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The Midosuji Line (御堂筋線) is the oldest and most traveled line of the Osaka Municipal Subway system. The section between Umeda and Shinsaibashi opened in 1933, and the line was gradually expanded over the next few decades, reaching its current length in 1987. Umeda Station (æ¢…ç”°é§… Umeda-eki) is located in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. ... Shinsaibashi Station(å¿ƒæ–Žæ©‹é§… Shinsaibashi-eki) is a train station of the Osaka Municipal Subway located at Shinsaibashi in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The section between Senri-Chuo and Esaka is operated by Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway, but is seamless with the rest of the line. Senri-Chuo Station(千里中央駅 Senri-Chūō-eki) is a train station on the Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway(direct to the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line) and Osaka Monorail located in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. ... The Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (åŒ—å¤§é˜ªæ€¥è¡Œé›»é‰„, Kita Osaka Kyuko Dentetsu) is an extension of the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line. ...

Openings

May 20, 1933 - Umeda (temporary station) - Shinsaibashi
October 6, 1935 - Umeda Station (real station) opened.
October 30, 1935 - Shinsaibashi - Namba
April 21, 1938 - Namba - Tennoji
Construction stopped during World War II.
December 20, 1951 - Tennoji - Showacho
October 5, 1952 - Showacho - Nishitanabe
July 1, 1960 - Nishitanabe - Abiko
September 1, 1964 - Umeda - Shin-Osaka
February 24, 1970 - Shin-Osaka - Esaka (Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (Kitakyu) opened on the same day.)
April 18, 1987 - Abiko - Nakamozu

20 May is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... 1935(MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (åŒ—å¤§é˜ªæ€¥è¡Œé›»é‰„, Kita Osaka Kyuko Dentetsu) is an extension of the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Stations

Station number	Station name	Connecting Lines	Location
Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway
M08	Senri-Chuo Station	Osaka Monorail	Toyonaka
M09	Momoyama-dai Station		Suita
M10	Ryokuchi-koen Station		Toyonaka
Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line
M11	Esaka Station		Suita
M12	Higashi-Mikuni Station		Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
M13	Shin-Osaka Station	Central Japan Railway: Tokaido Shinkansen West Japan Railway: Sanyo Shinkansen and JR Kyoto Line(Tokaido Main Line)
M14	Nishinakajima-Minamigata Station	Hankyu Railway: Kyoto Line(Minamikata Station)
M15	Nakatsu Station		Kita-ku, Osaka
M16	Umeda Station	West Japan Railway:JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line, JR Takarazuka Line, and Osaka Loop Line(Osaka Station), JR Tozai Line(Kita-Shinchi Station) Hankyu Railway:Kobe Line, Takarazuka Line, Kyoto Line(Umeda Station) Hanshin Electric Railway: Main Line(Umeda Station) Senri-Chuo Station(千里中央駅 Senri-Chūō-eki) is a train station on the Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway(direct to the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line) and Osaka Monorail located in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. ... Osaka Monorail (å¤§é˜ªãƒ¢ãƒŽãƒ¬ãƒ¼ãƒ«, å¤§é˜ªé«˜é€Ÿé‰„é“æ ªå¼ä¼šç¤¾) is a monorail line in northern Osaka prefecture, Japan, noted in the Guinness book of Records as the longest line in the world. ... Toyonaka (è±Šä¸å¸‚; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ... Tower of the Sun in Expo 70 Memorial Park JR Suita Station Suita (å¹ç”°å¸‚; -shi) is a city located in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... Yodogawa-ku (æ·€å·åŒº) is one of 24 wards that make up the city of Osaka, Japan. ... Osaka Castle (ÅŒsaka-jÅ) Location in Japan Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan) Osaka railway station Azumanga Daioh. ... Shin-Osaka Station (æ–°å¤§é˜ªé§…), or New Osaka Station, is a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... Tokaido Shinkansen route TÅkaidÅ Shinkansen (æ±æµ·é“æ–°å¹¹ç·š) is the original Shinkansen line that opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka. ... Sanyō Shinkansen (山陽新幹線; Sanyō Shinkansen) is a line of Shinkansen high speed rail, connecting Shin-Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, and it is operated by West Japan Railway Company. ... Tokaido Main Line The Tōkaidō Main Line (東海道本線 Tōkaidō-honsen) is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR), connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. ... Tokaido Main Line The TÅkaidÅ Main Line (æ±æµ·é“æœ¬ç·š TÅkaidÅ-honsen) is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR), connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. ... The HankyÅ« KyÅto Line (é˜ªæ€¥äº¬éƒ½ç·š; HankyÅ« KyÅto sen) is run by Hankyu Railway and links Osaka and Kyoto. ... Nakatsu Station ä¸æ´¥é§… Midsosuji Subway station south of the Yodogawa River in Osaka. ... Kita (åŒ—åŒº; -ku) is a ward of the city of Osaka in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... Umeda Station (æ¢…ç”°é§… Umeda-eki) is located in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. ... The JR KÅbe Line (JRç¥žæˆ¸ç·š, JR KÅbe sen) is an alias of a part of Tokaido and Sanyo Main Lines. ... The Fukuchiyama Line (ç¦çŸ¥å±±ç·š) is a railway line of West Japan Railway (JR-West) between Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Japan. ... The ÅŒsaka Loop Line (å¤§é˜ªç’°çŠ¶ç·š ÅŒsaka-kanjÅsen) is a railway line in Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company. ... ÅŒsaka Station (å¤§é˜ªé§… ÅŒsaka eki) is a JR station located in the Umeda district of Osaka, Japan. ... The KÅbe Line (é˜ªæ€¥ç¥žæˆ¸ç·š, HankyÅ« KÅbe sen) is run by Hankyu Railway and links Osaka and Kobe. ... The HankyÅ« Takarazuka Line (é˜ªæ€¥å®å¡šç·š HankyÅ« Takarazuka sen) is run by Hankyu Railway and links Osaka, Takarazuka, and the suburbs between them. ... The HankyÅ« KyÅto Line (é˜ªæ€¥äº¬éƒ½ç·š; HankyÅ« KyÅto sen) is run by Hankyu Railway and links Osaka and Kyoto. ... Umeda Station (æ¢…ç”°é§… Umeda-eki) is located in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. ... The Main Line (é˜ªç¥žæœ¬ç·š, Hanshin Honsen) is a railway line of the Hanshin Electric Railway. ... Umeda Station (æ¢…ç”°é§… Umeda-eki) is located in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. ... Osaka Municipal Subway: Tanimachi Line(Higashi-Umeda Station)(T20) and Yotsubashi Line(Nishi-Umeda Station)(Y11)	Kita-ku, Osaka
M17	Yodoyabashi Station	Keihan Electric Railway: Keihan Main Line	Chuo-ku, Osaka
M18	Hommachi Station	Osaka Municipal Subway: Chuo Line(C16) and Yotsubashi Line(Y13)
M19	Shinsaibashi Station	Osaka Municipal Subway:Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line(N15) and Yotsubashi Line(Yotsubashi Station)(Y14)
M20	Namba Station	Osaka Municipal Subway: Sennichimae Line(S16) and Yotsubashi Line(Y15) Nankai Electric Railway: Nankai Line and Koya Line Kintetsu: Namba Line(Kintetsu Namba Station) The Tanimachi Line(è°·ç”ºç·š, -sen) is a subway line of the Osaka Municipal Subway system in Japan. ... Higashi-Umeda Station(東梅田駅 Higashi-Umeda-eki), station number T20, is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... The Yotsubashi Line(å››ã¤æ©‹ç·š) is a subway line of the Osaka Municipal Subway system in Japan. ... Nishi-Umeda Station (è¥¿æ¢…ç”°é§…, Nishi-Umeda-eki), station number Y11, is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... Yodoyabashi Station (æ·€å±‹æ©‹é§…, -eki) is a train station of the Keihan Main Line and Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line. ... The Keihan Main Line (äº¬é˜ªæœ¬ç·š, -honsen) is a railway line of Keihan Electric Railway. ... Osaka Castle Chuo (ä¸å¤®åŒº; -ku) is a ward in Osaka, Japan. ... Hommachi Station(æœ¬ç”ºé§…, -eki) is a train station of the Osaka Municipal Subway located in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... Chuo line The Chuo Line (å¤§é˜ªå¸‚å–¶åœ°ä¸‹é‰„ä¸å¤®ç·š, Osaka-shiei-chikatetsu Chuo-sen) is a subway line of the Osaka Municipal Subway system in Japan. ... Shinsaibashi Station(å¿ƒæ–Žæ©‹é§… Shinsaibashi-eki) is a train station of the Osaka Municipal Subway located at Shinsaibashi in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi line The Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line(é•·å €é¶´è¦‹ç·‘åœ°ç·š, -sen) is a subway line of the Osaka Municipal Subway system in Japan. ... Yotsubashi Station(å››ãƒ„æ©‹é§… -eki), station number Y14, is a train station of the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line located in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... Nanba Parks Nankai Nanba Station&Takashimaya Nanba Department Store Namba Station (é›£æ³¢é§…, ãªã‚“ã°é§…, Namba-eki) is a train station in the Namba district of Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... The Sennichimae Line(åƒæ—¥å‰ç·š, -sen) is a subway line of the Osaka Municipal Subway system in Japan. ... The Namba Line (難波線) is a railway line of the Kintetsu Corporation in Osaka opened in 1970, and the extending line of the Kintetsu Nara Line. ... Kintetsu Namba Station Kintetsu Namba Station (è¿‘é‰„é›£æ³¢é§…, Kintetsu-Namba-eki) is the terminal of the Kintetsu Namba Line in the Namba district of Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... West Japan Railway: Kansai Line(Yamatoji Line)(JR Namba Station)
M21	Daikokucho Station	Osaka Municipal Subway: Yotsubashi Line(Y16)	Naniwa-ku, Osaka
M22	Dobutsuen-mae Station	Osaka Municipal Subway: Sakaisuji Line(K19) West Japan Railway:Osaka Loop Line and Kansai Line(Yamatoji Line)(Shin-Imamiya Station) Nankai Electric Railway: Nankai Line and Koya Line(Shin-Imamiya Station) Kansai Main Line(関西本線, かんさいほんせん, Kansai-honsen) is a route of Central Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company which connects the Nagoya Station in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and the JR Namba Station in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. ... Categories: Rail stubs \| Railway lines of Japan ... JR Nanba Station&OCAT JR Namba Station (JRé›£æ³¢é§… JR-Namba-eki) is a train station in Namba, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Namba Station and Kintetsu Namba Station. ... Daikokucho Station(å¤§å›½ç”ºé§…, DaikokuchÅ-eki) is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... Naniwa (æµªé€ŸåŒº; -ku) is a ward of the city of Osaka in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... Dobutsuen-mae Station(å‹•ç‰©åœ’å‰é§…, -eki) is a train station of the Osaka Municipal Subway in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... The Sakaisuji Line (å ºç‹ç·š, -sen) is a subway line of Osaka Municipal Subway system in Japan. ... Shin-Imamiya Station (新今宮駅, -eki) is a train station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) and Nankai Electric Railway, and Minamikasumicho Station (南霞町駅, -eki) is a stop of Hankai Tramway Hankai Line. ... Hankai Tramway: Hankai Line(Minamikasumicho Station)	Nishinari-ku, Osaka
M23	Tennoji Station	Osaka Municipal Subway: Tanimachi Line(T27) West Japan Railway: Osaka Loop Line, Kansai Line (Yamatoji Line), and Hanwa Line Kintetsu: Minami-Osaka Line(Osaka Abenobashi Station) Shin-Imamiya Station (æ–°ä»Šå®®é§…, -eki) is a train station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) and Nankai Electric Railway, and Minamikasumicho Station (å—éœžç”ºé§…, -eki) is a stop of Hankai Tramway Hankai Line. ... Nishinai (è¥¿æˆåŒº, -ku) is often regarded as Osakas inner-city slum, with its high-density low-income housing, large transient and immigrant population and sometimes unsanitary conditions. ... Tennoji Station1 Tennoji Station2 Tennoji Station(å¤©çŽ‹å¯ºé§…, TennÅji-eki) is a train station on the JR-West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line, and Tanimachi Line in Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan, and Tennoji-eki-mae Station(å¤©çŽ‹å¯ºé§…å‰é§…, TennÅji-eki-mae-eki... Hanwa Line(JNR 205) The Hanwa Line (阪和線) is a railway line that runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan. ... The Minami-Osaka Line (è¿‘é‰„å—å¤§é˜ªç·š, -sen) is a railway line of the Kintetsu Corporation connecting Japanese cities of Osaka, Matsubara, Fujiidera, Habikino, Yamato-Takada, and Kashihara. ... Osaka Abenobashi Station (å¤§é˜ªé˜¿éƒ¨é‡Žæ©‹é§…, -eki) is a train station on the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line located in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... Hankai Tramway: Uemachi Line(Tennoji-eki-mae Station)	Abeno-ku, Osaka
M24	Showacho Station
M25	Nishitanabe Station
M26	Nagai Station	West Japan Railway: Hanwa Line	Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
M27	Abiko Station		Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
M28	Kita-Hanada Station		Sakai
M29	Shin-Kanaoka Station
M30	Nakamozu Station	Nankai Electric Railway: Koya Line Osaka Prefectual Urban Development: Semboku Rapid Railway

The Uemachi Line (阪堺電気軌道上町線, Hankai Denki Kido Uemachi-sen) is a tramway line of the Hankai Tramway. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Osaka | Railway Stations of Japan ... Abeno-ku is a ward of Osaka City. ... Showacho Station (æ˜å’Œç”ºé§…; Showacho eki), station number M24, is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka south east of Tennoji. ... Nagai Station (é•·å±…é§…; Nagai eki) The name of two stations situated on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line (M26) and JR-West Hanwa Line in Osaka. ... Abiko Station (æˆ‘å«åé§…, ã‚ã³ã“é§…, Abiko eki), station number M27, is a train station located toward the southern end of the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line, as well as Abikocho Station on the JR Hanwa Line in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... Sakai (å ºå¸‚; -shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... Shinkanaoka Station (æ–°é‡‘å²¡é§…, Shinkanaoka-eki), station number M29, is the second to last stop of the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line. ... There are two stations with the name, Nakamozu Station (中百舌鳥駅, なかもず駅, Nakamozu eki) in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ...

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Distance: 24.5 km (not including Kitakyu); 30.4 km (including Kitakyu)
Gauge: 1.435 m
Voltage: DC 750V, provided by third rail
Line color: red (one of the most important lines in Osaka)
Line symbol: M

Category: Osaka Municipal Subway Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two rails of a railroad. ... Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro stop in the Washington, D.C. area, electrified to 750 volts. ...

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