Keihanna Line

Keihanna Line
Kintetsu 7020 series trainset on the Keihanna Line
Overview
Other name(s)Yumehanna
Native nameけいはんな線
Owner
Line numberC
Locale
Termini
Stations8
Color on map     (#65c03a)
Service
Type
System
Operator(s)Kintetsu Railway
Depot(s)
  • Higashi-Hanazono
  • Tomigaoka
Rolling stock
Daily ridership61,538 daily (FY2016)[1]
History
Opened1 October 1986; 38 years ago (1986-10-01)
Last extension27 March 2006; 18 years ago (2006-03-27)
Technical
Line length18.8 km (11.7 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC (Third rail)
Operating speed95 km/h (59 mph)
SignallingAutomatic closed block
Train protection systemWS-ATC
Route map

km
0.0
Nagata
1.2
Aramoto
3.0
Yoshita
4.5
Shin-Ishikiri
Ikoma Tunnel (
4.737 mi
7.623 km
)
Ishikiri
Kusaezaka
Shin-Ikoma Tunnel
10.2
Ikoma Ikoma Cable Line
11.2
Higashi-Ikoma
Higashi-Hanazono Depot
15.3
Shiraniwadai
16.1
Gakken Kita-Ikoma
Kita-Yamato Tunnel
Tomigaoka Depot
17.9
Tomigaoka Junction
18.8
Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka

The Keihanna Line (けいはんな線, Keihanna-sen) is a railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway. There are through trains to the Chūō Line of Osaka Municipal Subway. The line name derives from a kanji acronym formed from Kyoto (), Osaka (), and Nara (), but the name is written in hiragana.[2]

The line is the sole Kintetsu line with a third rail electrification system. Before 2015, it was the only Kintetsu line that had station numbers (the station numbers coming from the Chūō Line).

  1. ^ "路線別駅別乗降人員" (PDF). Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. 8 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ^ "地下鉄中央線・近鉄東大阪線・近鉄けいはんな線統一愛称が決定しました" [Subway Chuo Line, Kintetsu Higashi-Osaka Line, and Kintetsu Keihanna Line Unified Nicknames Decided] (PDF). kintetsu.jp (in Japanese). 26 October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.