Overview
The Sakaisuji Line (K), opened in 1969, runs just 10 stations and about 8.5 km from Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome to Tengachaya — the shortest subway line on the network. To allow through services onto the Hankyu lines it is also the only Osaka Metro route powered by overhead wire rather than a third rail.
Along the route
Its northern terminus sits under Tenjimbashisuji, said to be Japan's longest shopping arcade. Southward come Ogimachi, Minami-morimachi and Kitahama, heart of Osaka's financial district, then Sakaisuji-hommachi, Nagahoribashi and Nippombashi, followed by Ebisucho and Dobutsuen-mae beneath the Tsutenkaku tower, ending at Tengachaya on the Nankai line.
Why play it
Ten stops make this one of the quickest runs in the game — perfect for repeat attempts at a personal best. The catch is that it opens with Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome, and a shaky start is hard to recover from.
Line data
Everything below is derived from the station data the game runs on, so it always matches what you actually type on the 堺筋線 — all 10 stops of it.
- Operator
- Osaka Metro
- Line symbol
- K
- Stations
- 10
- Shape
- Terminal to terminal
- Termini
- 天神橋筋六丁目 — 天下茶屋
How much typing is this?
Typing every station name on this line takes 130 keystrokes, an average of 13 per station. The longest name is 天神橋筋六丁目 (tenjimbashisuji-rokuchome) at 25 keystrokes; the shortest is 北浜 (kitahama) at 8. Those counts come from running each name's kana through the game's own romaji engine, so they are what your fingers actually do — not the length of the printed spelling.
Along the way: 1 names contain a small っ, which doubles the next consonant; 3 contain a small ゃ, ゅ or ょ, where the engine accepts both the Hepburn and Kunrei spellings (sha or sya, shu or syu); and 0 end in ん, whose trailing n folds into whatever comes next rather than standing alone.
Where you can change trains
9 of the 10 stations on this line connect to another line in the game. Follow any symbol to that line's guide.
- 天神橋筋六丁目T 谷町線HK 千里線
- 南森町T 谷町線
- 北浜KH 京阪本線
- 堺筋本町C 中央線
- 長堀橋N 長堀鶴見緑地線
- 日本橋S 千日前線A 難波線・奈良線
- 恵美須町HN 阪堺線
- 動物園前M 御堂筋線
- 天下茶屋NK 南海本線NK 高野線
Every station on the line
All 10 stations in order, with the official station number, the name in kanji, the kana the typing is derived from, and its Hepburn romaji.
| # | No. | Station | Kana | Romaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K11 | 天神橋筋六丁目 | てんじんばしすじろくちょうめ | tenjimbashisuji-rokuchome |
| 2 | K12 | 扇町 | おうぎまち | ogimachi |
| 3 | K13 | 南森町 | みなみもりまち | minami-morimachi |
| 4 | K14 | 北浜 | きたはま | kitahama |
| 5 | K15 | 堺筋本町 | さかいすじほんまち | sakaisuji-hommachi |
| 6 | K16 | 長堀橋 | ながほりばし | nagahoribashi |
| 7 | K17 | 日本橋 | にっぽんばし | nippombashi |
| 8 | K18 | 恵美須町 | えびすちょう | ebisucho |
| 9 | K19 | 動物園前 | どうぶつえんまえ | dobutsuen-mae |
| 10 | K20 | 天下茶屋 | てんがちゃや | tengachaya |