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31-458: Kintetsu is the abbreviation of Kin ki nippon tetsu do ( 近畿日本鉄道 ) , or Kintetsu Railway , a Japanese railway corporation. It may also refer to: Kintetsu Railway On September 16, 1910, Nara Tramway Co., Ltd. ( 奈良軌道株式会社 , Nara Kidō ) was founded and renamed Osaka Electric Tramway Co., Ltd. ( 大阪電気軌道株式会社 , Ōsaka Denki Kidō , Daiki (大軌)) a month after. Osaka Electric Tramway completed Ikoma Tunnel and started operating

62-512: A connection to the subway network's roots. When it was run by the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau , the subway used a logo known as the “Circle-Ko” ( マルコ , Maru-Ko ) symbol, which is a katakana “ko” ( コ ) for “Urban rail transit” ( 高速鉄道 , kōsoku tetsudō ) superimposed over a circular capital “O” for “Osaka” (see infobox, above). This remained on many older trainsets and at stations, until it

93-587: A full-fledged metro system. The network's first service, the Midōsuji Line from Umeda to Shinsaibashi , opened in 1933. As a north–south trunk route , it is the oldest and busiest line in the whole network. Both it and the main east–west route, the Chūō Line , were later extended to the north and east, respectively. These extensions are owned by other railway companies, but both Osaka Metro and these private operators run their own set of trains through between

124-683: A line between Osaka and Nara (present-day Nara Line ) on April 30, 1914. The modern Kashihara, Osaka, and Shigi lines were completed in the 1920s, followed by the Kyoto Line (a cooperative venture with Keihan Electric Railway ). Daiki founded Sangu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ( 参宮急行電鉄株式会社 , Sangū Kyūkō Dentetsu , Sankyū (参急)) in 1927, which consolidated Ise Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ( 伊勢電気鉄道株式会社 , Ise Denki Tetsudō , Iseden (伊勢電)) on September 15, 1936. In 1938, Daiki teamed up with its subsidiary Kansai Express Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ( 関西急行電鉄株式会社 , Kansai Kyūkō Dentetsu ) to operate

155-512: A public-facing name (e.g. “Midōsuji Line” for Rapid Electric Tramway Line No. 1) and a specific color, as well as a single Latin letter, which is paired with a different number at each station for easy identification (see below). Icons for each line (featured in station wayfinding signage) are represented by a solid roundel in the line color, superimposed with the line's letter-designation in the Parisine typeface. An older branding (also used on

186-469: A seat pitch of 1,300 mm (51 in). The intermediate "Regular" cars will have 2+2 abreast seating and a seat pitch of 1,160 mm (46 in). Seating in both types of accommodation will consist of fixed-back shell seats. In May 2022 Kintetsu announced that new commuter trainsets, classified as 8A would be in service for October 2024. Kintetsu accepts ICOCA , PiTaPa , and other compatible nation-wide IC cards throughout their network except on

217-707: A white-on-dark-blue icon placed at ground-level entrances, depicting an "M" (for "Metro") based on a coiled ribbon, which would form an "O" (for "Osaka") when viewed from the side (this symbol is officially called the "moving M"), with the "Osaka Metro" wordmark set in the Gotham typeface. "Osaka Metro" (in Latin characters) is the official branding in Japanese, and is always represented as such in official media. (News outlets have been seen to use 大阪メトロ, presumably to better flow with article text.) Individual lines are represented by

248-544: Is heard in bilingual Japanese-English automated next-station announcements on board all trains, which also provide information on local businesses near the station. Only Hankyu stations served by the Sakaisuji Line do not follow this convention. The network is operated by a municipally owned stock company trading as the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. The Osaka Metro Co. is the direct legal successor to

279-612: Is that it would bring private investors to Osaka and could help revive Osaka's economy. The Osaka Metro Co. was incorporated on June 1, 2017, and took over operations on April 1, 2018. The Osaka Metro Co. also operates all city buses in Osaka, through its majority-owned subsidiary, the Osaka City Bus Corporation  [ ja ] . Osaka Metro stations are denoted by the Osaka Metro Co.'s corporate logo,

310-669: Is the owner and operator of the lines. All lines operate with 1,500 V DC overhead catenary except for the Keihanna Line, which operates on 750 V DC third rail. Following line belongs to Kintetsu's Type II Railway Business ( 第二種鉄道事業 , Dai-nishu tetsudō jigyō ) under the Railway Business Act. This means that Kintetsu operates trains on the line, but the owner of the railway trackage is a separate company. Following lines belong to Kintetsu's Type III Railway Business ( 第三種鉄道事業 , Dai-sanshu tetsudō jigyō ) under

341-409: The Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau met about creating the extensions of the later five of the six lines listed below, and have stated considering the current cost of the new extensions (and the possibly of privatization at the time), the government has also considered using light rail transit or bus rapid transit instead. Osaka Metro is now experimenting with bus rapid transit on the route of

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372-641: The Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau , which operated the subway as the Osaka Municipal Subway ; under the Bureau's management, the subway was the oldest publicly operated subway network in Japan, having begun operations in 1933. A proposal to corporatize the Osaka subway was sent to the city government in February 2013 and was given final approval in 2017. The rationale behind corporatization

403-676: 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 . Osaka Metro forms an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka (part of the Kansai region), having 123 out of the 1,108 rail stations (2007) in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010,

434-536: The national rail network (which is the case with the Midōsuji and Chūō Lines). As such, it is not compatible with the rest of the lines. Nearly all stations have a letter number combination , the letter identifying the line served by the station and the number indicating the relative location of the station on the line. For example, Higobashi Station on the Yotsubashi Line is also known as Y12. This combination

465-523: The Ikoma cable car and Katsuragi ropeway. Various discount tickets are also available from their website or ticket machines, with varying valid areas and usage periods. Surutto Kansai passes can be used in the Keihanshin area, west of Aoyamachō and north of Tsubosakayama stations. Osaka Metro [REDACTED] The Osaka Metro ( 大阪メトロ , Ōsaka Metoro ) is a major rapid transit system in

496-630: The Imazatosuji Line extension, with “Imazato Liner” service between Imazato and Yuzato-Rokuchōme slated to begin in April 2019. With Osaka being the host of Expo 2025 , there are also plans to extend the Chuo Line northwest onto Yumeshima (the event's planned site), with a terminus on Sakura-jima north of Universal Studios Japan . Provisions were put in place for such an extension when the existing road tunnel between Cosmosquare and Yumeshima

527-829: The Railway Business Act. This means that Kintetsu is the owner of the railway facility, but the trains are operated by separate companies. Until September 30, 2007, those lines were part of the Category 1 railway business. Kintetsu trains also run on the Osaka Metro Chūō Line (all Keihanna Line trains), the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line , and the Hanshin Railway Hanshin Namba Line , but such lines are not Kintetsu lines. To separate both former Kankyū lines and Nankai Railway lines, on June 1, 1947,

558-469: The Sakaisuji Line, to accommodate through services on Hankyu trackage; and the linear-motor Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi and Imazatosuji Lines. Also unusually, all lines use standard gauge ; there are no narrow gauge sections of track due to the network being almost entirely self-enclosed (although Kyoto and Kobe also have entirely standard gauge metros with through services to private railways). Osaka Metro charges five types of fares for single rides, based on

589-783: The Sennichimae Line, the Midosuji Line, and the Sakaisuji Line. Also, unlike most other rapid transit networks in Japan (but like the preceding Tokyo Metro Ginza Line [the only rapid transit line in Asia at the time], and the subsequent Marunouchi line , the early lines in Nagoya and the Blue line in Yokohama), most Osaka subway lines use a third rail electrification system for trains. Only three lines use overhead catenary :

620-545: The distance traveled in each journey. Some discount fares exist. On April 8, 1970, a gas explosion occurred during an expansion of the Tanimachi Line at Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme Station , killing 79 people and injuring 420. The gas leaked out from a detached joint and filled the tunnel and exploded when a service vehicle's engine sparked over leaking gas, creating a fire column over 10 metres (33 ft) tall that burned around 30 buildings and damaged or destroyed

651-593: The first private railway service from Osaka to Nagoya. Another subsidiary Sankyū bought Kansai Express Electric Railway on January 1, 1940 and continued the service on its own. Then, Sankyū consolidated Yoro Railway Co., Ltd. ( 養老鉄道株式会社 , Yōrō Tetsudō , not the present Yoro Railway Co., Ltd.) on August 1. Daiki consolidated its largest subsidiary Sankyū on March 15, 1941 and was renamed Kansai Express Railway Co., Ltd. ( 関西急行鉄道 , Kansai Kyūko Tetsudō , Kankyū (関急)) . Kankyū consolidated Osaka Railway Co., Ltd. ( 大阪鉄道株式会社 , Ōsaka Tetsudō , Daitetsu (大鉄), owner of

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682-690: The following lines were transferred to Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd. that was renamed from Kōyasan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. As of 1 April 2017 , Kintetsu operates a fleet of 1,905 electric multiple unit (EMU) vehicles, the second largest fleet for a private railway operator in Japan after Tokyo Metro (2,766 vehicles). The newest Hinotori 80000 series EMU trainsets entered revenue service on limited express services between Osaka Namba and Kintetsu Nagoya in spring 2020. Eight six-car sets and three eight-car sets, 72 vehicles in total, will enter service by 2021. The end cars in each set will be designated "High Grade cars" with 1+2 abreast seating and

713-491: The greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily (see Transport in Keihanshin ) of which the Osaka Municipal Subway (as it was then known) accounted for 2.29 million. Osaka Metro is the only subway system in Japan to be partially legally classified as a tram system, whereas all other subway systems in Japan are legally classified as railways . Despite this, it has characteristics typical of

744-420: The original tram network run by the city until 1969) is the "Mio-Den" mark, which depicts an old-fashioned depth-marker, [REDACTED] ( 澪標 , mio-tsukushi ) , the logo for Osaka City, over the kanji for electricity ( 電 , den ) , short for “electric train” ( 電車 , densha ) . This mark is still present on newer trainsets and staff uniforms as Osaka Metro retained it as its monsho , as well as

775-494: The present Minami Osaka Line ) on February 1, 1943 and moved its headquarters from Uehommachi to Osaka Abenobashi. Kankyū was renamed Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. ( 近畿日本鉄道株式会社 , Kinki Nippon Tetsudō , Kinki Nippon (近畿日本) or Kin-nichi (近日)) after it consolidated Nankai Railway in June 1944: it maintained the name when Nankai regained its independence in 1947. After World War II , Kintetsu branched out and became one of

806-418: The same day Kintetsu Corporation was split, it was renamed as Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. as a holding company, while Kintetsu Split Preparatory Company, Ltd. was renamed as Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. Following lines belong to Kintetsu's Type I Railway Business ( 第一種鉄道事業 , Dai-isshu tetsudō jigyō ) and Cableway ( 索道 , sakudō ) Business under the Railway Business Act. This means that Kintetsu

837-543: The two sections . All but one of the remaining lines of the network, including the Yotsubashi Line , Tanimachi Line , and Sennichimae Line , are completely independent lines with no through services. The lone exception is the Sakaisuji Line , which operates through trains to existing Hankyu Railway lines and is the only line to operate through services to existing railway lines that are not isolated from

868-825: The world's largest travel agencies, Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd., opening offices in the United States of America (Kintetsu International Express, Inc.) and other countries. The first charged limited express train service started between Uehommachi and Nagoya in 1947, and this is the start of the present Kintetsu limited express trains. The rail network was mostly completed by consolidating Nara Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ( 奈良電気鉄道株式会社 , Naraden (奈良電)) , Shigi-Ikoma Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ( 信貴生駒電鉄株式会社 ) , Mie Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ( 三重電気鉄道株式会社 , Mieden (三重電)) and other companies. Kintetsu moved its headquarters again from Osaka Abenobashi to Osaka Uehommachi on December 5, 1969. On June 28, 2003, Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd.

899-756: Was built, but the current state of the artificial island (with only industrial facilities and a single convenience store for the workers) meant it would have been unlikely to proceed had Osaka not won the bid. Osaka Municipal Subway rolling stock use two types of propulsion systems . The vast majority of lines use trains with conventional electric motors , but the two newest lines, the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and Imazatosuji Line , use linear motor -powered trains, which allow them to use smaller trains and tunnels, reducing construction costs. These two lines have half-height automatic platform gates installed at all station platforms, as does

930-477: Was completely replaced by the Osaka Metro logo by 2020. Currently, there are eight lines, operating on 129.9 kilometers (80.7 mi) of track and serving 123 stations; there is also a 7.9-kilometer (4.9 mi)-long, 10-station automated people mover line known as the "New Tram". Length In addition, there are five line extensions and one entirely new line that are planned. However, on August 28, 2014,

961-413: Was renamed Kintetsu Corporation. The corporation was split on April 1, 2015. Its railway business division was succeeded by Kintetsu Split Preparatory Company, Ltd. (founded on April 30, 2014), while its real estate business division by Kintetsu Real Estate Co., Ltd., its hotel business division by Kintetsu Hotel Systems, Inc., and its retail business by Kintetsu Retail Service Corporation, respectively. On

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