Keihan Nakanoshima Line

Railway line in Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

The Keihan Nakanoshima Line (京阪中之島線, Keihan Nakanoshima-sen) is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008, and has a ruling grade of 1 in 25 (4%).

Services

The following services operate on the Nakanoshima line, with through-running to/from the Keihan Main Line. All services stop at all stations on the Nakanoshima line.[1]

  • Local (普通): Nakanoshima–Kayashima, Demachiyanagi
  • Semi-Express (区間急行): Nakanoshima–Kayashima, Hirakatashi / Kuzuha → Nakanoshima (rush hours only)
  • Sub Express (準急): Nakanoshima–Demachiyanagi
  • Commuter Sub Express (通勤準急): (weekday mornings only)
  • Rapid Express (快速急行): (rush hours only)
  • Commuter Rapid Express (通勤快急): Demachiyanagi–Nakanoshima (weekday mornings only)

Stations

No. Station name Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
KH54 Nakanoshima
(Osaka International Convention Center) 		中之島
(大阪国際会議場) 		0.0 Kita-ku, Osaka
KH53 Watanabebashi 渡辺橋 0.9 Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line (Higobashi)
KH52 Ōebashi 大江橋 1.4 KH Keihan Main Line (Yodoyabashi)
Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line (Yodoyabashi)
KH51 Naniwabashi なにわ橋 2.0 KH Keihan Main Line (Kitahama)
Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line (Kitahama)
KH03 Temmabashi 天満橋 3.0 KH Keihan Main Line
Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line 		Chūō-ku, Osaka

History

  • July 10, 2001: Nakanoshima High Speed Railway Company was founded.
  • May 28, 2003: Construction work commenced.
  • November 13, 2006: New line and station names were officially announced.
  • October 31, 2007: Tunnelling was completed.
  • August 1, 2008: Test running commenced.[2]
  • October 19, 2008: Line opened.[3]

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

  1. ^ Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine, November 2008 issue: "中之島線開業にともなう新ダイヤの概要", p. 14-17
  2. ^ Keihan press release: "中之島線内で習熟訓練運転を開始しました" (Nakanoshima Driver Training Starts), (August 1, 2008) Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on October 24, 2008. (in Japanese)
  3. ^ "京阪中之島線が開業" [Keihan Nakanoshima Line opens]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 31 October 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

External links

  • Keihan Nakanoshima Line website (in Japanese)
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