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 rapid transit line 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 a subsidiary of the City of Osaka, Osaka Port Transport System Co., Ltd. [ja]. The operation of the section was later merged into Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau itself to increase the number of passengers by reducing fares and simplifying the previously separate fare structures.

Osaka Metro Nankō Port Town Line
A 200 series trainset in May 2016
Overview
Owner	Osaka Metro (Trade Center-mae – Suminoekoen) Osaka Port Transport System Co., Ltd. (Cosmosquare – Trade Center-mae)
Line number	P
Locale	Suminoe-ku, Osaka
Termini	Cosmosquare Suminoekōen
Stations	10
Color on map	Aqua (#00A0DE)
Service
Type	Automated guideway transit
System	New Tram
Operator(s)	Osaka Metro (2018–present) Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (1981–2018)
Depot(s)	Nanko
Rolling stock	200 series EMU
History
Opened	16 March 1981; 43 years ago (1981-03-16)
Last extension	18 December 1997; 26 years ago (1997-12-18)
Technical
Line length	7.9 km (4.9 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track
Electrification	600 V 60 Hz 3-phase AC (third rail, side contact)
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph)
Route map Legend 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 Yotsubashi Line (Y21)

Stations

All stations are in Suminoe-ku, Osaka.

No.	Distance (km)	Station	Japanese	Connections
P 09	0.0	Cosmosquare	コスモスクエア	Chūō Line (C10)
P 10	0.6	Trade Center-mae	トレードセンター前
P 11	1.3	Nakafuto	中ふ頭
P 12	2.0	Port Town-nishi	ポートタウン西
P 13	2.5	Port Town-higashi	ポートタウン東
P 14	4.0	Ferry Terminal	フェリーターミナル
P 15	4.8	Nankō-higashi	南港東
P 16	5.4	Nankōguchi	南港口
P 17	6.7	Hirabayashi	平林
P 18	7.9	Suminoekōen	住之江公園	Yotsubashi Line (Y21)

Rolling stock

As of 1 April 2019^[update], 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^[update], 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 numbers				Livery	Manufacture Date	Notes
01	205-01	202-01	200-01	201-01	Blue[4]	November 2015	Series Prototype
02	205-02	202-02	200-02	201-02	Yellow[4]	October 2016
03	205-03	202-03	200-03	201-03	Pink[4]	November 2016
04	205-04	202-04	200-04	201-04	Green	December 2016
05	205-05	202-05	200-05	201-05	Orange[6]	January 2017
06	205-06	202-06	200-06	201-06	Purple	February 2017
07	205-07	202-07	200-07	201-07	Red	March 2017
08	205-08	202-08	200-08	201-08	Blue	July 2017
09	205-09	202-09	200-09	201-09	Yellow	August 2017
10	205-10	202-10	200-10	201-10	Pink	September 2017
11	205-11	202-11	200-11	201-11	Green	October 2017
12	205-12	202-12	200-12	201-12	Red	November 2017
14	205-14	202-14	200-14	201-14	Gold	March 2018	Osaka Metro Commemorative colors
15	205-15	202-15	200-15	201-15	Pink	May 2018
16	205-16	202-16	200-16	201-16	Yellow	June 2018
17	205-17	202-17	200-17	201-17	Purple	July 2018	Adwraped
18	205-18	202-18	200-18	201-18	Pink	July 2018	Adwraped
19	205-19	202-19	200-19	201-19	White	September 2018	Panda
20	205-20	202-20	200-20	201-20	Orange	February 2019	Red Panda
21	205-21	202-21	200-21	201-21	Yellow	February 2019	Dora

• 
  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, making it the second-oldest AGT line in Japan after Kobe's Port Island Line, and the first licensed application of the Vought Airtrans people mover system outside the United States.^[7] Trains run using GoA2 semi-automatic mode with driver on board, and all stations are fitted with full-height platform screen doors, a first in Osaka.
• October 20, 1991 – 100A series trains begin operations, along with fully automatic GoA4 operations.
• October 5, 1993 – Operations were suspended due to an accident that occurred at Suminoekōen Station;^[8] operations resumed on November 19, 1993 in GoA2 semi-automatic mode.^[9]
• 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.
• February 20, 2000 – Unattended GoA4 operations resume.
• 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 Keihanshin
• 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. pp. 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.
7. Vuchic, Vukan (16 February 2007). Urban Transit: Systems and Technology. Wiley (published 2007). ISBN 978-0471758235.
8. "大阪市ニュートラム暴走事故 原因はリレー回路接続不良 運輸省が中間報告 ブレーキ指令伝わらず". Kotsu Shimbun. Kotsu Shimbunsha. 1993-11-09. p. 1.
9. "大阪市交「ニュートラム」 きょう運行再開". Kotsu Shimbun. Kotsu Shimbunsha. 1993-11-19. p. 1.