Chūō Line (Osaka)


     Chūō Line

Chūō Line 20 series EMU
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Osaka Municipal Subway
Locale Osaka and Higashiosaka
Termini Cosmosquare
Nagata
Stations 14
Line number 4
Operation
Owner Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (Osakako — Nagata)
Osaka Port Transport System Co., Ltd. (Cosmosquare — Osakako)
Operator(s) Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
Technical
Line length 17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification 750 V DC, third rail
Operating speed 70 km/h (43 mph)

The Chūō Line (大阪市営地下鉄中央線 Ōsaka-shiei-chikatetsu Chūō-sen?) is a rapid transit system in Osaka, Japan, operated by the Osaka Municipal Subway. The line runs east-westerly under Chūō Avenue (中央大通 Chūō Ōdōri?).

Together with the through operation to the Kintetsu Keihanna Line, the two lines have a unified nickname "Yumehanna" (ゆめはんな?).

On July 1, 2005, Osaka City bought the Technoport Line (テクノポート線?) from Cosmosquare to Osakakō of its subsidiary Osaka Port Transport System Co., Ltd. (大阪港トランスポートシステム?), reducing fare to increase traffic. The section became a part of the Chūō Line, however is still owned by OTS.

Contents

Stations

No. Station Location
C10 Cosmosquare Suminoe-ku, Osaka
C11 Ōsakakō Minato-ku, Osaka
C12 Asashiobashi
C13 Bentenchō
C14 Kujō Nishi-ku, Osaka
C15 Awaza
C16 Hommachi Chūō-ku, Osaka
C17 Sakaisuji-Hommachi
C18 Tanimachi Yonchōme
C19 Morinomiya
C20 Midoribashi Higashinari-ku, Osaka
C21 Fukaebashi
C22 Takaida Higashiosaka
C23 Nagata

Rolling stock

Current

Osaka Municipal Subway

Kintetsu

The Osaka Municipal Subway trains are based at the Morinomiya depot and workshop, while the Kintetsu trains are based at Higashi-Hanazono and Tomigaoka Depots.

Former

History