Osaka Municipal Subway New 20 series

Japanese train type

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.

Variants

The New 20 series was developed from the earlier 20 series (ja:大阪市交通局20系電車) trains introduced on the Chūō Line from 1984.

•   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) [ja], transferred to Tanimachi Line in 2006 and reclassified as 22-50 series

• 
  A 21 series set in February 2006
• 
  A 22 series set in April 2006
• 
  A refurbished 23 series set in August 2012
• 
  A refurbished 24 series set in April 2017
• 
  A refurbished 25 series set in February 2014
• 
  An OTS series set in July 2002
• 
  21 series rooftop AC condenser unit

Formation

Trains are formed as follows.^[1]

21 series

Car 6 is designated as a women-only car (Weekday only).

22/23/24/OTS series

22 series car 3 is designated as a women-only car (Rush hour only).

25 series

References

1. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. pp. 154–156. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.