Hankai Tramway

Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd.

Headquarters of Hankai Tramway
Native name	阪堺電気軌道株式会社
Romanized name	Hankai Denki Kidō Kabushiki Gaisha
Company type	Public-private KK
Industry	Transportation
Founded	7 July 1980
Website	Official website

Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. (阪堺電気軌道株式会社, Hankai Denki Kidō Kabushiki Gaisha) is a company which owns two tramway lines in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka, Japan. It was originally a subsidiary of Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.^[1] although it still uses the Nankai symbol as its logo.

History

Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. was founded in 1910. In 1915, the company merged with the Nankai Railway which runs both 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. By 1980, the company split from Nankai. However, Hankai still uses the Nankai symbol as its logo despite this.

Lines

Current

• Hankai Line (Ebisucho - Hamadera eki-mae) 14.1 km
• Uemachi Line (Tennoji eki-mae - Sumiyoshikoen) 4.6 km

The lines use standard gauge tracks and are electrified at 600 Volts via catenary.^[1]

Former lines when owned by Nankai Railway

• Hirano Line (Imaike - Hirano) 5.9 km
• Ohama Branch Line (Shukuin - Ohama-kaigan) 1.4 km

Rolling stock

Current

• 161 series
• 351 series
• 501 series
• 601 series
• 701 series
• 1001 series
• 1101 series

• 
  161 series
• 
  351 series
• 
  501 series
• 
  601 series
• 
  701 series
• 
  1001 series
• 
  1101 series

References

External links

Shinkansen lines JR West lines
("Urban network")Urban rail transit systems

Osaka Metro (list of stations)	Midōsuji Line Tanimachi Line Yotsubashi Line Chūō Line Sennichimae Line Sakaisuji Line Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line Imazatosuji Line Nankō Port Town Line
Kobe Municipal Subway	Seishin-Yamate Line Kaigan Line Hokushin Line
Kyoto Municipal Subway	Karasuma Line Tōzai Line
Osaka Monorail	Main Saito
Hankai Tramway	Hankai Uemachi
Kobe New Transit	Port Island Line Rokkō Island Line
Keifuku Electric Railroad (Randen)	Arashiyama Line Kitano Line
Eizan Electric Railway (Eiden)	Eizan Main Line Kurama Line

Five major
private rail operators

Hankyu	Hankyu Kobe Main Itami Imazu Koyo Hankyu Takarazuka Main Minoo Hankyu Kyoto Main Senri Arashiyama
Hanshin	Hanshin Main Namba Mukogawa
Keihan	Keihan Main Oto Nakanoshima Katano Uji Otsu Lines ■ Keishin ■ Ishiyama Sakamoto
Nankai	Nankai Main Takashinohama Airport Tanagawa Kada Wakayamako Koya Shiomibashi Naniwasuji (under construction)
Kintetsu Railway	A Namba/Nara G Ikoma B Kyoto/Kashihara H Tenri I Tawaramoto C Keihanna D Osaka J Shigi F Minami Osaka/Yoshino N Domyoji O Nagano P Gose

Four semi-major
private rail operators

Semboku Rapid	Semboku Rapid Railway
Kitakyu	Namboku Line
Kōbe Rapid	Tōzai Line Namboku Line
Sanyo	Sanyo Main Line Aboshi Line

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