Trains in Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe, Japan

JR-West

EMU Series 207	EMU Series 207 (Old color)	EMU Series 221	EMU Series 223
Series 207 is the first commuter train of JR-west. The stock was built from 1991 to 2002, with some breaks. The style is influenced by other private railway companies in Kansai area, such as Hankyu. After the derail accident, the outfit is changed to dark blue and orange.	Series 207 in older outfit, before the accident.
EMU 201 in Tokaido Line	Osaka Loop Line (Kanjo-sen)	Urban-Network EMUs	Kakogawa Line, DMU 40
	Osaka loop line is one of the busiest line in Osaka. It connects north center (Umeda) and southe center Tennoji. Orange stocks are mainly used for loop services, but many other trains run from suburban lines. Tradutional Kokutetsu (Japan national railway) series 103 is decreasing, and newer stock 201 is now the main force.
Kakogawa Line, EMU 127	Kakogawa Line, EMU 103-3550	At Fukuchiyama	Wadamisaki Line, DMU 35
Umeda Freight Terminal

Hankyu

Hankyu EMU Series 2300	Hankyu EMU Series 5300	Hankyu EMU Series 6300	Hankyu EMU Series 7300
Hankyu EMU Series 8300	Hankyu Kobe Line	Hankyu Koyo Line	Hankyu Train in Sumaura-Koen
Hanshin-kokudo Station	Hankyu in Kyoto	Nose Electric Railway	Kobe Kosoku Railway
Hankyu is a private railway operating around Osaka. Its lines reach Kyoto (old capitol), Kobe and Takaraduka. Its cars are famous for their brown (maroon) color and their nice condition. Three companies run from Osaka to Kyoto or Kobe, so they need to prepare competitive cars. The photo shown below is taken in a minor branch line of Hankyu.

Keihan Railway, Keishin Line, Ishiyama-sakamoto Line

Keihan EMU Series 80	Keihan EMU Series 260, 350	Keihan EMU Series 600	Keihan EMU Series 700
Keihan EMU Series 800

Kobe Railway (Shintetsu)

Shintetsu Series 1000	Shintetsu Type 1070	Shintetsu Series 1100	Shintetsu Series 1150, 1350, 1370, 1500
Shintetsu Series 3000	Shintetsu Series 5000	Shintetsu Stocks

Monorail

Port Liner in Kobe	Kobe Airport Station in Port Liner	Port Liner Type 8000	Rokko Liner in Kobe
The Port island and Rokko island is landfill in Kobe. Kobe city is wedged between sea and mountain, so they cut the mountain and filled the sea. Two light railway were built for these islands. They operated automatically: no conductors, no drivers.
Newtram in Osaka	Osaka Monorail
	Osaka monorail is the longest monorail line in the world. It circuly connects exsiting lines departing from Osaka, greatly improved the access to suburaban areas in Senri, Suita and Osaka Airpot. Stocks are slightly different depending on the introduced years.

Others

Kobe Subway (Metro)	Subway Tozai Line in Kyoto	Ohmi Railway	Hankai Tramway
Kobe has two different subway system -- Kobe Rapid Railway and Kobe Subway. While the former connects interurban private railways such as Hankyu and Hanshin, the latter is self-absorbed system. Kobe Subway roughly has two lines ... Yamate Line and Kaigan (Coast) Line. Although Yamate Line consists of three diferent parts, or Seishin, Yamate and Hokushin line, it is integrally operated with green stocks. Series 1000 is the first rolling stocks in Kobe Subway, with bilaterally symmetric front design. Series 2000 has a different front shape, but identical in other features. Series 3000 has a bit different livery, equuipped with inverter control. Series 5000 is designed for Kaigan Line. It has linear motor system, which interacts with reaction plate between the two rails.
Eiden: Eizan Railway	Randen(Keifuku) in Kyoto	Minami-osaka Line, Kintetsu	Hanshin Type 5311
		Kintetsu is the biggest private railway company in Japan (except for JR). Minami-osaka-sen (literally, South-osaka line) is very unique, since it equipped with narrow gauge track. (usual Kintetsu lines have standard gauge.) Since the gauge is different, stocks are also different from other lines.	Type 5311 is the oldest "Jet Car" in 2008. Jet Car in Hanshin railway has the largest accelaration power in Japan.
Mukogawa Line, Hanshin