Keihanna Line

Keihanna Line
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Kintetsu 7000 series trainset on the Keihanna Line
Overview
Other name(s) Yumehanna
Native name けいはんな線
Type
System
Locale
Termini Nagata
Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka
Stations 8
Daily ridership 61,538 daily (FY2016)[1]
Operation
Opened October 1, 1986 (1986-10-01)
Owner
Operator(s) Kintetsu Railway
Depot(s)
  • Higashi-Hanazono
  • Tomigaoka
Rolling stock
Technical
Line length 18.8 km (11.7 mi)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
Operating speed 95 km/h (59 mph)

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), however the line is written in hiragana.

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

  • September 16, 1977 - Higashi-Osaka Ikoma Railway Co. (東大阪生駒鉄道, Higashiōsaka-Ikoma Tetsudō) was founded.
  • April 1, 1986 - Kintetsu merged with Higashi-Osaka Ikoma Railway Co.
  • October 1, 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.
  • December 18, 1997 - The through operation was extended to Cosmosquare.
  • July 28, 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.
  • January, 2005 - The Keihanna New Line extension was officially named the "Keihanna Line (けいはんな線, Keihanna-sen)".
  • March 27, 2006 - The line from Ikoma to Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka was opened and the Higashi-Osaka Line was renamed the Keihanna Line.

Stations

↑ Through-service to/from Cosmosquare Station via the Osaka Metro Chūō Line ↑
No. Station Distance (km) Connections Location
 C23  Nagata
長田		 0.0

Osaka Metro Chūō Line

 Higashiosaka Osaka Prefecture
 C24  Aramoto
荒本		 1.2
 C25  Yoshita
吉田		 3.0
 C26  Shin-Ishikiri
新石切		 4.5
 C27  Ikoma
生駒		 10.2
Ikoma Nara Prefecture
N/A Higashi-Ikoma Signal Station
東生駒信号場		 11.2 No passengers
 C28  Shiraniwadai
白庭台		 15.3
 C29  Gakken Kita-Ikoma
学研北生駒		 16.1
N/A Tomigaoka Signal Station
登美ヶ丘信号場		 17.9 No passengers
 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. November 8, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2017.


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