Evolution of the Osaka Metro 1933-2022 (geographic map)

[@MaxCheng95]

I like how you draw out the through services as well. It’s something iconic in Japanese railroads that can’t be missed

[@moraimon]

Unlike many other large metropolitan areas, Osaka and Tokyo metro lines mostly serve the cities' inner cores only. Their suburbs are served by private suburban railways and JR lines. That is why Osaka Metro and Tokyo Metro's line lengths are shorter than other metro systems.

[@kodama711]

The other reason is because most of the Japanese subway system are operated by the city or municipal themselves or these authorities got a shareholder in the operating company. So, it's quite difficult for them to operate outside of the city boundary. The Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway was also created because of this reason.

[@SigmaRho2922]

@@kodama711 it would make logical sense for Osaka Metro to acquire the Kitakyu and Keihanna lines to be integrated into the system since they are on third rail with no grade crossings.

[@ForeignBagel]

@@SigmaRho2922 The reason the Keihanna line exists is because Kintetsu didn't want to lose market share on its parallel Nara line

[@kagoshima_chuo]

なんで外国人なのにこんな日本の鉄道詳しいんだよ びっくりするわ

[@Conellossus]

I like the thin lines for thru services. It helps differentiate where the metro service ends and becomes commuter rail.

[@hughmungusbungusfungus4618]

Fun fact: the extension of the Midosuji line out to Shin-Osaka was a result of the development of the Shinkansen (bullet train) service between Tokyo and Osaka in 1964. They couldn't run the line through the downtown area because land prices were too high so they created a new station on the outskirts of the city, similar to Yokohama and Kobe. Interestingly, the city center did not move to the bullet train stop, but stayed where it was.

[@hartstukken]

They also couldn't build because of the unfavorable alignment. There were 4 proposals, Shin-Ōsaka was the most favourable one for both of our afforementioned reasons.

[@hughmungusbungusfungus4618]

@@hartstukken Unfavorable alignment. I know what you mean but it sounds like a reason your zones didn't build in Sim City 3000.

[@hartstukken]

@@hughmungusbungusfungus4618 they couldn't demolish kilometres of buildings in the right of way to reach Ōsaka station. Then again the curve was also too large to get out of the city on the Sanyō shinkansen

[@hughmungusbungusfungus4618]

@@hartstukken That sounds right. They're having similar problems with the Chuo Shinkansen now.

[@hartstukken]

@@hughmungusbungusfungus4618 well not quite, back then it was really just land acquisition and selection of the alignment. Now in Shizuoka prefecture the tunnel construction is halted under the Ōi river, due to a groundwatee eruption during construction. But the Ōi river is an important water resource for Shizuoka prefecture. JR Central and the prefecture can't settle an agreement on what to do so construction continues in the cities, but not in Shizuoka prefecture.

[@Ampelfreund]

Osaka Metro is my favorite Subway service. I ride the M-Line in working holiday year every day and nice memories. 2023 next expansion

[@giantnioinoba2023]

2:48 シナノバシ→信濃橋 3:10 天神橋杉六丁目→天神橋筋六丁目 3:38 南伊原木→南茨木 3:59 万博西門→万国博西口 4:18 4:34 宮古島→都島 4:34 5:21 森口→守口 5:29 永田→長田 5:49 アビコ→あびこ 6:47 堺杉線→堺筋線 誤字が多いのは、うp主氏が外国人(もし、日本人なら関西の人ではない)と理解した。 それはそうとして、変遷の流れがよく出来てるよね。

[@amemiyashouichirou9103]

おっと6:24の鶴見両口も鶴見緑地を忘れずに！

[@giantnioinoba2023]

@@amemiyashouichirou9103 あら、すみません💦

[@wriggle7033]

In past, Osaka City was refusing that private railways expand to Central Osaka. It was called the "Municipal Monroe Doctrine". Now it is withdrawn and Hanshin Namba Line(private railway) goes through from west to east.

[@jmstransit]

I do recall that doctrine having a worse effect in Nagoya but I can't put together that story properly

[@liyangzhang8592]

@@jmstransit Meitetsu (a private company) intended to build Komaki Line from Inuyama City to Heian-dōri which is to become a transfer station with Nagoya Subway. All other sections were built, but Nagoya City refused to give permit for the very last section, including only 2 stations, Kami-Iida and Heian-dōri, since this section is solely in Nagoya City, and in Munroe Doctrine only the City can operate this section. So passengers from Inuyama, and also passengers from Tōkadai Line, a branch of Komaki Line, had to transfer to bus (of course operated by Nagoya City) at Kami-Iida Station to enter the city center. This caused a huge inconvenience and many residents chose to take direct buses to Nagoya city center instead of railway. Komaki Line was struggling and its branch line, Tōkadai Line, was even closed due to lack of passengers. Finally, years after Tōkadai Line's closure, Nagoya City built a subway line from Heian-dōri to Kami-Iida with through service to Inuyama to close this gap of railway, and this is still in the framework of Monroe Doctrine since the subway is operated by Nagoya City. But Tōkadai Line never reopened.

[@jmstransit]

Right, the peachliner Yeah that's peak Nagoya gadgetbahn Edit: This looks to be the same reason half the stations on the Yamanote Line are in the top 50 busiest stations of the world

[@liyangzhang8592]

Yes indeed Tōkyō has Monroe Doctrine as well, but almost every station on Yamanote Line has also Metro or Subway lines towards inside of the loop, many having through services with private railways or JR towards outside of the loop. If you go radically you often don't need to transfer but just take a train with through service. It's inacceptable for one of the world's largest cities to have a train terminating on its loop line but with no mass transit to go inside :) I think the reason many stations on the Yamanote Line are in the top 50 busiest stations of the world is simply because they are huge transfer stations with so many lines, and because most of the world, excluding Japan, don't count subways or metros as normal railways, so they don't count that part of passenger numbers.

[@matthewjohnbornholt648]

​@@liyangzhang8592 Its different Tokyo had a JNR Monroe doctrIne but not for the subways. The two operators (Toei and Tokyo metro) had to compete for funds and political support so they developed extensive subway through-running in their route planning from the Asakusa line onwards. Yamanote is simply the perfect urban city centre orbital, connectIng to all the main stations and districts, seperated ROW, subway frequencies and even some radial elements Ueno-Shinagawa.

[@jmstransit]

1990 (6:05) - the first conventional (iron wheel) linear metro in the country opens for operation. It's also the first outside North America. The famed underground loop line in Tokyo using said technology would open 1 year later in 1991. If you squish its name down you get a tag used in R-18 Manga (I'll let you figure it out)

[@yakipana]

The Line 4 Chuo line will extend to Yumeshima in 2025.

[@feyson3199]

おおきに、Thank you!

[@nizeck]

私も約５年前から、同じく路線図での歴史動画（アニメーション）を作っていますが、Metro Linerさんの作品には到底かないません。素晴らしいアニメーションですね！ I have also made historical videos of the route map from about five years ago, but your productions are more fantastic than mine. It's an excellent animation.

[@banana-zb]

I'm a railway geek from Osaka. Osaka Metro has recently upgraded the Chuo Line to the 400 series (nicknamed Spaceship) and renovated stations on the Midosuji Line in preparation for the Expo. However, the 20 series, 30000a series, and 400 series currently run on the Chuo Line, but the 20 series and 30000a series will disappear after the Expo, and the 400 series will become the main line.

[@app4893]

ついに大阪が来ましたね！👍

[@atlantic_31]

It feels illegal to watch such quality content for free

[@IESpotter]

Great video! I would like to see the Dublin commuter rail system and the LUAS tram on one of these.

[@scamli]

Incredible content. Subscribed.

[@semi-pro0722]

次は夢洲駅と、森ノ宮から約2.４キロの新線ができます。あと大阪メトロは現在全駅に自動ドアを設置する作業をしてます。これによるダイヤの乱れはなくなるみたいです。

[@KaplaWorld]

Osaka Metro Line 1 1933 Line 2 1967 Line 3 1942 Line 4 1961 Line 5 1969 Line 6 1969 Line 7 1990 Line 8 2006 Other Lines Nanko Port Town Line 1981

[@巻幡哲也-t4w]

大阪メトロ中央線の駅メロディーが秋に新しいのに変更されるそうです

[@flip1sba]

I find it interesting that The Osaka Metro is considered a tramway. The only metro system in Japan with such classification.

[@trainspottingtech23]

Next: 🤔 every operating rail system in Osaka! 😉🙃

[@etbadaboum]

Perfect execution. You've nailed it down to an art.

[@たべられません]

あと2年待ってくれれば北大阪急行電鉄延伸も載ったか

[@shotk2376]

Osaka Metroも作成して戴き、ありがとうございます🤓🙇

[@anatolykim4269]

Great!

[@NoLongerBreathedIn]

Every station north of and including Ōyamazaki is in Kyōto-fu. Rakusaiguchi is just barely inside Kyōto-shi.

[@Lord-ov2gf]

pls make istanbul next

[@AntiTurkhycancelturkhy]

istanbul metro will be one of the biggest ones in 2029

[@AntiTurkhycancelturkhy]

lines which will be opened to 2029 2022 F4 Hisarüstü-Aşiyan 0.8km M4 Tavşantepe-SGH 7km M3 Başakşehir Metrokent-Kayasehir Merkez 7-8km M11 Kağıthane-İstanbul Airport 37km M8 Bostancı-Parseller 14km M11 Gayrettepe-Kağıthane 6km M7 Mecidiyeköy-Yıldız 3km 2023 M3 Kirazlı-Bakırköy ido 10/12km M9 Bahariye-Ataköy 10/12km M4 Tavşantepe-Kaynarca Merkez 1km M12 Sahrayıcedit-Hospital 10km M5 Çekmeköy-Sancaktepe City Hospital 5km M10 Pendik-Kaynarca Merkez-SGH 7km T5 Cibali-Eminönü 1km T6 Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme 6-8km M14 Altunizade-Kazım Karabekir 4km M11 İstanbul Airport-Halkalı 30km 2024 M5 Sancaktepe City Hospital-Sultanbeyli 6km M7 Mahmutbey-Hospital 8km(?) M7 Yıldız-Kabataş 4km M12 Sahrayıcedit-60. yıl parkı 4km M12 Hospital-Kazım Karabekir 1 km M1 Kirazlı-Mimar Sinan 5km(?) 2025/2029 M1 Mimar Sinan-Halkalı 5km M4 Kaynarca Merkez- İçmeler-Tuzla 10km M4/M10 SGH-Kurtköy YHT/Viaport 4 km M5 Sultanbeyli-Kurtköy YHT/Viaport 6 km M7 Hospital-Esenyurt Meydan-Mustafa Kemal 10km M13 Yenidoğan-Site 20km M20 İncirli-Beylikdüzü Sondurak 30km Hızray (M34) Beylikdüzü Sondurak- SGH 70km

[@eraser2742]

For İstanbul, please include pre-1960 trams as well!

[@rjeaktorbmk6430]

MetroCucumber made the video

[@martinsnajdr4966]

Very beautiful

[@infantrygames7923]

Next Istanbul pls

[@優しい人-q7x]

大阪‼️

[@Theonintendo]

Omg love this ! Which of these lines are monorail?

[@wasmic5z]

None of them. Osaka has a monorail system with 2 lines in the northern parts of the city. But they're not officially part of the metro and thus they are not on this map. Aside from the metro, Osaka also has a lot of other metro-like train lines, such as the Osaka Loop Line, the JR San'yo line, and the private Nankai, Hankyu and Hanshin networks. This video only shows a tiny part of the many urban train lines that operate in Osaka.

[@chunyinanimation]

I always find it interesting why their metro is grided. It seems it wasn't intended in the first place, it was just different lines ended up intersecting each other.

[@猿田彦-s9o]

東京がエグすぎて大阪がしょぼく見えてしまう現象

[@ぽて-j9t]

大阪は私鉄が強すぎる

[@マドリーアトレティコ]

私鉄やJR含めたら、大阪は東京と互角のレベルだよ。

[@ChatGpt266]

@@マドリーアトレティコ 府民だけど残念ながらそれでも圧倒的に東京よ。東京は電車さえあればどこでもいける。

[@マドリーアトレティコ]

@@ChatGpt266 圧倒的ではない。僅差で東京かな？ってレベル 大阪も地下鉄以外に阪急、阪神、南海、京阪、近鉄、モノレール、JR等様々な路線がある。

[@ChatGpt266]

@@マドリーアトレティコ まあ、確かに大阪も鉄道は多いよな。 データではそうかもしれんけど、俺の体感だと圧倒されたんよ笑笑　たまに行くからかもしれん。

[@K_Train]

そして中央線も夢洲まで延伸...

[@tknwa]

1945年の大阪大空襲時には当時、違法として禁止されていた電車の運行が、戦火から地下の心斎橋駅に逃げ込んだ人々を梅田方面へ逃がすために運行されたそうです。 ですが、何故か公式な記録は残っておらず消されてしまったんでしょうね

[@theoc007]

Oh hey I live here, this is sick.

[@DreiEUS]

Holy shet, we stayed near Hanazonocho last March. No wonder the houses and infrastructure there seem pretty old.It is one of the first stations in Osaka.

[@bencemolnar2496]

Next Budapest pls

[@cmrocarlosmanuelronquilloor]

Excelent video

[@k.k6573]

Actually, Kitaosaka Kyuko(nothern part of the midosuji Line) was planned to be extended to Minohkayano, but somewhat it failed.

[@evenstarelectricrailway3281]

This is fxckin'n complicated lol BTW you forgot to cover the privatisation on 1st April, 2018....or maybe you did but I missed it somehow.

[@valero649]

Will u redo the Tokyo one?

[@ひとり歩き-t8l]

大阪の発展と共に延伸や新線が出来るのが面白いですね。 新幹線の開通に合わせ新大阪、万博に合わせ万博公園駅の仮駅、花博での鶴見緑地線。 ただ、今里筋線は必要だったとは未だにわからない。

[@anabelrivera6142]

I liked it 😁

[@borntorice]

Hanshin Namba line and Kintetsu Osaka/Nara line is another west-east bound line, Namba is their combined station. Private owned system and operating many trains and able to reach far more places, included Kobe, Nara and Nagoya. Hankyu should be considered as commuter's railroad, but, they're doing well, with very high frequency services, also can be transfer easily between local and express trains. And Midosuji line will extend 2 more stations toward north, end at Minoh-Kayano station.

[@Conellossus]

Also please do Chicago soon!

[@raulblaze3300]

I lived in the Sennichi Mae line & I knew when they were adding the Ryokuchi like I believe. I think it or the imazato suji is the newest line.

[@spiele_maus]

Oh some Japanese City, nice (even so I’m from Germany)

[@Not-k9v]

大阪メトロｷﾀーヾ(°∀° )/ー! ありがとうございます!

[@Transit_NYC]

Can you do the Montreal Metro Next?

[@Andrewjg_89]

The detail to your design is so accurate and amazing. Have you been abroad including Japan and experienced what Japanese railways are like.

[@BDBF2009]

Please, can you make Porto or Lisbon metro 🇵🇹? I love your videos

[@イバンカさんイヤンバッカン]

今里筋線は今からでも上新庄方面に行ったほうがいいくらい

[@kim.dongmin]

Please can you tell me how did you do animation of metro expansion? There is any programm?

[@MetroLiner]

I use Adobe After Effects :)

[@kim.dongmin]

Thank you so much 😊

[@seanmcdonnell2649]

I know this subway system fairly well, as I use it fairly often.

[@dokka_no_president]

2024年に北大阪急行線(御堂筋線)が延伸しました。

[@rain-vo8ib]

it would be cool if you make a video of metro manila's metro and its future.

[@androidemulator6952]

There was an old line (in the 80s?) that peeled off from the road in Tennoji (halfway between Shin Imamiya and Tennoji stations, turning south thru what is now Sannomidori Park , down towards the midosjuji line heading south. Being a railway enthusiast, while walking west from Tennoji, i notice a strange "pathway" curving thru the houses and buildings - cant miss and old rail line ..

[@tntmaster1104]

Wow most of the system took couple of years to construct, while in other parts of the system took like 1 or 2 years to construct.

[@koseku3]

can u do istanbul next?

[@Kiriya_Kirigaoka]

2025年の夢洲開業までは入ってないかぁ

[@maxfi878]

You should remake the Tokyo Subway video showing the through services.

[@RicciChoi1109]

This video missed the Kita-Osaka line extension to Minoh Kayano station, which finally opens at late March 2024.

[@hirune_soramame]

Kitaosaka-kyukoline Mino-kayano(箕面萱野)

[@shchekka7114]

на высоте как всегда)

[@красныйлис-е1и]

Как мы видим новых станций невидим уже больше 10 лет. Это дает повод задуматься.

[@マドリーアトレティコ]

Please also make videos of the subways in Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Sendai, Kyoto, and Kobe.

[@РусскийДжой]

Hi, Metro liner! Can you make video about future of Moscow metro to 2040. Or Petersburg metro evolution to 2040

[@巻幡哲也-t4w]

テロップには森口になっているけど間違ってますよ。正しくは守口ですよ

[@anabelrivera6142]

Can you make a vedio about the Manila mrt and lrt please

[@muchi7boh14]

中央線も千日前線もしばらくは東西で分断されてたんや。その分断されてるところがちょうど大阪の中心地やから地下工事がはかどらなかったのかな。

[@TrainsFerriesFeet]

It's surprising there were stations opened during WWII.

[@zenjiromitsubishi]

確かに直通運転はしていますが大阪メトロ型車両は高槻までです、それを許すと郊外の既成の郊外路線乗り入れは日本では珍しくありません。

[@yourfavukrainian]

Can you do Ottawa (+Stage 2) or Montreal

[@petergriffin3194]

Could you manila MRT and LRT and expansion plans and new routes for the future?

[@MT-nu1kv]

あと4年後くらいにもう一本伸びますね！

[@seyhosaban1221]

istanbul plsss

[@pavelmauric3002]

pls make prague next

[@roadevery9434]

埋立地まで再現してほしかったなあ

[@tremolony4924]

Midosuji line 💌

[@subyuz421]

And Yumeshima station will be opened on the Chuo line in 2024! 🎉

[@PaiSokSak]

Bangkok please

[@kiwibirdgaming9368]

do hong kong pls

[@ce00582]

非情に興味深い動画でした。余所者の素人の戯言ですが、前半はお金が儲かりそうな所だけにつくっるのに対して、後半は採算取るの大変そうだなと思いました。実際はどうなんでしょう？

[@Steven-z7p8j]

Nice video!! You should remake Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway with thorough services like this!!

[@Zack-et9wj]

Kuala lumpur next

[@りんこ-s6u]

誤字が多すぎる。宮古島❔沖縄まで飛ぶんだ😮‍💨

[@PP-Express]

I want to see bangkok metro😁

[@kenoinus7011]

駅名の誤字が多すぎる😢 もったいない。

[@かきくけこ-k1n]

駅名の漢字がメチャクチャ！

[@trainsandmore2319]

Pls do the whole Kansai network for Expo 2025.

[@HIKAKIN_MANKO]

そして箕面萱野

[@seungjulee6528]

Can you do one for busan(south korea) please?

[@patthanadonpanyawichan6571]

South Korea Busan please yes

[@yuukinishimura9346]

Where I live

[@tomcullen721]

Can you add the stations names, please

[@ぱぴー-j9p]

誤字が多すぎる、動画作成した後にチェックしなかったのか！

[@HA604]

あーもうめちゃくちゃだよ

[@fusionreactor7179]

It is surprisingly underwhelming. It looks like it doesn’t even service %40 of the city

[@遠見志雄]

How do you get that impression? Even at the current build-out it looks comprehensive with lines crossing the city end-to-end...

[@trainsandmore2319]

Yeah don’t even forget about the suburban railways. They mostly serve areas not served by the subway.

[@lakbaypinastravelogue3779]

Metro Manila LMPNRT Please

[@ポンヒロ-s8i]

漢字間違え多すぎる。(笑)

[@d12lados]

No one comments about Azumanga daioh 😢