Keihanna Line

Railway line in Osaka & Nara, Japan

  • Kintetsu Railway
  • Nara Ikoma Rapid Railway
Line numberCLocale
  • Osaka Prefecture (Higashiōsaka)
  • Nara Prefecture (Ikoma and Nara City)
Termini
  • Nagata
  • Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka
Stations8Color on map     (#65c03a)ServiceType
  • Rapid transit
  • Commuter rail
System
  • The logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway
  • Osaka Metro
Operator(s)Kintetsu RailwayDepot(s)
  • Higashi-Hanazono
  • Tomigaoka
Rolling stock
Daily ridership61,538 daily (FY2016)[1]HistoryOpened1 October 1986; 37 years ago (1986-10-01)Last extension27 March 2006; 18 years ago (2006-03-27)TechnicalLine length18.8 km (11.7 mi)Number of tracksDouble-trackTrack gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrification750 V DC (Third rail)Operating speed95 km/h (59 mph)SignallingAutomatic closed blockTrain protection systemWS-ATC
Route map

Legend
km
Osaka Metro Chūō Line
0.0
 Nagata
1.2
 Aramoto
3.0
 Yoshita
4.5
 Shin-Ishikiri
Ikoma Tunnel (
4.737 mi
7.623 km
)
Nara Line
 Ishikiri
Kusaezaka
Shin-Ikoma Tunnel
10.2
 Ikoma Ikoma Cable Line
11.2
 Higashi-Ikoma
Nara Line
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

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 (京都), Osaka (大阪), and Nara (奈良), but the name is written in hiragana.[2]

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

↑ Through-service to/from Cosmosquare 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

References

  1. ^ "路線別駅別乗降人員" (PDF). Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. 8 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ^ "地下鉄中央線・近鉄東大阪線・近鉄けいはんな線統一愛称が決定しました" [Subway Chuo Line, Kintetsu Higashi-Osaka Line, and Kintetsu Keihanna Line Unified Nicknames Decided] (PDF). kintetsu.jp (in Japanese). 26 October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "近鉄けいはんな線の一部編成に20周年記念ステッカー" [20th anniversary stickers for some trains on the Kintetsu Keihanna Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "京阪奈新線の正式名称が「けいはんな線」に決まりました" [The official name of the Keihanna New Line has been decided as "Keihanna Line"] (PDF). kintetsu.jp (in Japanese). 1 January 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ^ "「けいはんな線」の開業日を来年３月２７日に決定しました" [The opening date of the "Keihanna Line" has been set for March 27 next year.] (PDF). kintetsu.jp (in Japanese). 4 August 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

External links

  • Official website
  • Official route overview (in Japanese)
  • Nara Ikoma Rapid Railway (in Japanese)
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Routes
(Lines)
Railway
     Namba/Nara Line and its branch
     Kyoto/Kashihara Line and its branches
     Keihanna Line
(Line owned by another entity)
  • C Keihanna Line
     Osaka Line and its branch
     Nagoya Line and its branches
     Yamada/Toba/Shima Line
     Minami Osaka/Yoshino Line and its branches
(Narrow-gauge lines)
     Cable car
(Funicular)
Ropeway
(Aerial tramway)
Transferred and defunct lines
Transferred lines
Defunct lines
  • Higashi-Shigi Line [ja]
  • Ise Line [ja]
  • Ousa Line [ja]
  • Horyuji Line [ja]