Tōzai Line (Kyoto)
Kyoto Municipal Subway line
The Tozai Line (東西線, Tōzai-sen) is a Kyoto City Subway line which runs from the southeastern area of the city (starting from Rokujizō Station), then east to west (i.e. tōzai in Japanese) through the Kyoto downtown area. The Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau operates the system along with the Karasuma Line and the City Bus. The present terminal stations are Rokujizo Station in Uji and Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto. It handles an average of 241,133 passengers daily (2009 data).
The stations are wheelchair-friendly, with elevators, narrow gaps between platform and train, and no height differences at places like restrooms. Each station has a colour code for easy recognition. All platforms on the line are island platforms, and have platform screen doors separating the platform from the tracks.
The line is 17.5 km (10.9 mi) long with a track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). The entire length is double-track.
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