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

    km
    11
    0.0
    Osaka Airport
    12
    1.4
    Hotarugaike Hankyu Takarazuka Line
    Hankyu Takarazuka Line
    13
    3.1
    Shibahara
    14
    4.8
    Shōji
    15
    6.6
    Senri-Chūō Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway
    16
    8.5
    Yamada Hankyu Senri Line
    17
    9.9
    Bampaku-kinen-kōen
    18
    12.1
    Unobe
    19
    13.3
    Minami-Ibaraki Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
    Hankyu Kyoto Line
    20
    14.5
    Sawaragi
    21
    16.0
    Settsu
    22
    17.8
    Minami Settsu
    23
    19.9
    Dainichi
    24
    21.2
    Kadoma-shi Keihan Main Line
    25
    Matsuocho
    26
    Kadoma-minami
    27
    Kōnoikeshinden Katamachi Line
    28
    Aramoto Keihanna Line
    29
    Uryūdō Nara Line (Kintetsu)

    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 [ja][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.