Chūō Line (Osaka)
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 Chūō Line
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| 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 |
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| Line length | 17.9 km (11.1 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 750 V DC, third rail |
| Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
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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.
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[edit] Stations
| No. | Station | Location |
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| 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 |
[edit] Rolling stock
[edit] Current
[edit] Osaka Municipal Subway
- 20 series (from 1984)
- 24 series (from 1991) (in green Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau and blue Osaka Port Transport System (OTS) liveries)
[edit] Kintetsu
- 7000 series (from 1986)
- 7020 series (from 2004)
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.
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24 series (in green livery)
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Kintetsu 7000/7020 series
[edit] Former
- 800 series (1961-1978)
- 900 series (1964-1978)
- 30 series (1967-1995)
- 50 series (1969-1991)
[edit] History
- December 11, 1961 - Ōsakakō - Bentenchō (opening), as Osaka Subway Line 4
- October 31, 1964 - Bentenchō - Hommachi temporary station (opening)
- September 30, 1967 - Tanimachi Yonchōme - Morinomiya (opening)
- July 29, 1968 - Morinomiya - Fukaebashi (opening)
- July 1, 1969 - The present Hommachi Station opened.
- December 26, 1969 - Named "Chūō Line", Hommachi - Tanimachi Yonchōme (opening)
- April 5, 1985 - Fukaebashi - Nagata (opening)
- October 1, 1986 - The Kintetsu Higashi-Osaka Line opened, with through operation to Ōsakakō.
- December 18, 1997 - Ōsakakō - Cosmosquare, as OTS Technoport Line with through operation.
- July 1, 2005 - The OTS Technoport Line became part of the Chūō Line.
- March 27, 2006 - Kintetsu extended its Higasi-Osaka Line to Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka, renamed the Keihanna Line.
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