Minami Osaka Line

Minami Osaka Line
Kintetsu 6820 series EMU at Osaka Abenobashi Station on a semi-express service for Kawachi-Nagano
Overview
Native name南大阪線
OwnerThe logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway
Line numberF
LocaleOsaka Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
Termini
Stations28
Color on map     (#008446)
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemKintetsu Railway
Operator(s)Kintetsu Railway
Depot(s)Furuichi
Branch: Amami
Rolling stock
History
Opened24 March 1898; 126 years ago (1898-03-24) (Domyoji–Furuichi)
Technical
Line length39.7 km (24.7 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead lines)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) (limited express trains)
100 km/h (62 mph) (commuter trains)
SignallingAutomatic closing block
Train protection systemKintetsu ATS, ATS-SP
Route map

Lines are of Kintetsu unless noted
Left arrowNankai: Tennoji Branch Line
0.0
Left arrowLeft arrowF01 Ōsaka Abenobashi
Left arrow, Right arrow, Right arrowRight arrowTennōji
JR West: Osaka Loop LineRight arrow
Left arrowJR West: Hanwa Line
JR West: Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)Right arrow
1.0
F02 Koboreguchi
2.1
F03 Kita-Tanabe
2.7
F04 Imagawa
Left arrowNankai: Hirano LineRight arrow
Left arrowSubway: Tanimachi LineRight arrow (Komagawa-Nakano)
3.8
F05 Harinakano
5.1
F06 Yata
Left arrowJR West: Hanwa Freight LineRight arrow
7.3
F07 Kawachi-Amami
Furuichi Inspection Amami Depot
8.3
F08 Nunose
9.1
F09 Takaminosato
10.0
F10 Kawachi-Matsubara
11.6
F11 Eganoshō
12.6
F12 Takawashi
13.7
F13 Fujiidera
14.8
Ōjingoryō-mae
abandoned in 1974
15.6
F14 Hajinosato
16.3
F15 Dōmyōji
17.8
Konda Hachiman
abandoned in 1974
18.3
F16/O16 Furuichi
Left arrowFuruichi Inspection Depot
Ishikawa River
20.0
F17 Komagatani
22.0
F18 Kaminotaishi
Prefectural border (Up arrowOsaka/NaraDown arrow)
24.9
Donzurubō
27.3
F19 Nijōzan
28.4
F20 Nijō-jinjaguchi
30.4
F21 Taimadera
31.1
F22 Iwaki
32.3
F23/P23 Shakudo
34.2
F24 Takadashi
Left arrowJR West: Wakayama LineRight arrow
35.6
F25 Ukiana
36.8
F26 Bōjō
38.5
F27 Kashiharajingū-nishiguchi
Kashiharajingū
abandoned in 1939
Yoshino Line, Unebi Line
39.7
F42 Kashiharajingū-mae
Track conversion facility
26000 series Limited Express EMU (before renovation)

The Minami Osaka Line (南大阪線, Minami-Ōsaka-sen) is a railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway. It runs between Ōsaka Abenobashi in Osaka and Kashiharajingū-mae in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture. The line connects Osaka to southern part of the Nara Basin, running through Osaka's southern suburb cities of Matsubara, Fujiidera and Habikino in Osaka Prefecture, and Katsuragi and Yamato-Takada in Nara Prefecture. Via the Yoshino Line, it also provides access to the Yoshino refuge of Emperor Godaigo, a popular tourist destination, especially during the spring.

The line and its network of branch lines use 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge tracks, the only lines in the Kintetsu network with this gauge. Other Kintetsu lines use 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge.