 1690 AN | Ehaoi West | |
| 恵芳院中央 | Ehaoi-chūō | 1690 AN | Ehaoi Central | ||
| 川澄 | Kawazumi | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 山吹 | Yamabuki | 1690 AN | - | ||
| 縁川 | Engawa | Nakabuchi-Mutsutori
Kita |
1690 AN | - |
Higashijima Line
The Higashijima Line is named because it serves the 'Eastern' (Sangunese: Higashi) part of Nami island. It starts at Kumitoro in Kōriyama prefecture, and then connects to destinations in Nakabuchi, Narazawa, Kita, Umamichi, and Nami, before terminating at Higashijima Koen in Nami.
Kita Line
The Kita Line is named because it connects Kita to Nami and Ehaoi. It starts in Naratoka in Tsuku prefecture, and then connects to destinations in Kita, Nami, and Ehaoi, before terminating at Engawa in Ehaoi.
Kukuo Line
The Kukuo is named because it serves Kipei International Airport. It starts there, and then connects to destinations in Chiba, Nakabuchi, Umamichi, Nami, Tappu, and Inoseto, before terminating in Horohama in Jitō prefecture.
Ukushu Line
The Ukushu Line is named because it connects Ukushu to Kipei. It starts at Ukushu Airport, and then serves destinations in Ukushu, Tawahoro, Birazaki, Nami, and Tappu, before terminating at Takashihoro in Tappu.
Chiba-Minato Line
The Chiba-Minato Line is named because it connects Chiba district to the Inozeto district, terminating at the Kipei Ferry Terminal (Minato means 'harbor'). It starts at Kipei International Airport, and then serves destinations in Chiba, Nakabuchi, Kita, Narazawa, Tappu, and Inoseto, before terminating at Kipei Ferry Terminal.
Toshi-kan Line
The Toshi-kan (Sangunese: 'Across the City') is named because it crosses between Minafurano south of Kipei, through Nami, and out to Jitō prefecture. It starts at Minafurano, and then serves destinations in Tawahahoro, Birazaki, Nami, Tappu, and Inoseto, before terminating in Raishiben in Jitō prefecture.
Seiyo Line
The Seiyo Line (Sangunese: Western) is named because it serves western Kipei, connecting between Chiba and Nakabuchi. It starts in Chiba, and then serves destinations in Nakabuchi, Kita, and Narazawa, before terminating at Nakabuchi.
