Kintetsu Keihanna Line
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The Keihanna Line (近鉄けいはんな線 Kintetsu Keihannna-sen?) is owned by Kintetsu Corporation, and there are through trains to the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line (大阪市営地下鉄中央線 Ōsaka-shiei-chikatetsu Chūō-sen?). The line name derives from a kanji acronym formed from Kyoto (京都), Osaka (大阪), and Nara (奈良), however the line is written in hiragana.
[edit] History of the Keihanna Line
- September 16, 1977 - Higahi-Osaka Ikoma Railway Co. (東大阪生駒鉄道?) was founded.
- April 1, 1986 - Kintetsu Corporarion marged Higashi-Osaka Ikoma Railway Co.
- October 1, 1986 - The Higahi-Osaka Line (東大阪線?) from Nagata to Ikoma was opened and the through operation to Osakako Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chuo Line started.
- December 18, 1997 - The through operation was extended to Cosmosquare Station.
- July 28, 1998 - Nara Ikoma Rapid Railway Co., Ltd. (奈良生駒高速鉄道株式会社?) was founded.
- October, 2000 - The construction of the Keihanna New Line (京阪奈新線?) started.
- January, 2005 - The line was officially named "the Keihanna Line (けいはんな線?)".
- March 27, 2006 - The line from Ikoma to Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka was opened and the Higashi-Osaka Line was renamed the Keihannna Line.
[edit] Stations on the Keihannna Line
| Station number | Station name | Distance (km) | Connections | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C23 | Nagata Station (長田駅) |
0.0 |
|
Higashiosaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| C24 | Aramoto Station (荒本駅) |
1.2 | |||
| C25 | Yoshita Station (吉田駅) |
3.0 | |||
| C26 | Shin-Ishikiri Station (新石切駅) |
4.5 | |||
| C27 | Ikoma Station (生駒駅) |
10.2 |
|
Ikoma | Nara Prefecture |
| C28 | Shiraniwadai Station (白庭台駅) |
15.3 | |||
| C29 | Gakken Kita-Ikoma Station (学研北生駒駅) |
16.1 | |||
| C30 | Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station (学研奈良登美ヶ丘駅) |
18.8 | Nara | ||
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