Osaka Monorail 1000 series explained

Osaka Monorail 1000 series
Service:1990 - Present
Manufacturer:Hitachi (sets 01, 02, 05, 06, 31, 21-23)
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (sets 03, 04, 32, 24, 25)
Factory:Kudamatsu (sets 01, 02, 05, 06, 31, 21-23)
Kobe (sets 03, 04, 32, 24, 25)
Yearconstruction:1989–1998
Refurbishment:2007–2009
Numberbuilt:52 vehicles (13 sets)
Numberservice:48 vehicles (12 sets)
Numberscrapped:4 vehicles (set 32, earthquake damage)
Formation:4 cars per trainset
Operator:Osaka Monorail
Carbody:Aluminium alloy
Doors:2 pairs per side
Maxspeed:75abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Acceleration:0.83m/s2
Deceleration:1.1m/s2 (service)
1.3m/s2 (emergency)
Traction:Excitation field chopper control
Traction Motors:16 × 80kW EFZO-SPKK60 self-ventilated DC shunt-wound motor
Poweroutput:1.28MW
Brakes:Regenerative brake, electronically controlled pneumatic brakes
Safety:ATC

The is a type of monorail train operated on the Osaka Monorail since 1989. The trains were built by Hitachi, Ltd. and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, have aluminium bodies, and operate as four-car formations.

Build details

Set No. Manufacturer Date delivered Withdrawn Scrapped
01 1989
02
03
04
05 Hitachi
06
31 1992
32 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 1995 2018 2020
21 Hitachi 1997
22
23
24 Kawasaki Heavy Industries
25 1998

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