| Minami Osaka Line | |
| Native Name: | 南大阪線 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Mapcolor: | (#) |
| Type: | Heavy rail |
| System: | Kintetsu Railway |
| Stations: | 28 |
| Open: | (Domyoji - Furuichi) |
| Operator: | Kintetsu Railway |
| Depot: | Furuichi Branch: Amami |
| Linelength Km: | 39.7 |
| Electrification: | (overhead lines) |
| Trainprotection: | Kintetsu ATS, ATS-SP |
| Signalling: | Automatic closing block |
| Speed: | (limited express trains) (commuter trains) |
| Map State: | collapsed |
is a railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway. It runs between in Osaka and in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture. The line connects Osaka to southern part of the Nara Basin, running through Osaka's southern suburb cities of Matsubara, Fujiidera and Habikino in Osaka Prefecture, and Katsuragi and Yamato-Takada in Nara Prefecture. Via the Yoshino Line, it also provides access to the Yoshino refuge of Emperor Godaigo, a popular tourist destination, especially during the spring.
The line and its network of branch lines use narrow gauge tracks, the only lines in the Kintetsu network with this gauge. Other Kintetsu lines use standard gauge.
The first section of the line opened in 1898 between Kashiwara Station and Furuichi Station by . The next year took over the line, before renaming itself . The railway then constructed its own access line to Osaka center, completed in 1923 and electrified at 1,500 V DC, then the highest voltage in Japan. An extension to Nara Prefecture to what is now Kashiharajingū-mae station was built in 1929 and through service began to the Yoshino Railway, now the Yoshino Line.
The entire route competed with the existing Osaka Line, operated by Kansai Kyūkō Electric Railway, or Kankyū. In 1943, Osaka Railway was merged with Kankyū and the Minami Osaka Line continued to operate as part of the Kankyū network. Kankyū would later rename itself in 1944 to the Kinki Nippon Railway, or Kintetsu, after merging with the Nankai Electric Railway.
Some trains go through to the Nagano Line or the Yoshino Line, some operate between Furuichi and Gose Station on the Gose Line, and some from Gose run through to Osaka Abenobashi. Local trains run between Osaka Abenobashi and Fujiidera or Furuichi, and between Furuichi and Kashiharajingū-mae (including conductorless trains between Furuichi and Kashiharajingū-mae).
Local train (普通 Futsu)
Running all day, but the operation is divided at Furuichi station except in the early morning and late night.
Osaka-Abenobashi-FuruichiOsaka Abenobashi - Fujiidera or Furuichi is the basic operating pattern, with four trains per hour between Osaka-Abenobashi and Fujiidera during the day, along with two additional trains between Osaka Abenobashi and Furuichi. A few trains run from Kawachi-Amami to Osaka Abenobashi in the early morning and back to Kawachi-Amami station late at night. Local trains are overtaken by Semi express trains at Imagawa, and by Limited Express or express trains at Kawachi Amami.
Furuichi-Kashiharajingu-Mae or YoshinoNormal operation is between Furuichi and Kashihara Jingu-mae. Some trains continue to Yoshino on the Yoshino Line in early morning and late nights.
In this section semi-express trains make all stops, but few trains operate here as most run on the Nagano Line after Furuichi. Local and semi-express trains to Osaka Abenobashi twice per hour alternate to provide constant daytime service. There is a direct connection from the Gose Line at Shakudo, and some trains run between Shakudo and Kashihara Jingu-mae only on weekday mornings.
Semi-express trains operate between Osaka Abenobashi - Kashihara Jingu-mae or Kawachinagano. Two trains per hour run to Kashihara Jingu-mae and four to Kawachinagano. During morning rush hours, some trains operate from Gose to Osaka Abenobashi. A few trains also continue from Kashihara Jingu-mae to Yoshino as well.
One train on weekday mornings from Kashihara Jingu-Mae to Osaka Abenobashi and two trains on weekday evenings and one on weekend evenings in the reverse direction.
Two trains per hour from Osaka Abenobashi, through to Yoshino on the Yoshino line. Unlike other trains on this line, they are not overtaken by limited express trains at intermediate stations.
Rapid express trains are operated in spring, and the stops on the Minami Osaka Line are the same as for express trains. It waits for up to 12 minutes at Kashihara Jingu-mae Station where it is overtaken by limited express trains, taking longer than normal express trains.
Limited express trains operate between Osaka Abenobashi and Kashihara Jingu-mae or Yoshino, one to two trains per hour on weekdays and two per hour on weekends. Some trains are operated by dedicated Sakura Liner rolling stock. To board limited express trains, a limited express ticket is needed in addition to a regular ticket.
Limited Express Blue Symphony (特急 青のシンフォニー) (LE)
Operates twice a day except Wednesdays (a normal limited express train operates instead, but without the dedicated name or train set). Stations are the same as regular limited express trains. Limited Express. To board the Limited Express Blue Symphony, a limited express ticket and special car ticket are needed in addition to a regular ticket.
For distances and connections, see route diagram.
| No. | Stations | Japanese | Distance (km) | SmE | SbE | Ex | LE | Transfers | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 大阪阿部野橋 | 0.0 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 |
| Abeno-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture | |||
| 河堀口 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| 北田辺 | 2.1 | Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka | |||||||||
| 今川 | 2.7 | ||||||||||
| 針中野 | 3.8 | ||||||||||
| 矢田 | 5.1 | ||||||||||
(Hannan University) | 河内天美 (阪南大学前) | 7.3 | Matsubara | ||||||||
| 布忍 | 8.3 | ||||||||||
| 高見ノ里 | 9.1 | ||||||||||
| 河内松原 | 10.0 | 〇 | |||||||||
| 恵我ノ荘 | 11.6 | Habikino | |||||||||
| 高鷲 | 12.6 | ||||||||||
| 藤井寺 | 13.7 | 〇 | Fujiidera | ||||||||
| 土師ノ里 | 15.6 | 〇 | |||||||||
| 道明寺 | 16.3 | 〇 | (N15) | ||||||||
| 古市 | 18.3 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | △ | (O16) | Habikino | ||||
| 駒ヶ谷 | 20.0 | 〇 | |||||||||
| 上ノ太子 | 22.0 | 〇 | |||||||||
| 二上山 | 27.3 | 〇 | Kashiba | Nara Prefecture | |||||||
| 二上神社口 | 28.4 | 〇 | Katsuragi | ||||||||
| 当麻寺 | 30.4 | 〇 | |||||||||
| 磐城 | 31.1 | 〇 | |||||||||
| 尺土 | 32.3 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | (P23) | |||||
| 高田市 | 34.2 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | Yamatotakada | |||||
| 浮孔 | 35.6 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||||||
| 坊城 | 36.8 | 〇 | 〇 | Kashihara | |||||||
| 橿原神宮西口 | 38.5 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||||||
| 橿原神宮前 | 39.7 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 |
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This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia