Imazatosuji Line
metro line in Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan
The Imazatosuji Line (今里筋線, Imazatosuji-sen) is a rapid transit line of Osaka Metro, running from Itakano Station in Higashiyodogawa-ku to Imazato Station in Higashinari-ku, all within Osaka city. Its official name is Rapid Electric Tramway Line No. 8 (高速電気軌道第8号線), and in MLIT publications, it is written as Line No. 8 (Imazatosuji Line) (8号線（今里筋線）). Station numbers are indicated by the letter I. The line first opened, at its present length, on Christmas Eve (24 December) 2006.
The line color on maps, station signs, and train livery is golden orange (柑子色, kōji-iro; Munsell code 5YR6.5/14). The line's symbol is a capital I on a solid golden-orange roundel; while all other lines use Parisine for their mark, the "I" of the Imazatosuji Line has serifs, similar to Verdana.
Overview
As with the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line, the Imazatosuji Line utilizes linear motor-driven trains with a cross-section 20% smaller than that of conventional subway cars, outfitted for driver-only operation.
The line runs north–south through the eastern part of Osaka city, underneath National Route 479 (Osaka Inner Loop Route), National Route 163, National Route 1 (Keihan National Highway), and Imazatosuji, intersecting subway lines radiating out from the city center, as well as the Keihan Main Line and the Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line).
Apart from the JR Tōzai Line, this is the only other rail line to cross the Yodo River via tunnels (and the only subway line to do so).
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