Tōhō Line

Tōhō Line
A Toho Line 9000 series EMU at Ōdōri Station
Overview
Native name	東豊線
Type	Rubber-tyred metro
System	Sapporo Municipal Subway
Locale	Sapporo, Hokkaido
Termini	Sakaemachi Fukuzumi
Stations	14
Operation
Opened	1988
Owner	Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
Rolling stock	9000 series EMUs
Technical
Line length	13.6 km (8.5 mi)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary

The Tōhō Line (東豊線, Tōhō-sen^?) is a rubber-tyred metro line in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. It is part of the Sapporo Municipal Subway system. It runs from Sakaemachi Station in Higashi-ku to Fukuzumi Station in Toyohira-ku. The Tōhō Line color on maps is sky blue. Its stations are numbered with the prefix "H".

The first of a fleet of 20 new 9000 series four-car EMUs was introduced on the Tōhō Line in May 2015. Built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe, the first trainset was unveiled to the media in November 2014. All 20 trains were scheduled to be in service by fiscal 2016, replacing the fleet of 7000 series trains.

From 1988 to 2016, the line was operated using a fleet of 20 four-car 7000 series EMUs (sets 7101 to 7120). The last 7000 series trains were withdrawn from service on June 25, 2016.

7000 series set 16 in July 2008

The Sakaemachi to Hōsui-Susukino section opened on December 2, 1988. The Hōsui-Susukino to Fukuzumi section opened on October 14, 1994.

Platform edge doors are to be installed at all Tōhō Line stations by fiscal 2016.