Keihanna Line

Railway line in Osaka Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Keihanna Line (けいはんな線, Keihanna-sen) is a railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway. There are through trains to the Chūō Line of Osaka Municipal Subway. The line name derives from a kanji acronym formed from Kyoto (), Osaka (), and Nara (), but the name is written in hiragana.[2]

Other nameYumehanna
Native nameけいはんな線
Owner
Line numberC
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Keihanna Line
Kintetsu 7020 series trainset on the Keihanna Line
Overview
Other nameYumehanna
Native nameけいはんな線
Owner
Line numberC
Locale
Termini
Stations8
Color on map     (#65c03a)
Service
Type
System
Operator(s)Kintetsu Railway
Depot(s)
  • Higashi-Hanazono
  • Tomigaoka
Rolling stock
Daily ridership61,538 daily (FY2016)[1]
History
Opened1 October 1986; 39 years ago (1986-10-01)
Last extension27 March 2006; 19 years ago (2006-03-27)
Technical
Line length18.8 km (11.7 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC (Third rail)
Operating speed95 km/h (59 mph)
SignallingAutomatic closed block
Train protection systemWS-ATC
Route map

km
0.0
Nagata
1.2
Aramoto
3.0
Yoshita
4.5
Shin-Ishikiri
Ikoma Tunnel (
4.737 mi
7.623 km
)
Ishikiri
Kusaezaka
Shin-Ikoma Tunnel
10.2
Ikoma Ikoma Cable Line
11.2
Higashi-Ikoma
Higashi-Hanazono Depot
15.3
Shiraniwadai
16.1
Gakken Kita-Ikoma
Kita-Yamato Tunnel
Tomigaoka Depot
17.9
Tomigaoka Junction
18.8
Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka
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The line is the sole Kintetsu line with a third rail electrification system. Before 2015, it was the only Kintetsu line that had station numbers (the station numbers coming from the Chūō Line).

History

  • 16 September 1977 - Higashi-Osaka Ikoma Railway Co. (東大阪生駒鉄道, Higashiōsaka-Ikoma Tetsudō) was founded.
  • 1 April 1986 - Kintetsu merged with Higashi-Osaka Ikoma Railway Co.
  • 1 October 1986 - The Higashi-Osaka Line (東大阪線, Higashiōsaka-sen) from Nagata to Ikoma was opened and through operation to Osakako on the Chūō Line was started.[3]
  • 18 December 1997 - The through operation was extended to Cosmosquare.
  • 28 July 1998 - Nara Ikoma Rapid Transit Railway Co., Ltd. (奈良生駒高速鉄道株式会社, Nara-Ikoma Kōsoku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) was founded.
  • October 2000 - The construction of the Keihanna New Line (京阪奈新線, Keihanna Shinsen) started.
  • 31 January 2005 - The Keihanna New Line extension was officially named the "Keihanna Line (けいはんな線, Keihanna-sen)".[4]
  • 27 March 2006 - The line from Ikoma to Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka was opened and the Higashi-Osaka Line was renamed the Keihanna Line.[5]

Stations

More information No., Station ...
Through-service to/from Yumeshima via the Osaka Metro Chūō Line
No. Station Distance (km) Connections Location
 C 23  Nagata
長田
0.0

Osaka Metro:
Chūō Line

Higashiosaka, Osaka
 C24  Aramoto
荒本
1.2 Osaka Monorail Main Line (proposed extension)
 C25  Yoshita
吉田
3.0
 C26  Shin-Ishikiri
新石切
4.5
 C27  Ikoma
生駒
10.2 Ikoma Nara Prefecture
 C28  Shiraniwadai
白庭台
15.3
 C29  Gakken Kita-Ikoma
学研北生駒
16.1
 C30  Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka
学研奈良登美ヶ丘
18.8 Nara
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