Kintetsu Keihanna Line
| Keihanna Line | |
|---|---|
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Kintetsu 7000 Series trainset on the Keihanna Line | |
| Overview | |
| Type |
Commuter rail Rapid transit |
| Locale |
Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture Ikoma and Nara, Nara Prefecture |
| Termini |
Nagata Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka |
| Stations | 8 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | October 1, 1986 |
| Owner |
Kintetsu Corporation Nara Ikoma Rapid Railway Co., Ltd. |
| Operator(s) | Kintetsu Corporation |
| Depot(s) | Higashi-Hanazono, Tomigaoka |
| Rolling stock |
7000 series EMU 7020 series EMU Osaka Municipal Subway 20 series EMU Osaka Municipal Subway 24 series EMU |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 18.8 km (11.7 mi) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 750 V DC, third rail |
| Operating speed | 95 km/h (59 mph) |
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The Keihanna Line (けいはんな線 Keihanna-sen) is a railway line operated by Kintetsu Corporation. 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 on the Keihanna Line
| No. | Station | km | Connections | Location | |
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| C23 | Nagata 長田 |
0.0 |
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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 |
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Ikoma | Nara Prefecture |
| — | Higashi-Ikoma Signal Station 東生駒信号場 |
11.2 | |||
| C28 | Shiraniwadai 白庭台 |
15.3 | |||
| C29 | Gakken Kita-Ikoma 学研北生駒 |
16.1 | |||
| — | Tomigaoka Signal Station 登美ヶ丘信号場 |
17.9 | |||
| C30 | Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka 学研奈良登美ヶ丘 |
18.8 | Nara | ||
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