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Osaka Metro

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Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro
Phone:
+81 6-6582-1400

Address:
1 Chome-7 Higashinodamachi, Miyakojima Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 534-0024, Japan

Osaka Metro is the rapid transit network in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by Osaka Metro Co., 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 , having 123 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010, the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka Municipal Subway accounted for 2.29 million.Osaka Metro is the only subway system in Japan to be legally classified as a tramway, whereas all other subway systems in Japan are legally classified as railways. Despite this, it has characteristics typical of that of a full-fledged metro system.Until March 31, 2018, the network was operated by the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau as Osaka Municipal Subway, and was the oldest publicly-operated subway network in Japan, having begun operations in 1933. A proposal to privatize the Osaka subway was sent to the city government in February 2013 and was given final approval in 2017. The rationale behind privatization is that it would bring private investors to Osaka and could help revive Osaka's economy. The new private operator took over operations on April 1, 2018.
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