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

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, 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

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Rolling stock

Current

* 1000 series * 2000 series * 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

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