Osaka Monorail train approaching Hotarugaike Station

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 Monorail 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 eastern terminal at Kadoma-shi Station. It is 21.2 km long. A trip over the entire Main Line takes about 36 minutes, and costs ¥540.

Stations

Osaka Monorail route map

Legend Osaka Airport Station Hanshin Expressway Line 11 (Ikeda) Hotarugaike Station Hankyu Takarazuka Line Shibahara Station Shoji Station Senri-chuo Station Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Yamada Station Hankyu Senri Line Bampaku-kinen-kōen Station Osaka Expo Park and Expoland Saito Line Koen-higashiguchi Handai-byoin-mae Osaka University Hospital Toyokawa Saito-nishi Meishin Expressway Unobe Station Tokaido Main Line JR servicing line Minami-ibaraki Station Hankyu Kyoto Line Sawaragi Station Settsu Station Tokaido Shinkansen Minami-Settsu Station Yodo River Dainichi Station Osaka Subway Tanimachi Line Keihan Main Line Kadoma-shi Station

• Osaka Airport Station
• Hotarugaike Station (Transfer to Hankyu Takarazuka Line)
• Shibahara Station
• Shoji Station
• Senri-chuo Station (Transfer to Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway)
• Yamada Station (Transfer to Hankyu Senri Line)
• Bampaku-kinen-kōen Station (Osaka Expo Park and Expoland) (Transfer to Saito Line)
• Unobe Station
• Minami-ibaraki Station (Transfer to Hankyu Kyoto Line)
• Sawaragi Station
• Settsu Station
• Minami-Settsu Station
• Dainichi Station (Transfer to Osaka Subway Tanimachi Line)
• Kadoma-shi Station (Transfer to Keihan Main Line)

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.

Stations

• Bampaku-kinen-kōen Station (Osaka Expo Park and Expoland) (Transfer to Main Line)
• Koen-higashiguchi Station
• Handai-byoin-mae Station (Osaka University Hospital)
• Toyokawa Station
• Saito-nishi Station

Rolling stock

• 1000 series
• 2000 series

External links

• Official website

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See also

• Monorails in Japan
• List of rapid transit systems
• Osaka Monorail - Japanese funk band