Osaka Monorail Saito Line (大阪モノレール彩都線, Ōsaka Monorēru Saito sen) is the monorail route of the Osaka Monorail which runs from Banpaku-Kinen-Koen in Suita, Osaka Prefecture to Saito-nishi Station. The line opened in two stages - on 1 October 1998, from Bampaku-kinen-koen Station to Handai-byoin-mae Station, and on 19 March 2007, to Saito-nishi Station, in Ibaraki, about a kilometer from the Osaka University of Foreign Studies in Minoh. The branch is 6.8 km (4.2 mi) long.[1]
| Osaka Monorail Saito Line | |
|---|---|
 Saito Line | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 国際文化公園都市線（彩都線） |
| Locale | Osaka |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 5 |
| Service | |
| Type | Monorail |
| Operator(s) | Osaka Monorail |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC |
An extension was planned north of Saito-nishi Station, but plans were dropped on 27 January 2017 due to a lack of profitability as the zoning around the proposed extension was switched from residential to industrial.[2][3]
Stations edit
| Station No. | Station | Japanese | Distance | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Banpaku-Kinen-Kōen | 万博記念公園 | 0.0 km (0 mi) | Osaka Monorail Main Line | Suita | Osaka Prefecture |
| 51 | Kōen-higashiguchi | 公園東口 | 1.1 km (0.68 mi) | |||
| 52 | Handai-byōin-mae | 阪大病院前 | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) | Ibaraki | ||
| 53 | Toyokawa | 豊川 | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) | |||
| 54 | Saito-nishi | 彩都西 | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) | |||
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Osaka Monorail Fare/Distance Table". Osaka Monorail Co Ltd. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
- ^ "大阪モノレール「彩都線」延伸を断念 採算取れず 大阪府" 大阪モノレール「彩都線」延伸を断念 採算取れず 大阪府 [Osaka Monorail "Saito line" abandoned due to unprofitability]. Sankei Shinbun (in Japanese). 27 January 2017.
- ^ "彩都線の延伸断念「採算見通し立たず」" [Abandonment of extension of Saito Line: "No profitability prospect"]. www.sankei.com (in Japanese). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2021.