Keihan Nakanoshima Line

Nakanoshima Line
Nakanoshima Station platforms, October 2008
Overview
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Osaka
Termini	Temmabashi Nakanoshima
Stations	5
Operation
Opened	October 19, 2008
Owner	Nakanoshima High Speed Railway Company
Operator(s)	Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Depot(s)	none
Technical
Line length	3.0 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

The Nakanoshima Line (中之島線, Nakanoshima-sen^?) is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008.

Services

The following services operate on the Nakanoshima Line, 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^?): from Demachiyanagi to Nakanoshima (weekday mornings only)

Stations

Station name	Distance (km)	Location
Nakanoshima (Osaka International Convention Center)	0.0	Kita-ku, Osaka
Watanabebashi	0.9
Ōebashi	1.4
Naniwabashi	2.0
Temmabashi	3.0	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.

References

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). Retrieved on October 24, 2008. (Japanese)

External links

• Keihan website (Japanese)
• Nakanoshima Line website (Keihan) (Japanese)