Nankai Main Line

Nankai Main Line
Nankai 1000 series EMU on local service
Overview
Native name南海本線
LocaleOsaka Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture
Termini
Stations43
Service
Operator(s)Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
History
Opened1885; 139 years ago (1885)
Last extension1922
Closed1993; 31 years ago (1993) (Tennoji Branch Line)
Technical
Line length64.2 km (39.9 mi)
Number of tracksQuad (Namba - Suminoe)
Double (Suminoe - Wakayamashi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Old gaugeNamba—Sakai (Azumabashi): 2 ft 9 in (838 mm)
(1885—1897)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph)

The Nankai Main Line (南海本線, Nankai Honsen) is one of the two main railway lines of Japanese private railway company Nankai Electric Railway, together with Kōya Line. The route is from Namba Station in south downtown of Osaka to Wakayamashi Station in Wakayama via Sakai, Izumiōtsu, Kishiwada, Kaizuka, Izumisano, Sennan, Hannan and Misaki municipalities. The proper name is with the company's name, "the Nankai Main Line", not simply "the Main Line" often seen in other Japanese private railways. Lines of the Nankai Main Lane and the connecting lines excluded the Kōya Line and the Airport Line are named generically "the Nankai Line (南海線, Nankai Sen)". The line is shown with a pictogram of waves, or distinguished with blue from conifer or green Kōya Line.