Kintetsu Osaka Line
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The Ōsaka Line (大阪線 Ōsaka sen?) is a main line of Kintetsu Corporation, connecting Osaka and Mie Prefecture via Nara Prefecture. The line is the logest double tracked railway of non-JR operators. Together with Nagoya Line, this line is the route of Kintetsu Limited Express connecting Osaka and Nagoya to compete Tōkaidō Shinkansen.
[edit] Rapid service
Along with charged Limited Express, non-charged local and rapid services are operated on the line.
- Local (普通 Futsū?) (L)
- Mostly with 6-car formations, operations are divided at Nabari. In the west mainly between Uehommachi and Takayasu, Kawachi Kokubu or Haibara. Five service per hour per direction in the section between Uehommachi and Takayasu. In the east, between Nabari or Higashi-Aoyama and Ise-Nakagawa. Some trains continues as Semi-Express west of Nabari.
- Semi-Express (準急 Junkyū?) (SE)
- Between Uehommachi and Takayasu or Haibara in day time, and between Uehommachi and Haibara or Nabari in other periods. Some trains runs beyond Nabari to Aoyamachō as Locals. Per hour per direction, 1 between Uehommachi and Takayasu and 2 to Haibara. In the morning hours with 10-car, in the evening 8-car, other periods 6-car formations.
- Express (急行 Kyūkō?) (Ex)
- Operated in day hours replacing Rapid Express, connecting Uehommachi and Aoyamachō or Uji-Yamada on Yamada Line, one and two services per hour respectively. Used short 6 car formations due to the lengths of platforms at Kawachi-Kokubu and Sambommatsu. Makes a connection to Express train on Nagoya Line at Ise-Nakagawa.
- Suburban Rapid Express (区間快速急行, 区間快速 Kukan Kaisoku Kyūkō, Kukan Kaisoku?) (SRE)
- Connecting mostly Uehommachi and Aoyamachō (some Yamato-Yagi, Nabari, Ise-Nakagawa, Matsusaka on Yamada Line).
- Rapid Express (快速急行 Kaisoku Kyūkō?) (RE)
- Long distance rapid service on morning and evening hours, betwween Uehommachi and Uji-Yamada on Yamada Line, Isuzugawa or Toba on Toba Line in Mie Prefecture. In the west of Nabari and Aoyamachō with longest 10 cars, in the east 4 or 6 cars.
- Limited Express (特急 Tokkyū?)
- Charged for seat reservation, between Kintetsu Namba on Kintetsu Namba Line (some Uehommachi) in Osaka and Nagoya or Ise - Shima region. Stops not shown in table.
[edit] Stations
| Stations | km | SE | Ex | SRE | RE | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uehommachi | 0.0 | S | S | S | S | Tennōji-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Tsuruhashi | 1.1 | S | S | S | S | Ikuno-ku, Osaka | |
| Imazato | 2.8 | ||||||
| Fuse | 4.1 | S | S | Higashi-Osaka | |||
| Shuntokumichi | 5.1 | ||||||
| Nagase (Kinki University) | 6.2 | ||||||
| Mito | 7.4 | ||||||
| Kyūhōjiguchi | 8.3 | Yao | |||||
| Kintetsu Yao | 9.6 | S | |||||
| Kawachi-Yamamoto | 11.1 | S | |||||
| Takayasu | 12.2 | S | |||||
| Onji | 13.3 | ||||||
| Hōzenji | 14.9 | Kashiwara | |||||
| Katashimo | 15.7 | ||||||
| Andō | 16.6 | ||||||
| Kawachi-Kokubu | 18.2 | S | S | ||||
| Ōsaka-Kyōikudai-mae (Ōsaka Kyōiku University) | 19.8 | S | |||||
| Sekiya (Ōsaka Shōin Women's University) | 22.0 | S | Kashiba | Nara Prefecture | |||
| Nijō | 24.1 | S | |||||
| Kintetsu Shimoda | 25.7 | S | |||||
| Goidō (Mamigaoka New Town) | 27.1 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Tsukiyama | 28.8 | S | Yamatotakada | ||||
| Yamato-Takada | 29.9 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Matsuzuka | 31.8 | S | |||||
| Masuga | 32.8 | S | Kashihara | ||||
| Yamato-Yagi | 34.8 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Miminashi | 36.9 | S | |||||
| Daifuku | 38.2 | S | Sakurai | ||||
| Sakurai | 39.8 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Yamato-Asakura | 41.9 | S | |||||
| Hasedera | 45.6 | S | |||||
| Haibara | 50.1 | S | S | S | S | Uda | |
| Murōguchi-Ōno | 57.2 | S | S | S | |||
| Sambommatsu | 59.7 | S | S | ||||
| Akameguchi | 64.0 | S | S | S | Nabari | Mie Prefecture | |
| Nabari | 67.2 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Kikyōgaoka | 70.0 | S1 | S | S | S | ||
| Mihata | 73.1 | S1 | S | S | S | ||
| Iga-Kambe | 75.5 | S1 | S | S | S | Iga | |
| Aoyamachō | 77.9 | S1 | S | S | S | ||
| Iga-Kōzu | 80.6 | S | S | S | |||
| Nishi-Aoyama | 83.8 | S | S | S | |||
| Higashi-Aoyama | 91.5 | S | S | S | Tsu | ||
| Sakakibara-Onsenguchi | 95.4 | S | S | S | |||
| Ōmitsu | 97.6 | ||||||
| Ise-Ishibashi | 101.6 | ||||||
| Kawai-Takaoka | 104.4 | ||||||
| Ise-Nakagawa | 108.9 | S | S | S | Matsusaka | ||
- Some Semi-Expresses runs between Nabari and Aoyamacho as Local trains.
[edit] Statistics
- Distance: 108.9 km
- Gauge: 1.435 mm
- Electrification: 1,500 V DC
- Track: four-track line (Uehommachi to Fuse), double track (Fuse to Ise-Nakagawa)
