Hankyu Railway
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Hankyu Railway (阪急電鉄, Hankyū Dentetsu) is a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region. Its main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka. The signature color of Hankyu cars is maroon. IC cards (PiTaPa and ICOCA) are accepted.
The Hankyu network serves 1,950,000 people every weekday and offers several kinds of express on each of its main lines and several branches during commute hours. The fare is the same for local or express services. Most cars have six doors and bench seating facing the center of the train, however limited express and rapid express on Kyoto Line often use four-door cars with rows of seats aligned with the direction of the train (reversed at the end of the line).
The name Hankyu stands for Keihanshin Kyuko (京阪神急行). Keihanshin (京阪神) means the cities of Kyoto (京都), Osaka(大阪), Kobe (神戸), and the suburbs of theirs. Kyuko (急行) means express train.
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[edit] History
Minoo Arima Electric Tramway Company (箕面有馬電気軌道株式会社, Minoo Arima Denki Kido) which was a forerunner of Hankyu was established by Ichizo Kobayashi in 1907, then the rail lines from Umeda to Takarazuka (the Takarazuka Line) and from Ishibashi to Minoo (the Minoo Line) were opened on March 10, 1910.
In 1918, Minoo Arima Electric Tramway Company was renamed Hanshin Kyuko Railway Company (阪神急行電鉄株式会社, referred to "Hankyu", 阪急), then, the Kobe Line from Juso to Kobe (later, renamed Kamitsutsui) and the Itami Line from Tsukaguchi to Itami were opened on July 16, 1920. On April 1, 1936, the Kobe Line from Nishi-Nada (Present: Ojikoen) to Sannomiya was opened.
On October 1, 1943, Hanshin Kyuko and former Keihan Railway (京阪電気鉄道) were united, and renamed Keihanshin Kyuko Railway Company (京阪神急行電鉄), then, the Keihan Line, the Katano Line, the Uji Line, the Keishin Line, and the Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line were dealt with present Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (京阪電気鉄道株式会社) on December 1, 1949.
On April 1, 1973, Keihanshin Kyuko Railway Company was renamed former Hankyu Corporation (阪急電鉄株式会社, Hankyū Dentetsu Kabushiki Gaisha, Present: Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.).
On April 1, 2005 Hankyu Dentetsu Bunkatsu Jumbi (阪急電鉄分割準備株式会社, founded in 1989) was renamed Hankyu Corporation (阪急電鉄株式会社, Hankyū Dentetsu Kabushiki Gaisha) as a subsidiary of Hankyu Holdings, Inc. (阪急ホールディングス株式会社, Hankyū Hōrudhingusu Kabushiki Gaisha).
On October 1, 2006, Hankyu Holdings started wholly owning Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. and the holdiongs was renamed "Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. (阪急阪神ホールディングス株式会社, Hankyū Hanshin Hōrudhingusu Kabushiki Gaisha)". Hankyu's stock purchase of Hanshin shares was completed on June 20, 2006.[1]
Now the head office of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. and Hankyu Corp. is at 1-16-1, Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka; its registered headquarters is at 1-1, Sakaemachi, Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture.
[edit] Main Lines
- Kobe Line(阪急神戸線) (Umeda-Sannomiya)
- Kyoto Line(阪急京都線) (Umeda-Kawaramachi)
- Takarazuka Line(阪急宝塚線) (Umeda-Takarazuka)
[edit] Branch Lines
- Arashiyama Line(阪急嵐山線) (Katsura-Arashiyama)
- Imazu Line(阪急今津線) (Imazu-Nishinomiya-kitaguchi-Takarazuka)
- Itami Line(阪急伊丹線) (Tsukaguchi-Itami)
- Koyo Line(阪急甲陽線) (Shukugawa-Koyoen)
- Minoo Line(阪急箕面線) (Ishibashi-Minoo)
- Nose Electric Railway(能勢電鉄) (Kawanishi-Noseguchi-Myokenguchi/Nissei-Chuo) (independent, but runs expresses on Hankyu tracks and is designed to feed into the Hankyu Takarazuka Line)
- Senri Line(阪急千里線) (Tenjimbashisuji Roku-chome-Awaji-Kita-Senri)
[edit] Trains
[edit] Kobe Line / Takarazuka Line
- 9000 series
- 8200 series
- 8000 series
- 7000 series
- 6000 series
- 5100 series
- 5000 series
- 3100 series (transferred to Nose Electric Railway)
- 3000 series
- 2000 series (transferred to Nose Electric Railway)
[edit] Kyoto Line
- 9300 series
- 8300 series
- 7300 series
- 6300 series
- 5300 series
- 3300 series
- 2300 series
[edit] Fare
Single fare(Adult)
| km | Fare(JPY) |
| 1-4km | 150 |
| 5-9 | 180 |
| 10-14 | 220 |
| 15-19 | 260 |
| 20-26 | 270 |
| 27-33 | 310 |
| 34-42 | 360 |
| 43-51 | 390 |
| 52-60 | 450 |
| 61-70 | 510 |
| 71-76 | 600 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ UPDATE 2-Hankyu takes over fellow railway operator Hanshin. Reuters (2006-06-20). Retrieved on 2006-06-20.
[edit] External links
- Hankyu Hanshin Holdings portal site (Japanese)
- Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Group index page
- Hankyu Railway Area Guide - Guide to using Hankyu railways, Fares from Umeda, Terminal area map
