The is a
monorail
A monorail (from "mono", meaning "one", and "rail") is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail or a beam.
Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accurately, ...
system in northern
Osaka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...
, Japan, operated by . At long, it is the second longest monorail system in the world after the
Chongqing Monorail
The Chongqing Rail Transit (branded as CRT; also known as Chongqing Metro) is the rapid transit system in the city of Chongqing, China. In operation since 2005, it serves the transportation needs of the city's main business and entertainment d ...
and the longest monorail system in Japan. It links the three campuses of
Osaka University
, abbreviated as , is a public research university located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of Japan's former Imperial Universities and a Designated National University listed as a "Top Type" university in the Top Global University Project. ...
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Lines
Rolling stock
Current
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1000 series
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2000 series
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3000 series
File:Osaka_Monorail_1624_at_Handai-byoin-mae_Station.jpg, 1000 series
File:Osaka_Monorail_2111_at_Sawaragi_Station.JPG, 2000 series
File:Osaka_Monorail_3650_at_Toyokawa_Station.jpg, 3000 series
Extension
In 2015, Osaka Prefecture announced plans to extend the monorail to Uryudo in
Higashiōsaka
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 489,077 in 233,124 households and a population density of 7900 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The city is known as one of the industrial ci ...
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See also
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Monorails in Japan {{short description, Wikimedia list article
Here is a list of monorails in Japan.
Currently operational
*Tokyo Monorail: Tokyo, 1964. One of the world's most commercially successful monorail lines, carrying around 100 million passengers yearly.
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List of rapid transit systems
These lists of rapid transit systems are sorted by the type of system:
* List of tram and light rail transit systems
* List of town tramway systems
* Medium-capacity rail transport system
* List of premetro systems
* List of metro systems
* List of ...
References
External links
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{{Rapid transit in Asia
Monorails
Alweg people movers
Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture
Companies based in Osaka Prefecture
Monorails in Japan
Osaka University transportation
Japanese third-sector railway lines