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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.

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

Extension

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

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.

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