Keihanna Line Explained

Keihanna Line
Native Name:	けいはんな線
Native Name Lang:	ja
Mapcolor:	(#)
System:
Stations:	8
Daily Ridership:	61,538 daily (FY2016)^[1]
Operator:	Kintetsu Railway
Linelength Km:	18.8
Signalling:	Automatic closed block
Electrification:	(Third rail)
Speed Km/H:	95

The 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,, and, 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 - was founded.
1 April 1986 - Kintetsu merged with Higashi-Osaka Ikoma Railway Co.
1 October 1986 - 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 - was founded.
October 2000 - The construction of the started.
31 January 2005 - The Keihanna New Line extension was officially named the "".^[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 via the Osaka Metro ↑
No.	Station	Distance (km)	Connections	Location
	Japanese: 長田	0.0		Higashiosaka, Osaka
	Japanese: 荒本	1.2	Osaka Monorail Main Line (proposed extension)
	Japanese: 吉田	3.0
	Japanese: 新石切	4.5
	Japanese: 生駒	10.2		Ikoma	Nara Prefecture
	Japanese: 白庭台	15.3
	Japanese: 学研北生駒	16.1
	Japanese: 学研奈良登美ヶ丘	18.8		Nara

External links

Notes and References

Web site: 路線別駅別乗降人員 . . November 8, 2016 . May 6, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170401060249/http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.lg.jp/library/ct/kotsutyousa/20161108_subway_nt.pdf . April 1, 2017 . dead .
Web site: 26 October 2005 . 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221024205829/https://www.kintetsu.jp/news/files/yumehanna_1.pdf . 24 October 2022 . 30 December 2022 . kintetsu.jp . ja.
Web site: 22 September 2016 . 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160926173741/http://railf.jp/news/2016/09/22/200000.html . 26 September 2016 . 30 December 2022 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
Web site: 1 January 2005 . 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" . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829104146/https://www.kintetsu.jp/news/files/keihanna0131.pdf . 29 August 2021 . 30 December 2022 . kintetsu.jp . ja.
Web site: 4 August 2005 . 「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. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221024210025/https://www.kintetsu.jp/news/files/kaigyoubi.pdf . 24 October 2022 . 30 December 2022 . kintetsu.jp . ja.