Tsurumai Line

The Tsurumai Line (鶴舞線, Tsurumai-sen) is a subway line which forms part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs from Kami Otai in Nishi-ku, Nagoya to Akaike in Nisshin. The Tsurumai Line's color on maps is light blue. Its stations carry the letter T followed by a number. Officially, the line is called Nagoya City Rapid Railway Line 3 (名古屋市高速度鉄道第3号線, Nagoya-shi Kōsokudo Tetsudō Dai-san-gō-sen). All the stations accept manaca, a rechargeable contactless smart card.

Tsurumai Line
Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series at Kami Otai Station
Overview
Locale	Nagoya, Japan
Termini	Kami-Otai Akaike
Stations	20
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Nagoya Municipal Subway
Operator(s)	Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Depot(s)	Akaike
Rolling stock	3000 series 3050 series N3000 series
Daily ridership	197,082[1] (2008)
History
Opened	18 March 1977
Technical
Track length	20.4 km (12.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V　DC overhead line
Operating speed	75 km/h (45 mph)

The line opened its first section in 1977. The line has through services with three Meitetsu lines, namely Inuyama Line, Toyota Line and Mikawa Line.