Osaka Monorail

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Osaka Monorail
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Overview
Locale Osaka Prefecture
Transit typeStraddle-beam Monorail
Number of lines2
Number of stations18
Daily ridership131,479 daily boardings (2017) [1]
Operation
Began operation1990 (1990)
Operator(s)Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd.
Technical
System length28.0 km (17.4 mi)
Minimum radius of curvature 100 m (330 ft)
Electrification 1,500 V DC
Top speed75 km/h (47 mph)
Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd.
Native name
大阪モノレール株式会社
Romanized name
Ōsaka Monorēru kabushiki gaisha
Type Private KK
Founded Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan (December 15, 1980 (1980-12-15))
Headquarters1-5, 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/

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 second longest monorail system in the world after the Chongqing Monorail and the longest monorail system in Japan. It links the three campuses of Osaka University.

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Lines

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NameTerminiOpenedCompletedLengthStations
Main Line Osaka Airport Kadoma-shi 1 June 199022 August 199721.2 km (13.2 mi)14
Saito Line Bampaku-kinen-kōen Saito-nishi 1 October 199819 March 20076.8 km (4.2 mi)7
Total28.018

Rolling stock

Current

Extension

In 2015, Osaka Prefecture announced plans to extend the monorail to Uryudo in Higashiōsaka. [2]

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References

  1. "大阪モノレール 企業情報:運輸成績>運輸成績:旅客数及び旅客収入".
  2. UK, DVV Media. "Osaka Monorail extension planned". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 28 February 2018.