Hankai Line
Rail line
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The Hankai Line (阪堺電車阪堺線, Hankai Densha Hankai-sen) is a tramway in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. owns and operates the line.
| Hankai Line | |
|---|---|
Hankai Line near Shukuin Station in Sakai, October 2007 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 阪堺電車阪堺線 |
| Status | Open |
| Owner | Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 31 |
| Website | www |
| Service | |
| Type | Tram |
The line's name comes from Osaka (大阪) (the kanji character for saka is also pronounced han) and Sakai (堺) (whose kanji contributed the kai).
Services
Stations
Station numbering was introduced in March 2012.[3]
All trams from Ebisucho operate only as far as Abikomichi,[4] with the section of line between Abikomichi and Hamadera eki-mae being serviced by Uemachi Line trams operating from Tennoji-ekimae.[5]
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations |
Total | ||||||
| HN51 | Ebisuchō | 恵美須町 | - | 0.0 | Osaka Municipal Subway:  Sakaisuji Line (Ebisuchō: K18) |
Osaka | Naniwa |
| HN52 | Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae | 新今宮駅前 | 0.6 | 0.6 | JR West: Osaka Loop Line・Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) (Shin-Imamiya) Nankai Electric Railway: Nankai Main Line ・Kōya Line (Shin-Imamiya) Osaka Municipal Subway:  Midōsuji Line ・ Sakaisuji Line (Dōbutsuen-mae: M22, K19) |
Nishinari | |
| HN53 | Imaike | 今池 | 0.4 | 1.0 | Nankai Electric Railway: Kōya Line (Haginochaya) | ||
| HN54 | Imafune | 今船 | 0.3 | 1.3 | Osaka Municipal Subway:  Yotsubashi Line (Hanazonochō: K17) | ||
| HN55 | Matsudachō | 松田町 | 0.4 | 1.7 | |||
| HN56 | Kita-Tengachaya | 北天下茶屋 | 0.3 | 2.0 | Nankai Electric Railway: Nankai Main Line・Kōya Line (Tengachaya) Osaka Municipal Subway: Sakaisuji Line (Tengachaya) | ||
| HN57 | Shōtensaka | 聖天坂 | 0.4 | 2.4 | |||
| HN58 | Tenjinnomori | 天神ノ森 | 0.4 | 2.8 | Nankai Electric Railway: Nankai Main Line ・Kōya Line (Kishinosato-Tamade) | ||
| HN59 | Higashi-Tamade | 東玉出 | 0.4 | 3.2 | Nankai Electric Railway: Nankai Main Line ・Kōya Line (Kishinosato-Tamade) | ||
| HN60 | Tsukanishi | 塚西 | 0.4 | 3.6 | |||
| HN61 | Higashi-Kohama | 東粉浜 | 0.6 | 4.2 | Nankai Electric Railway: Nankai Main Line (Kohama) | Sumiyoshi | |
| HN10 | Sumiyoshi | 住吉 | 0.4 | 4.6 | Hankai Tramway: Uemachi Line | ||
| HN12 | Sumiyoshi-toriimae | 住吉鳥居前 | 0.2 | 4.8 | Nankai Electric Railway: Nankai Main Line (Sumiyoshitaisha) | ||
| HN13 | Hosoigawa | 細井川 | 0.3 | 5.1 | |||
| HN14 | Anryumachi | 安立町 | 0.5 | 5.6 | Nankai Electric Railway: Nankai Main Line (Suminoe) | ||
| HN15 | Abikomichi | 我孫子道 | 0.6 | 6.2 | |||
| HN16 | Yamatogawa | 大和川 | 0.6 | 6.8 | Sakai | Sakai | |
| HN17 | Takasu-jinsha | 高須神社 | 0.5 | 7.3 | |||
| HN18 | Ayanocho | 綾ノ町 | 0.4 | 7.7 | |||
| HN19 | Shimmeicho | 神明町 | 0.4 | 8.1 | |||
| HN20 | Myokokuji-mae | 妙国寺前 | 0.3 | 8.4 | |||
| HN21 | Hanataguchi | 花田口 | 0.3 | 8.7 | |||
| HN22 | Oshoji | 大小路 | 0.3 | 9.0 | |||
| HN23 | Shukuin | 宿院 | 0.4 | 9.4 | |||
| HN24 | Terajicho | 寺地町 | 0.4 | 9.8 | |||
| HN25 | Goryomae | 御陵前 | 0.4 | 10.2 | |||
| HN26 | Higashi-Minato | 東湊 | 0.7 | 10.9 | |||
| HN27 | Ishizu-Kita | 石津北 | 0.7 | 11.6 | Nishi | ||
| HN28 | Ishizu | 石津 | 0.6 | 12.2 | |||
| HN29 | Funao | 船尾 | 0.7 | 12.9 | Nankai Electric Railway: Nankai Main Line (Suwanomori) | ||
| HN31 | Hamadera eki-mae | 浜寺駅前 | 1.2 | 14.1 | Nankai Electric Railway: Nankai Main Line (Hamaderakōen) | ||
History
The Hankai Line has its origin in the Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd., founded in 1910. In 1915 the company merged with the Nankai Railway which runs north and south in Osaka. The city's overall tram network was once extensive. As motorization developed as an alternative form of transportation along with the construction of subway lines underneath major routes, the trams lost their passengers, causing Osaka's once-extensive tram network to shrink, with only the Hankai and Uemachi tram lines remaining.[6] By 1980, Hankai Tramway split from Nankai.
See also
- Hankai Uemachi Line - the sister line of Hankai Line
