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Kitakyu Type 8000 train, one of several types operated on the Midosuji Line The Midosuji Line (大阪市営地下鉄御堂筋線, Ōsaka-shiei-chikatetsu-Midōsuji-sen ) is the oldest and most traveled line of the Osaka Municipal Subway
The section between Senri-Chuo and Esaka is operated by Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway , but is seamless with the rest of the line.
The Midosuji Line offers access to Dotonbori , one of Osaka's main tourist attractions .
Openings
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.
May 20 , 1933 - Umeda (temporary station) - ShinsaibashiOctober 6 , 1935 - Umeda Station (real station) opened.October 30 , 1935 - Shinsaibashi - NambaApril 21 , 1938 - Namba - TennojiConstruction stopped during World War II .
December 20 , 1951 - Tennoji - ShowachoOctober 5 , 1952 - Showacho - NishitanabeJuly 1 , 1960 - Nishitanabe - AbikoSeptember 1 , 1964 - Umeda - Shin-OsakaFebruary 24 , 1970 - Shin-Osaka - Esaka (Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (Kitakyu) opened on the same day.)April 18 , 1987 - Abiko - Nakamozu
Stations
Station number
Station name
Connecting Lines
Location
Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Namboku Line
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: Tōkaidō Shinkansen West Japan Railway: Sanyō Shinkansen and JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line )
M14
Nishinakajima-Minamigata Station
Hankyu Railway: Kyoto Line (Minamikata Station )
M15
Nakatsu Station
Kita-ku, Osaka
M16
Umeda Station
Osaka Municipal Subway: ■ Tanimachi Line (Higashi-Umeda Station )(T20), ■ Yotsubashi Line (Nishi-Umeda Station )(Y11)West Japan Railway:JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line , JR Takarazuka Line , Osaka Loop Line (Osaka Station ), JR Tozai Line (Kita-Shinchi Station )Kobe Line , Takarazuka Line , Kyoto Line (Umeda Station )Main Line (Umeda Station )
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 Namba Line (Kintetsu Namba Station )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 )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 Minami-Osaka Line (Osaka Abenobashi Station )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
M28
Kita-Hanada Station
Kita-ku , Sakai
M29
Shin-Kanaoka Station
M30
Nakamozu Station
Nankai Electric Railway: Koya LineOsaka Prefectual Urban Development: Semboku Rapid Railway
Statistics
Distance: 24.5 km (not including Kitakyu); 30.4 km (including Kitakyu)
Gauge : 1.435 mVoltage: DC 750V, provided by third rail
Line color: red (one of the most important lines in Osaka)
Line symbol: M 
