Keihanna Line

Keihanna Line
Keihanna Line
	Kintetsu 7020 series trainset on the Keihanna Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Yumehanna
Native name	けいはんな線
Owner	Kintetsu Railway; Nara Ikoma Rapid Railway;
Line number	C
Locale	Osaka Prefecture (Higashiōsaka); Nara Prefecture (Ikoma and Nara City);
Termini	Nagata; Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka;
Stations	8
Color on map	(#65c03a)
Service
Type	Rapid transit; Commuter rail;
System	Kintetsu Railway; Osaka Metro;
Operator(s)	Kintetsu Railway
Depot(s)	Higashi-Hanazono; Tomigaoka;
Rolling stock	7000 series EMUs; 7020 series EMUs; Osaka Municipal Subway 20 series EMUs; Osaka Municipal Subway 24 series EMUs;
Daily ridership	61,538 daily (FY2016)
History
Opened	1 October 1986; 37 years ago
Last extension	27 March 2006; 18 years ago
Technical
Line length	18.8 km (11.7 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track
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)
Signalling	Automatic closed block
Train protection system	WS-ATC
Route map
	Legend
	4.737 mi
	7.623 km
	Osaka Prefecture
	Nara Prefecture

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[edit]

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[edit]

↑ 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	A Kintetsu-Nara Line G Ikoma Line Y Ikoma Cable Line (Toriimae)	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[edit]

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "「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[edit]

Official website
Official route overview (in Japanese)
Nara Ikoma Rapid Railway (in Japanese)

[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.

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