Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
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Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (大阪市交通局, Ōsaka-shi Kōtsū-kyoku) is a public department of transport
ation of the city of Osaka
, Japan
, which operates the municipal subway lines, the New Tram and city buses.
and ICOCA
) are accepted.
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
ation of the city of Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, which operates the municipal subway lines, the New Tram and city buses.
Current
Surutto KANSAI Cards and IC cards (PiTaPaPiTaPa
is a contactless smart card ticketing and electronic money system used in the Kansai region of Japan. The name PiTaPa is an acronym of "Postpay IC for Touch and Pay"...
and ICOCA
ICOCA
The card is a rechargeable contactless smart card used on JR West rail network in Japan. The card was launched on November 1, 2003 for usage on the Urban Network, which encompasses the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe...
) are accepted.
- municipal subwayOsaka Municipal Subwayis the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...
: since 1933 (8 lines) - New Tram: since 1981
- city buses: since 1927
Tickets
- One-Day Pass (until September 30, 2011, 850 yen for adults, 430 yen for children) - Accepted any day except No-My-Car-Days on subways, the New Tram and city buses.
- No-My-Car-Day Pass (600 yen for adults, no tickets for children) - Available on the 20th day every month except in the month the 20th of which is Sunday or a Japan national holiday (Available on the next weekday) and every Friday on subways, the New Tram and city buses. Sales will end on September 30, 2011, but the passes will be accepted on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from October 1, 2011. (from October 1, 2011, 800 yen (600 yen any Saturday, Sunday, and holiday) for adults and 300 yen for children) - Available any day on subways, the New Tram and city buses
- Multiple Ride Card (3,000 yen for adults, 1,500 yen for children)
- Rainbow Card (500 yen, 1,000 yen, 2,000 yen and 3,000 yen for adults, 500 yen and 1,000 yen for children) - Available on the rail lines and buses belonging to Surutto KANSAI