Osaka Monorail

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Osaka Monorail train leaving station at Osaka Airport

Osaka-Monorail (大阪モノレール Ōsaka Monorēru?) is a monorail line in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, noted in the Guinness Book of World Records as 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?) and opened in 1990.

It runs on an elevated line between Osaka International Airport and Kadoma City through the suburbs of Toyonaka, Suita, Ibaraki and Kadoma. Its current total length is 23.8 kilometers, with the main line spanning 21.2 km, and a line between the Expo Park and the Osaka University Hospital spanning 2.6 km. An extension to this line is currently under construction extending 4.2km to Saito-Nishi Station, to be completed by spring 2007. This new terminal is located in a residential area named Saito, about a kilometer from the Osaka University of Foreign Studies.

A trip over the entire main line takes about 36 minutes, and costs ¥540.

Stations

Main Line

Saito Line

Rolling stock

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See also


eo:Osaka Rapida Fervojo ja:大阪高速鉄道