The is a rapid transit

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(EMU) train type operated by

Osaka Municipal Subway The is a major rapid transit system in 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. O ...

in Japan since 1990.

Variants

The New 20 series was developed from the earlier 20 series trains introduced on the Chūō Line from 1984. * 21 series: 10-car sets used on the

Midōsuji Line The is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. Constructed under Midōsuji, a major north-south street, it is the oldest line in the Osaka subway system and the second oldest in Japan, following the Tokyo Metro Ginza L ...

and the

Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway is a railway operator in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its sole line, officially named the , operates as a through-service extension of the Midōsuji Line of the Osaka Metro. is a third-sector railway - 54% owned by Hankyu Corporation, a major ...

Namboku Line * 22 series: 6-car sets used on the

Tanimachi Line The is a rapid transit line of Osaka Metro, running from Dainichi Station in Moriguchi to Yaominami Station in Yao through Osaka. Despite chronologically being the system's fourth line, its official name is , while the Osaka Municipal Tran ...

* 23 series: 6-car sets used on the

Yotsubashi Line The is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. The line connects Umeda, Hommachi, Yotsubashi, Namba, Daikokuchō and Suminoe, and runs parallel to the Midōsuji Line from Daikokuchō to Nishi-Umeda. Despite b ...

* 24 series: 6-car sets used on the Chūō Line and the

Kintetsu Keihanna Line The is a railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway. There are through trains to the Chūō Line of Osaka Municipal Subway. The line name derives from a kanji acronym formed from , , and , but the name is written in hiragana. The line is the ...

* 25 series: 4-car sets used on the

Sennichimae Line is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the lines of Osaka Metro. It links the northwestern district of Fukushima-ku and the southeastern district of Ikuno-ku with the central commercial and entertainment district ...

* OTS series (OTS系): 6-car sets introduced in 1997 on the opening of the Cosmosquare to Osakakō segment of the Chūō Line and owned by , transferred to Tanimachi Line in 2006 and reclassified as 22-50 series File:Osaka Subway Series New 20 JPN.jpg, A 21 series set in February 2006 File:Osaka Subway Series New 20 002 JPN.jpg, A 22 series set in April 2006 File:Series23 igbt renew.jpg, A refurbished 23 series set in August 2012 File:Osaka Subway 24604 at Kujo Station.jpg, A refurbished 24 series set in April 2017 File:Osaka Subway 25 series 25613F 2014-02-15 (14025166359).jpg, A refurbished 25 series set in February 2014 File:Osaka Port Transport System OTS 20020726.jpg, An OTS series set in July 2002 File:Osaka Municipal Subway 21 series EMU 021.JPG, 21 series rooftop AC condenser unit

Formation

Trains are formed as follows.

21 series

Car 6 is designated as a

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(Weekday only).

22/23/24/OTS series

22 series car 3 is designated as a

(

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only).

25 series

References

{{Osaka Municipal Subway trainsets Electric multiple units of Japan New 20 series New 20 series Hitachi multiple units Kawasaki multiple units Train-related introductions in 1990 750 V DC multiple units Nippon Sharyo multiple units Kinki Sharyo multiple units Tokyu Car multiple units Alna Koki rolling stock