Kintetsu Keihanna Line
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The Keihanna Line (けいはんな線 Keihanna-sen?) is a railway line owned by Kintetsu Corporation. There are through trains to the Chūō Line of Osaka Municipal Subway. 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.
The line is the sole Kintetsu line with a third rail electrification system.
[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 Transit 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 Keihanna Line.
[edit] Stations on the Keihanna Line
| Station number | Station name | Distance (km) | Connections | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C23 | Nagata 長田 |
0.0 |
|
Higashiosaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| C24 | Aramoto 荒本 |
1.2 | |||
| 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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