The is a rapid transit electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by

Osaka Municipal Subway The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. Os ...

in Japan since 1990.

Variants

* 21 series: 10-car sets used on the

Midōsuji Line The is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. Constructed under Midōsuji, a major north-south street, it is the oldest line in the Osaka subway system and the second oldest in Japan, following the Tokyo Metro Ginza L ...

and the

Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway is a railway operator in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its sole line, officially named the , operates as an extension of the Midōsuji Line of the Osaka Metro. The , established on 11 December 1967, is majorly owned by Hankyu. ''Kitakyu'', as it is ...

Namboku Line * 22 series: 6-car sets used on the

Tanimachi Line The is a rapid transit line of Osaka Metro, running from Dainichi Station in Moriguchi to Yaominami Station in Yao through Osaka. Its official name is , while the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau refers to it as , and in MLIT publicat ...

* 23 series: 6-car sets used on the

Yotsubashi Line The is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. The line connects Umeda, Hommachi, Yotsubashi, Namba, Daikokuchō and Suminoe, and runs parallel to the Midōsuji Line from Daikokuchō to Nishi-Umeda. Its offic ...

* 24 series: 6-car sets used on the Chūō Line and the

Kintetsu Keihanna Line The is a railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway. There are through trains to the Chūō Line of Osaka Municipal Subway. The line name derives from a kanji acronym formed from , , and , but the name is written in hiragana. The line is the s ...

* 25 series: 4-car sets used on the

Sennichimae Line is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the lines of Osaka Metro. It links the northwestern district of Fukushima-ku and the southeastern district of Ikuno-ku with the central commercial and entertainment district ...

* OTS series (OTS系): 6-car sets introduced in 1997 on the opening of the Cosmosquare to Osakakō segment of the Chūō Line and owned by , transferred to Tanimachi Line in 2006 and rechristened as 22-50 series File:Osaka Subway Series New 20 JPN.jpg, A 21 series set in February 2006 File:Osaka Subway Series New 20 002 JPN.jpg, A 22 series set in April 2006 File:Series23 igbt renew.jpg, A refurbished 23 series set in August 2012 File:OsakaSubway Series 24 Chuo.jpg, A 24 series set in May 2009 File:Osaka Subway 25909F at Minami-Tatsumi Station.JPG, A 25 series set in July 2011

Formation

Trains are formed as follows.

21 series

Car 6 is designated as a

women-only car Women-only passenger cars are railway or subway cars intended for women only. They are a result of sexual segregation in some societies, but also can result from attempts to reduce sexual harassment and assault such as groping. Africa Egy ...

(Weekday only).

22/23/24/OTS series

22 series car 3 is designated as a

( Rush hour only).

25 series

References

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