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what is it?
The 3000 series (3000系) is a type of monorail train manufactured by Hitachi Rail operated on the Osaka Monorail since 2018.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 8 years ago, in 2018.
- 1.3 MW is about 15 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 60.2 m long: about 13 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 400: 8 full city buses (~50 seats each).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 2018
- in service from
- 2018
- status
- in service
- number built
- 4
- kind
- metro
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi Rail, Hitachi
- operators
- Osaka Monorail
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- 1.3 MW
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
- formation
- 4-car sets (Mc1-M2-M1-Tc2)
- length
- 60.2 m
- weight
- 28.1 t
- capacity
- 400 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q65057308, Wikipedia: Osaka Monorail 3000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.