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is the metro

Rapid transit

A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...

network in the city of Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka

Transport in Greater Osaka

Transport in Keihanshin is much like that of the Tokyo, includes public and private rail and highway networks; airports for international, domestic, and general aviation; buses; motorcycle delivery services, walking, bicycling, and commercial shipping. The nexus is in the central part of Osaka,...

(Kansai

Kansai

The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, and Shiga. Depending on who makes the distinction, Fukui, Tokushima and even Tottori Prefecture are also included...

region), having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations (2007) in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto

Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto

is a Japanese metropolitan region encompassing the metropolitan areas of the cities of Osaka in Osaka prefecture, Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture, and Kyoto in Kyoto prefecture. The entire region has a population of 18,644,000 over an area of 11,170 km²...

region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily (see Transport in Keihanshin) of which the Osaka subway accounts for 2.29 million. It is operated by Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau

Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau

Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau is a public department of transportation of the city of Osaka, Japan, which operates the municipal subway lines, the New Tram and city buses.-Current:...

. Its first service, the Midōsuji Line from Umeda

Umeda Station

is a railway station located in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. It is the busiest station in Western Japan, serving 2,343,727 passengers daily in 2005.Umeda Station is served by the following railways:...

to Shinsaibashi

Shinsaibashi Station

is a train station of the Osaka Municipal Subway located in Shinsaibashi, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*Osaka Municipal Subway**Midosuji Line **Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line...

, opened in 1933.

Rolling stock

Osaka Municipal Subway rolling stock is divided into conventional electric motored trains and linear motored trains.

Electric motored

10 series: Midōsuji Line
20 series: Chūō Line
21 series ("New 20 series"): Midōsuji Line
22 series ("New 20 series"): Tanimachi Line
23 series ("New 20 series"): Yotsubashi Line
24 series ("New 20 series"): Chūō Line (A variant of the 24 series is used on the Chūō Line in Osaka Port Transport System livery.)
25 series ("New 20 series"): Sennichimae Line
30 series: Tanimachi Line (from 1967) and (formerly) Midōsuji Line (30 series trains on the Midōsuji Line were withdrawn in 1993.)
66 series: Sakaisuji Line
30000 series: Tanimachi Line

Linear motored

70 series: Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
80 series: Imazatosuji Line

Lines

Eight subway lines are currently operated.

Color & icon	Name		Mark	First section opened	Last ex- tension	Length km/miles	Stations
	Via trackage rights	Kitakyū Namboku Line Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway The is a railway operator of Osaka, Japan. The sole line named is actually an extension of the Midōsuji Line Osaka Municipal Subway. Kitakyū, as it is often abbreviated, also owns various commercial and residential properties along the line.-History:...	M	1970	1970	5.9/3.7	4Including Esaka Station Esaka Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line and the Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Namboku Line located in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Notable Places Nearby:Duskin Co., Ltd. headquartersAcecook Co., Ltd. headquarters...
	Line 1	Midōsuji Line	M	1933	1987	24.5/15.2	20
	Line 2	Tanimachi Line	T	1967	1983	28.1/17.5	26
	Line 3	Yotsubashi Line	Y	1942	1970	11.4/7.1	11
	Line 4	Chūō Line (Yumehanna Yumehanna is the collective nickname for the Chūō Line of Osaka Municipal Subway and the Keihanna Line of Kintetsu in Osaka Prefecture and Nara Prefecture, Japan... )	C	1997Owned by Osaka Port Transport System between Cosmosquare Station Cosmosquare Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line and Nankō Port Town Line in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. This station serves as the starting terminus of both lines... and Osakakō Station Osakako Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the stop that services the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan.-Layout:*There is an elevated island platform with two tracks on the third floor.-Stations next to Osakako:...	-	2.4/1.5	2Including Osakakō Station Osakako Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the stop that services the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan.-Layout:*There is an elevated island platform with two tracks on the third floor.-Stations next to Osakako:...
	Line 4			1961Between Osakakō Station Osakako Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the stop that services the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan.-Layout:*There is an elevated island platform with two tracks on the third floor.-Stations next to Osakako:... and Nagata Station Nagata Station (Osaka) is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line and Kintetsu Keihanna Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan...	2005	15.5/9.6	13
	Via trackage rights	Kintetsu Keihanna Line Kintetsu Keihanna Line is a railway line owned by Kintetsu Corporation. There are through trains to the Chūō Line of Osaka Municipal Subway. The line name derives from a kanji acronym formed from Kyoto , Osaka , and Nara , however the line is written in hiragana.The line is the sole Kintetsu line with a third rail... (Yumehanna Yumehanna is the collective nickname for the Chūō Line of Osaka Municipal Subway and the Keihanna Line of Kintetsu in Osaka Prefecture and Nara Prefecture, Japan... )		1986	2006	18.8/11.7	8Including Nagata Station Nagata Station (Osaka) is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line and Kintetsu Keihanna Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan...
	Line 5	Sennichimae Line	S	1969	1981	12.6/7.8	13
	Via trackage rights	Hankyu Senri Line Hankyu Senri Line is a railway line of Hankyu Railway. It was completed on March 1, 1967. There are through trains to and from the Kyoto Line and the Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line.-Stations:-Abandoned stations:...	-	1969	-	13.6/8.5	11Including Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme Station Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome Station is located in Tenjimbashi Rokuchome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. Nicknamed, "Ten-roku", it is located on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line, the Sakaisuji Line and the Hankyu Railway Senri Line ....
	Via trackage rights	Hankyu Kyoto Line	-	1969Between Awaji Station Awaji Station is a station located in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:Awaji Station is an intersection of the two Hankyu Railway lines:Hankyu Senri LineHankyu Kyoto Line... and Kawaramachi Station Kawaramachi Station (Kyoto) is the terminal station of the Hankyu Kyoto Line of Hankyu Railway in Kyoto, Japan. The Kawaramachi and Shijo streets cross over the underground station. Gion-Shijo Station on the Keihan Railway Keihan Line is located beyond the Kamo River....	-	41.1/25.5	22Including Awaji Station Awaji Station is a station located in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:Awaji Station is an intersection of the two Hankyu Railway lines:Hankyu Senri LineHankyu Kyoto Line...
	Line 6	Sakaisuji Line	K	1969	1993	8.5/5.3	10
	Line 7	Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line	N	1990	1997	15.0/9.3	16
	Line 8	Imazatosuji Line	I	2006	-	11.9/7.4	11
Automated people mover People mover A people mover or automated people mover is a fully automated, grade-separated mass transit system.The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks, but is sometimes applied to considerably more complex automated...
	-	Nankō Port Town Line	P	1997Owned by Osaka Port Transport System between Cosmosquare Station Cosmosquare Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line and Nankō Port Town Line in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. This station serves as the starting terminus of both lines... and Trade Center-mae Station Trade Center-mae Station is a train station on the Nankō Port Town Line in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station services Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building, the third tallest building in Japan.-History:...	-	0.7/0.4	2Including Trade Center-mae Station Trade Center-mae Station is a train station on the Nankō Port Town Line in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station services Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building, the third tallest building in Japan.-History:...
	-	Nankō Port Town Line	P	1981Between Trade Center-mae Station Trade Center-mae Station is a train station on the Nankō Port Town Line in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station services Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building, the third tallest building in Japan.-History:... and Suminoekoen Station Suminoekoen Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line and the Nankō Port Town Line in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station acts as the end terminus of both lines.-Lines:Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau...	2005	7.2/4.5	9

Fares

Osaka Municipal Subway charges fares of between 200 yen and 360 yen for single rides for adult passengers based on distance traveled. Some discount fares exist.

section	Rates (yen)
Section 1 (1–3 km)	adults: 200 yen children: 100 yen
Section 2 (4–7 km)	adults: 230 yen children: 120 yen
Section 3 (8–13 km)	adults: 270 yen children: 140 yen
Section 4 (14–19 km)	adults: 310 yen children: 160 yen
Section 5 (20–25 km)	adults: 360 yen children: 180 yen

External links

http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.jp/foreign/english/index.html - Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.jp/foreign/english/subway/img/map.pdf - Osaka Municipal Subway route map (a PDF reader is required)