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Osaka Municipal Subway New 20 series

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In service
  
1990–present

Constructed
  
1990–1998

Number built
  
572 vehicles

Replaced
  
30 series

Refurbishment
  
2011–


Manufacturer
  
Alna Kōki, Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation

The Osaka Municipal Subway New 20 series (大阪市交通局新20系) is a rapid transit electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Osaka Municipal Subway in Japan since 1990.

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Variants

  •      21 series: 10-car sets used on the Midōsuji Line and the Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Namboku Line
  •      22 series: 6-car sets used on the Tanimachi Line
  •      23 series: 6-car sets used on the Yotsubashi Line
  •      24 series: 6-car sets used on the Chūō Line and the Kintetsu Keihanna Line
  •      25 series: 4-car sets used on the Sennichimae Line
  •      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 Osaka Port Transport System (OTS), transferred to Tanimachi Line in 2006 and rechristened as 22-50 series

    • Formation

    Trains are formed as follows.

    21 series

    Car 6 is designated as a women-only car.

    References

    Osaka Municipal Subway New 20 series Wikipedia
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