Keihan Nakanoshima Line

The Keihan Nakanoshima Line (京阪中之島線, Keihan Nakanoshima-sen) is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008, and has a ruling grade of 1 in 25 (4%).

Keihan Nakanoshima Line
Nakanoshima Station platforms, October 2008
Overview
Native name	中之島線
Status	Operational
Owner	Nakanoshima High Speed Railway Company
Locale	Osaka
Termini	Temmabashi Nakanoshima
Stations	5
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Keihan Electric Railway
Operator(s)	Keihan Electric Railway
Depot(s)	none
History
Opened	October 19, 2008
Technical
Line length	3.0 km (1.9 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

Services

The following services operate on the Nakanoshima line, with through-running to/from the Keihan Main Line. All services stop at all stations on the Nakanoshima line.^[1]

• Local (普通): Nakanoshima–Kayashima, Demachiyanagi
• Semi-Express (区間急行): Nakanoshima–Kayashima, Hirakatashi / Kuzuha → Nakanoshima (rush hours only)
• Sub Express (準急): Nakanoshima–Demachiyanagi
• Commuter Sub Express (通勤準急): (weekday mornings only)
• Rapid Express (快速急行): (rush hours only)
• Commuter Rapid Express (通勤快急): Demachiyanagi–Nakanoshima (weekday mornings only)

Stations

No.	Station name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
KH54	Nakanoshima (Osaka International Convention Center)	中之島 (大阪国際会議場)	0.0		Kita-ku, Osaka
KH53	Watanabebashi	渡辺橋	0.9	Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line (Higobashi)
KH52	Ōebashi	大江橋	1.4	Keihan Main Line (Yodoyabashi) Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line (Yodoyabashi)
KH51	Naniwabashi	なにわ橋	2.0	Keihan Main Line (Kitahama) Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line (Kitahama)
KH03	Temmabashi	天満橋	3.0	Keihan Main Line Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line	Chūō-ku, Osaka

History

• July 10, 2001: Nakanoshima High Speed Railway Company was founded.
• May 28, 2003: Construction work commenced.
• November 13, 2006: New line and station names were officially announced.
• October 31, 2007: Tunnelling was completed.
• August 1, 2008: Test running commenced.^[2]
• October 19, 2008: Line opened.^[3]

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

1. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine, November 2008 issue: "中之島線開業にともなう新ダイヤの概要", p. 14-17
2. Keihan press release: "中之島線内で習熟訓練運転を開始しました" (Nakanoshima Driver Training Starts), (August 1, 2008) Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on October 24, 2008. (in Japanese)
3. "京阪中之島線が開業" [Keihan Nakanoshima Line opens]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 31 October 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

External links

• Keihan Nakanoshima Line website (in Japanese)