Osaka Loop Line

Osaka Loop Line
A 323 series train on the Osaka Loop Line in September 2017
Overview
Native name	大阪環状線
Owner	JR West
Locale	Osaka, Japan
Termini	Tennōji Shin-Imamiya
Stations	19
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	Urban network
Operator(s)	JR West JR Freight
Depot(s)	Morinomiya
Rolling stock	323 series 221 series 223-0 series 223-2500 series 225-5000 series 271 series 281 series 283 series 287 series 289 series
Daily ridership	984,395 (FY2015)[1]
History
Opened	April 5, 1898 (first section) April 25, 1961 (entire line)
Technical
Line length	21.7 km (13.5 mi)
Number of tracks	3 (Fukushima — Nishikujo) 2 (other sections)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Signalling	Automatic block signalling
Train protection system	ATS-P
Route map

The Osaka Loop Line (大阪環状線, Ōsaka kanjō-sen) is a railway loop line in Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It encircles central Osaka.

Part of a second, outer loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten to Kyuhoji was opened on March 15, 2008, and the line from Shigino to Shin-Ōsaka opened in March 2019. This entry covers the original central loop line.