Osaka Municipal Subway (大阪市営地下鉄, Ōsaka-shiei chikatetsu?) is the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka (Kansai region), having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations (2007) in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily (see Transport in Keihanshin) of which the Osaka subway accounts for 2.29 million. It is operated by Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. Its first service, the Midōsuji Line from Umeda to Shinsaibashi, opened in 1933.
Unlike other rapid transits in Japan, Osaka Municipal Subway uses third rail system (except for Sakaisuji Line, Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and Imazatosuji Line which use overhead catenary).
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