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8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Osaka-Metro Series20-2906: MaedaAkihiko· CC0
- 2. Front of Osaka Metro 20 series: Calvinkulit· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Osaka Metro 20 Series 2902F on 3rd May 2018: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Osaka Metro 20 series Morinomiya Station 2019-11-18 (50100159663): Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Osaka Subway 20 series 2933 at Morinomiya Station: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Osaka Subway 20 Series 2934F: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Osaka Subway 20 series 2936: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Osaka Subway 20 series 2939 Ikoma Station 2013-12-15: eitarov· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Osaka Municipal Subway 20 series (大阪市交通局20系) was a rapid transit electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Osaka Municipal Subway (now Osaka Metro) in Japan between 1984 and 2024.
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 42 years ago, in 1984.
- Served for 40 years (1984–2024).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1984
- in service from
- 1984
- retired
- 2024
- status
- retired
- number built
- 96
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi Rail, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Japan Transport Engineering Company
- operators
- Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
- top speed
- 95 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 750 V DC
- formation
- 6 cars per trainset
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q130249454, Wikipedia: Osaka Municipal Subway 20 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.