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Monorail system in Osaka Prefecture, Japan For the Japanese band, see Osaka Monaurail.
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Osaka Monorail
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Osaka Monorail 1000 series train at Hotarugaike StationOsaka Monorail 1000 series train at Hotarugaike Station
Overview
LocaleOsaka Prefecture
Transit typeStraddle-beam Monorail
Number of lines2
Number of stations18
Daily ridership121,441 (2022)
Annual ridership38,067,000 (2021)
Websitewww.osaka-monorail.co.jp
Operation
Began operationJune 1, 1990 (1990-06-01)
Operator(s)Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd.
Technical
System length28.0 km (17.4 mi)
Minimum radius of curvature100 m (330 ft)
Electrification1,500 V DC
Top speed75 km/h (47 mph)
Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd.
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Native name大阪モノレール株式会社
Romanized nameŌsaka Monorēru kabushiki gaisha
Company typePrivate KK
FoundedToyonaka, Osaka, Japan (December 15, 1980 (1980-12-15))
Headquarters1-5, Shin-Senri-higashimachi Itchome, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Area servednorthern Osaka Prefecture
OwnerOsaka Prefectural Government (65.1%)
Keihan Holdings Co. (2.7%)
Hankyu Corporation (2.7%)
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. (2.7%)
7 municipalities and 17 companies, including Toyonaka municipal government (total 26.8%)
Websitewww.osaka-monorail.co.jp/company/

The Osaka Monorail (大阪モノレール, Ōsaka Monorēru) is a monorail system in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd. (大阪モノレール株式会社, Ōsaka Monorēru kabushiki gaisha). At 28 kilometres (17 mi) long, it is the longest monorail system in Japan. Its mainline forms an arc through the northern and eastern suburbs of Osaka, and is the only rail transit link to Itami Airport. It also links the three campuses of Osaka University.

IC cards can be used on the Osaka Monorail, including Suica, Pasmo, PiTaPa and ICOCA.

Osaka Monorail route map
Legend
11 Osaka Airport
Hanshin Expressway Line 11 (Ikeda)
12 Hotarugaike Hankyu Takarazuka Line
Chugoku Expressway
13 Shibahara Station
Senri River
14 Shoji
Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway
15 Senri-chuo
Chugoku Expressway
16 Yamada
Hankyu Senri Line
Yamada River
Depot
17 Bampaku-kinen-kōen Expo Commemoration Park
Saito Line
51 Koen-higashiguchi
52 Handai-byoin-mae Osaka University Hospital
53 Toyokawa
54 Saito-nishi
Depot
Meishin Expressway
18 Unobe
Taisho River
Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line)
Tokaido Main Line (Freight line)
19 Minami-Ibaraki
Hankyu Kyoto Line
Boryo River
Kinki Expressway
20 Sawaragi
Boryo River
Boryo River
21 Settsu
Taisho River
Ai River
Tokaido Shinkansen
22 Minami-Settsu
Yodo River
Osaka Subway Tanimachi Line
23 Dainichi
Keihan Main Line
24 Kadoma-shi

Lines

Name Termini Opened Completed Length Stations
Main Line Osaka Airport Kadoma-shi 1 June 1990 22 August 1997 21.2 km (13.2 mi) 14
Saito Line Bampaku-kinen-kōen Saito-nishi 1 October 1998 19 March 2007 6.8 km (4.2 mi) 5
Total 28.0 18

Rolling stock

Current

  • 1000 series 1000 series
  • 2000 series 2000 series
  • 3000 series 3000 series

Extension

In 2015, Osaka Prefecture announced plans to extend the monorail to Uryudo in Higashiōsaka. As of 2024, geotechnical investigations have started and the extension is projected to open in 2033.

See also

References

  1. "運輸成績>2020年度からの1日あたり旅客数の推移" [Transportation Performance > Changes in the Number of Passengers Per Day from FY2020] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  2. "運輸成績>旅客数および旅客収入" [Transportation Performance > Passenger Numbers and Passenger Revenue] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  3. UK, DVV Media (2015-07-24). "Osaka Monorail extension planned". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  4. https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUF242H00U4A420C2000000/

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