Osaka Monorail

Monorail system in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

For the Japanese band, see Osaka Monaurail.

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Osaka Monorail

Osaka Monorail 1000 series train at Hotarugaike Station

Overview
Locale| Osaka Prefecture
Transit type| Straddle-beam Monorail
Number of lines| 2
Number of stations| 18
Daily ridership| 121,441 (2022)[1]
Annual ridership| 38,067,000 (2021)[2]
Website| www.osaka-monorail.co.jp
Operation
Began operation| June 1, 1990 (1990-06-01)
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)
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Hanshin Expressway Line 11 (Ikeda)

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Hankyu Takarazuka Line

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Chugoku Expressway

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Senri River

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Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway

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Chugoku Expressway

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Hankyu Senri Line

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Yamada River

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Expo Commemoration Park

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Saito Line

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Osaka University Hospital

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|  | 54 Saito-nishi
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Meishin Expressway

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Taisho River

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Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line)

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Tokaido Main Line (Freight line)

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Hankyu Kyoto Line

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Boryo River

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Kinki Expressway

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Boryo River

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Boryo River

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Taisho River

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Ai River

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Tokaido Shinkansen

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Yodo River

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Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line

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Keihan Main Line

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Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd.

Native name

| 大阪モノレール株式会社

Romanized name

| Ōsaka Monorēru kabushiki gaisha
Company type| Private KK
Founded| Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan (December 15, 1980 (1980-12-15))
Headquarters| 1-5, Shin-Senri-higashimachi Itchome, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

Area served

| northern Osaka Prefecture
Owner| Osaka 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%)
Website| www.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.

## Lines

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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

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### Current

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* 1000 series
* 2000 series
* 3000 series

* 1000 series

* 2000 series

* 3000 series

## Extension

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In 2015, Osaka Prefecture announced plans to extend the monorail to Uryudo in Higashiōsaka.[3] As of 2024, geotechnical investigations have started and the extension is projected to open in 2033.[4]

## See also

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* Monorails in Japan
* List of rapid transit systems

## References

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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 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
3. ^ UK, DVV Media (24 July 2015). "Osaka Monorail extension planned". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
4. ^ https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUF242H00U4A420C2000000/

## External links

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