Keihanna Line

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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
Owner
Line number C
Locale
Termini
Stations8
Color on map     (#65c03a)
Service
Type
System
Operator(s)Kintetsu Railway
Depot(s)
  • Higashi-Hanazono
  • Tomigaoka
Rolling stock
Daily ridership61,538 daily (FY2016) [1]
History
Opened1 October 1986;36 years ago (1986-10-01)
Last extension27 March 2006;17 years ago (2006-03-27)
Technical
Line length18.8 km (11.7 mi)
Number of tracks Double-track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 750 V DC (Third rail)
Operating speed95 km/h (59 mph)
Signalling Automatic closed block
Train protection system WS-ATC
Route map

Contents

km
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0.0
Nagata
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1.2
Aramoto
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3.0
Yoshita
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4.5
Shin-Ishikiri
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Ikoma Tunnel (
4.737 mi
7.623 km
)
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Ishikiri
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Kusaezaka
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Shin-Ikoma Tunnel
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10.2
Ikoma BSicon FUNI.svg
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11.2
Higashi-Ikoma
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Higashi-Hanazono Depot
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15.3
Shiraniwadai
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16.1
Gakken Kita-Ikoma
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Kita-Yamato Tunnel
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Tomigaoka Depot
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17.9
Tomigaoka Junction
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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 (), Osaka (), and Nara (), 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

Stations

Through-service to/from Cosmosquare via the Osaka Metro logo 2.svg Osaka Metro Chuo line symbol.svg Osaka Metro Chūō Line
No.StationDistance (km)ConnectionsLocation
 C 23  Nagata
長田
0.0

Osaka Metro logo 2.svg Osaka Metro:
Osaka Metro Chuo line symbol.svg 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

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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.