Osaka Monorail Saito Line
| Osaka Monorail Saito Line | |
|---|---|
Saito Line | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 国際文化公園都市線(彩都線) |
| Locale | Osaka |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 5 |
| Service | |
| Type | Monorail |
| Operator(s) | Osaka Monorail |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC |
Osaka Monorail Saito Line (大阪モノレール彩都線, Ōsaka Monorēru Saito sen) is the monorail route of the Osaka Monorail which runs from Banpaku-Kinen-Koen in Suita, Osaka Prefecture to Saito-nishi Station. The line opened in two stages – on 1 October 1998, from Bampaku-kinen-koen Station to Handai-byoin-mae Station, and on 19 March 2007, to Saito-nishi Station, in Ibaraki, about a kilometer from the Osaka University of Foreign Studies in Minoh. The branch is 6.8 km (4.2 mi) long.
An extension was planned north of Saito-nishi Station, but plans were dropped on 27 January 2017 due to a lack of profitability as the zoning around the proposed extension was switched from residential to industrial.