| Osaka Monorail |
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| Info |
| Locale |
Osaka Prefecture |
| Transit type |
Monorail |
| Number of lines |
2 |
| Number of stations |
19 |
| Daily ridership |
100,602 daily boardings (2008) |
| Operation |
| Began operation |
1990 |
| Operator(s) |
Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd |
| Technical |
| System length |
28.0 kilometers |
The Osaka Monorail (大阪モノレール, Ōsaka Monorēru?) in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is noted in the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest monorail in the world. It is operated by Osaka High-Speed Railway Co., Ltd. (大阪高速鉄道株式会社, Ōsaka Kōsoku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha?).
Main Line
The Main Line runs on an elevated line between Osaka International Airport and Kadoma. It opened on June 1, 1990 between Senri-Chuo and Minami-ibaraki stations. On September 30, 1994 it reached Shibahara Station, on April 1, 1997 Osaka Airport, and on August 22, 1997 its current eastern terminal of Kadoma-shi Station. It is 21.2 km long. A trip over the entire Main Line takes about 36 minutes, and costs ¥540.
Station list
Saito Line
The Saito Line branch opened in two stages: on October 1, 1998 from Bampaku-kinen-koen Station to Handai-byoin-mae Station and on March 19, 2007 to Saito-nishi Station, in the residential area of Saito, about a kilometer from the Minoo Campus of Osaka University (former Osaka University of Foreign Studies). The branch is 6.8 km long.
Station list
Rolling stock
External links
See also
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