Top: 21 series and 30000 series trains on the Midōsuji Line. Bottom: A 400 series train on the Chuo Line.
Overview
Native name
大阪メトロ[a]
Owner
Osaka Municipal Government through Osaka Metro Co., Ltd
Locale
Keihanshin region, Japan
Transit type
Tram[1] and rail[b] (de jure) Metro; AGT (de facto)
Number of lines
8 (+ 1 People Mover)
Number of stations
123[2] 133 (incl. People Mover)[2]
Daily ridership
2,464,000 (FY2013)[3]
Operation
Began operation
20 May 1933; 90 years ago (1933-05-20)
Operator(s)
Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (1933–March 31, 2018) Osaka Metro Co. (April 1, 2018–present; 100% owned by the Osaka Municipal Government)
Technical
System length
129.9 km (80.7 mi)[2] 137.8 km (85.6 mi) (incl. People Mover)[2]
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
750 V DC third rail 1,500 V DC overhead catenary (Sakaisuji, Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi and Imazatosuji lines) 600 V 3-phase AC 60 Hz third rail (Nankō Port Town Line)
Top speed
70 km/h (43 mph)
System map
The Osaka Metro (大阪メトロ[a], Ōsaka Metoro) is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. Osaka Metro forms an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka (part of the Kansai region), having 123[2] out of the 1,108 rail stations (2007) in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region.[4] In 2010, the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily (see Transport in Keihanshin) of which the Osaka Municipal Subway (as it was then known) accounted for 2.29 million.[5]
Osaka Metro is the only subway system in Japan to be partially legally classified as a tram system,[b] whereas all other subway systems in Japan are legally classified as railways. Despite this, it has characteristics typical of a full-fledged metro system.[1]
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^ abKokudo Kōtsū Shō Tetsudō Kyoku (2005). Tetsudō Yōran (Heisei 17 Nendo) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 228. ISBN 4-88548-106-6.
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^"交通局の予算・決算について" [For budget and balance sheet of Transportation Bureau] (in Japanese). 大阪市営交通局 [Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau]. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
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