Osaka Monorail Main Line

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Osaka Monorail Main Line
Osaka Airport Station
  • Kadoma-shi Station
  • Stations14 (In operation)
    Service
    TypeMonorail
    Operator(s)Osaka Monorail
    Technical
    Line length21.2 km (13.2 mi)
    Electrification1,500 V DC
    Route map

    0.0
    Osaka Airport
    1.4
    Hotarugaike
    Hankyu Takarazuka Line
    3.1
    Shibahara
    4.8
    Shōji
    6.6
    Senri-Chūō
    Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway
    8.5
    Yamada
    Hankyu Senri Line
    9.9
    Bampaku-kinen-kōen
    Osaka Monorail Saito Line
    12.1
    Unobe
    13.3
    Minami-Ibaraki
    Hankyu Kyoto Line
    14.5
    Sawaragi
    16.0
    Settsu
    17.8
    Minami Settsu
    19.9
    Dainichi
    Tanimachi Line
    21.2
    Kadoma-shi
    Keihan Main Line

    Osaka Monorail Main Line (大阪モノレール線, Ōsaka Monorēru sen) is a monorail route of the Osaka Monorail which connects Osaka Airport Station in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Senri-Chūō Station in Suita, Minami-Ibaraki Station in Ibaraki, Dainichi Station in Moriguchi, and Kadoma-shi Station in Kadoma.

    Overview

    The Main Line runs on an elevated line between

    Osaka Airport, and on 22 August 1997, its current eastern terminal at Kadoma-shi Station.[1]
    It is 21.2 km (13.2 mi) long. A single-way trip over the entire Main Line takes about 36 minutes, and costs ¥550.

    An 8.9 km (5.5 mi), five-station extension from Kadoma to Uryudo is planned to open in 2029.[2]

    Station list

    The entire line is in Osaka.

    Status Station number Station Japanese Distance Transfers Location
    In operation 11
    Osaka Airport Station
    大阪空港駅 0 km (0 mi)  
    Toyonaka
    12 Hotarugaike Station 蛍池駅 1.4 km (0.87 mi) Hankyu Railway
    Takarazuka Line
    13 Shibahara-handai-mae Station 柴原阪大前駅 3.1 km (1.9 mi)  
    14
    Shōji Station
    少路駅 4.8 km (3.0 mi)  
    15 Senri-Chūō Station 千里中央駅 6.6 km (4.1 mi) Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway
    16 Yamada Station 山田駅 8.5 km (5.3 mi) Hankyu Railway Senri Line
    Suita
    17
    Banpaku-Kinen-Koen Station
    万博記念公園駅 9.9 km (6.2 mi) Osaka Monorail Saito Line
    18 Unobe Station 宇野辺駅 12.1 km (7.5 mi)   Ibaraki
    19
    Minami Ibaraki Station
    南茨木駅 13.3 km (8.3 mi) Hankyu Railway
    Kyoto Line
    20 Sawaragi Station 沢良宜駅 14.5 km (9.0 mi)  
    21 Settsu Station 摂津駅 16.0 km (9.9 mi)   Settsu
    22 Minami Settsu Station 南摂津駅 17.8 km (11.1 mi)  
    23 Dainichi Station 大日駅 19.9 km (12.4 mi) Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line Moriguchi
    24 Kadoma-shi Station 門真市駅 21.2 km (13.2 mi) Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line Kadoma
    Planned (2029)[3] 25 Matsuocho Station[a][b][4] 松生町駅(仮称)
    26 Kadoma-minami Station[a] 門真南駅(仮称) Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
    27 Kōnoikeshinden Station[a] 鴻池新田駅(仮称) JR West Katamachi Line
    Higashiosaka
    28 Aramoto Station[a] 荒本駅(仮称) Kintetsu Keihanna Line
    29 Uryūdō Station[a] 瓜生堂駅(仮称) Kintetsu Nara Line[c]

    Notes

    1. ^ a b c d e Tentative name.
    2. ^ Added in 2021 at the request of Kadoma City and Moriguchi City.
    3. ^ New station to be built.

    References

    1. ^ a b 曽根, 悟 (2011). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄 [Weekly All Railways in History Public Railways / Private Railways] (in Japanese). Vol. 30. Japan: 朝日新聞出版. p. 9.
    2. ^ 申し訳ありませんが、ご指定のページは見つかりませんでした pref.osaka.lg.jp (in Japanese)
    3. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (17 January 2019). "申請者の概要" (PDF). MLIT. 国土交通省. Retrieved 9 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    4. ^ "東部大阪都市計画 都市高速鉄道(大阪モノレール)及び道路の都市計画変更について" [Eastern Osaka City Planning Urban High-speed Railway (Osaka Monorail) and Road City Planning Changes] (PDF). Ministry of Land and Transportation (MLIT). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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