Osaka Monorail
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| Overview | |
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| Locale | Osaka Prefecture |
| Transit type | straddle-beam Monorail |
| Number of lines | 2 |
| Number of stations | 18 |
| Daily ridership | 100,602 daily boardings (2008) |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1990 |
| Operator(s) | Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd. |
| Technical | |
| System length | 28.0 km (17.4 mi) |
| Minimum radius of curvature | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC |
| Top speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) |
| Private kabushiki gaisha | |
| Founded | Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan (December 15, 1980) |
| Headquarters | 1-5, Shin-Senri-higashimachi Itchome, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan |
Area served | northern Osaka Prefecture |
| Website | www.osaka-monorail.co.jp/ |
The Osaka Monorail (大阪モノレール Ōsaka Monorēru) is a monorail in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd. (大阪高速鉄道株式会社 Ōsaka Kōsoku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha). With 28 kilometres long it is the second longest monorail system in the world, after the Chongqing Monorail, and links the three campuses of Osaka University.
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Main Line
The Main Line runs on an elevated line between Osaka International Airport and Kadoma. It opened on June 1, 1990 between Senri-Chuo and Minami-Ibaraki stations. On September 30, 1994 it reached Shibahara Station, on April 1, 1997, Osaka Airport, and on August 22, 1997, its current eastern terminal at Kadoma-shi Station. It is 21.2 km long. A single-way trip over the entire Main Line takes about 36 minutes, and costs ¥550.
Station list
| Station No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
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| 11 | Osaka Airport | 大阪空港 | 0.0 | Toyonaka | Osaka Prefecture | |
| 12 | Hotarugaike | 蛍池 | 1.4 | Hankyu Takarazuka Line | ||
| 13 | Shibahara | 柴原 | 3.1 | |||
| 14 | Shōji | 少路 | 4.8 | |||
| 15 | Senri-Chūō | 千里中央 | 6.6 | Kita-Osaka Kyūkō Railway | ||
| 16 | Yamada | 山田 | 8.5 | Hankyu Senri Line | Suita | |
| 17 | Banpaku-Kinen-Kōen | 万博記念公園 | 9.9 | Osaka Monorail Saito Line | ||
| 18 | Unobe | 宇野辺 | 12.1 | Ibaraki | ||
| 19 | Minami-Ibaraki | 南茨木 | 13.3 | Hankyu Kyoto Line | ||
| 20 | Sawaragi | 沢良宜 | 14.5 | |||
| 21 | Settsu | 摂津 | 16.0 | Settsu | ||
| 22 | Minami Settsu | 南摂津 | 17.8 | |||
| 23 | Dainichi | 大日 | 19.9 |   |
Moriguchi | |
| 24 | Kadoma-shi | 門真市 | 21.2 | Keihan Main Line | Kadoma | |
Saito Line
The Saito Line branch opened in two stages: on October 1, 1998 from Bampaku-kinen-koen Station to Handai-byoin-mae Station, and on March 19, 2007, to Saito-nishi Station, in the residential area of Saito, about a kilometer from the Minoo Campus of Osaka University (former Osaka University of Foreign Studies). The branch is 6.8 km long.
Station list
| Station No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
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| 17 | Banpaku-Kinen-Kōen | 万博記念公園 | 0.0 | Osaka Monorail Main Line | Suita | Osaka Prefecture |
| 51 | Kōen-higashiguchi | 公園東口 | 1.1 | |||
| 52 | Handai-byōin-mae | 阪大病院前 | 2.6 | Ibaraki | ||
| 53 | Toyokawa | 豊川 | 4.2 | |||
| 54 | Saito-nishi | 彩都西 | 6.8 | |||
Rolling stock
Current
Future
- 3000 Series
Extension
In 2015, Osaka Prefecture announced plans to extend the monorail to Uryudo in Higashiōsaka City.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ UK, DVV Media. "Osaka Monorail extension planned". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
External links
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