Osaka Monorail

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)
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/

Osaka Monorail
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)
Annual ridership	38,067,000 (2021)
Website	www.osaka-monorail.co.jp
Operation
Began operation	June 1, 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)

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.

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
2000 series
3000 series

Extension

In 2015, Osaka Prefecture announced plans to extend the monorail to Uryudo in Higashiōsaka.^[3]

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ UK, DVV Media (2015-07-24). "Osaka Monorail extension planned". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 2023-06-19.