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Osaka Municipal Subway Info Locale Osaka City, Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao Transit type Electrified Metro Railway Number of lines 8 Number of stations 125 Daily ridership 2,293,257 [1] Operation Began operation 1933 Operator(s) Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Technical Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) System map Osaka Municipal Subway (大阪市営地下鉄 Ōsaka-shiei chikatetsu ) is the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka (Kansai region), having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations (2007) in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region.[1] In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily (see Transport in Keihanshin) of which the Osaka subway accounts for 2.29 million.[2] It is operated by Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. Its first service, the Midōsuji Line from Umeda to Shinsaibashi, opened in 1933.
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Rolling stock
Osaka Municipal Subway rolling stock is divided into conventional electric motored trains and linear motored trains.
Electric motored
- 10 series: Midōsuji Line
- 20 series: Chūō Line
- 21 series ("New 20 series"): Midōsuji Line
- 22 series ("New 20 series"): Tanimachi Line
- 23 series ("New 20 series"): Yotsubashi Line
- 24 series ("New 20 series"): Chūō Line (A variant of the 24 series is used on the Chūō Line in Osaka Port Transport System livery.)
- 25 series ("New 20 series"): Sennichimae Line
- 30 series: Tanimachi Line (from 1967) and (formerly) Midōsuji Line (30 series trains on the Midōsuji Line were withdrawn in 1993.)
- 66 series: Sakaisuji Line
- 30000 series: Tanimachi Line
Linear motored
- 70 series: Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
- 80 series: Imazatosuji Line
Lines
Eight subway lines are currently operated.
Color & icon Name Mark First section
openedLast ex-
tensionLength
km/milesStations Via trackage rights Kitakyū Namboku Line M 1970 1970 5.9/3.7 4[Note 1] Line 1 Midōsuji Line 1933 1987 24.5/15.2 20 Line 2 Tanimachi Line T 1967 1983 28.1/17.5 26 Line 3 Yotsubashi Line Y 1942 1970 11.4/7.1 11 Line 4 Chūō Line (Yumehanna) C 1997[Note 2] - 2.4/1.5 2[Note 3] 1961[Note 4] 2005 15.5/9.6 13 Via trackage rights Kintetsu Keihanna Line (Yumehanna) 1986 2006 18.8/11.7 8[Note 5] Line 5 Sennichimae Line S 1969 1981 12.6/7.8 13 Via trackage rights Hankyu Senri Line - 1969 - 13.6/8.5 11[Note 6] Hankyu Kyoto Line 1969[Note 7] - 41.1/25.5 22[Note 8] Line 6 Sakaisuji Line K 1969 1993 8.5/5.3 10 Line 7 Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line N 1990 1997 15.0/9.3 16 Line 8 Imazatosuji Line I 2006 - 11.9/7.4 11 Automated people mover - Nankō Port Town Line P 1997[Note 9] - 0.7/0.4 2[Note 10] 1981[Note 11] 2005 7.2/4.5 9 Notes
- ^ Including Esaka Station
- ^ Owned by Osaka Port Transport System between Cosmosquare Station and Osakakō Station
- ^ Including Osakakō Station
- ^ Between Osakakō Station and Nagata Station
- ^ Including Nagata Station
- ^ Including Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme Station
- ^ Between Awaji Station and Kawaramachi Station
- ^ Including Awaji Station
- ^ Owned by Osaka Port Transport System between Cosmosquare Station and Trade Center-mae Station
- ^ Including Trade Center-mae Station
- ^ Between Trade Center-mae Station and Suminoekoen Station
In addition, there several line extensions and one new line planned and under review.
Color Name Mark Start Terminus Length
km/milesLine 3 Yotsubashi Line Y Nishi-Umeda Jūsō 2.9/1.8 Line 5 Sennichimae Line S Minami-Tatsumi towards Mito (TBD) Line 7 Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line N Taishō Tsurumachi Yonchōme (vicinity) 5.5/3.4 Line 8 Imazatosuji Line I Imazato Yuzato Rokuchōme 6.7/4.2 (TBD) Line 9 Shikitsu–Nagayoshi Line (provisional) - Suminoekōen Kire-Uriwari 6.9/~4.3 Fares
Osaka Municipal Subway charges fares of between 200 yen and 360 yen for single rides for adult passengers based on distance traveled. Some discount fares exist.
section Rates (yen) Section 1 (1–3 km) - adults: 200 yen
- children: 100 yen
Section 2 (4–7 km) - adults: 230 yen
- children: 120 yen
Section 3 (8–13 km) - adults: 270 yen
- children: 140 yen
Section 4 (14–19 km) - adults: 310 yen
- children: 160 yen
Section 5 (20–25 km) - adults: 360 yen
- children: 180 yen
See also
- List of metro systems
- Transportation in Greater Osaka
References
External links
- http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.jp/foreign/english/index.html - Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
- http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.jp/foreign/english/subway/img/map.pdf - Osaka Municipal Subway route map (a PDF reader is required)
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