Kintetsu Nagano Line

The Nihongo|Nagano Line|近鉄長野線|Kintetsu Nagano-sen is a railway line of Japanese private railway company Kintetsu Corporation branching off Minami-Osaka Line at ja-stalink|Furuichi in southern suburbs of Osaka. The line connects cities of Habikino, Tondabayashi and Kawachi-Nagano in Osaka Prefecture, terminates at ja-stalink|Kawachi-Nagano with connection to Nankai Electric Railway Kōya Line.

History

The Nagano Line was constructed and opened as the sole line of Nihongo|Kayō Railway|河陽鉄道|Kayō Tetsudō who aimed to connect inland town Kawachi-Nagano to ja-stalink|Kashiwara on the Kansai Main Line (then of Nihongo|Kansei Railway|関西鉄道|Kansei Tetsudō|also read as Kwansei, Kansai). The successor Osaka Railway (II) decided and built its own line directly to Osaka, branching from ja-stalink|Dōmyōji. The company then opened a line diverting from ja-stalink|Furuichi to Nara Prefecture, to complete present Minami-Osaka Line. Thus the line to Kawachi-Nagano became a branch line, present Nagano Line.

Operation

Nearly all trains go through up to/down from ja-stalink|Ōsaka Abenobashi on Minami-Osaka Line. A few trains return at ja-stalink|Tondabayashi.

Rapid service

All trains stop at all stations on the Nagano Line, however, in the section of Minami-Osaka Line most trains are operated as rapids.;Nihongo|Local|普通|Futsū (L):Limited number of operation, in the morning down to Tondabayashi or Kawachi-Nagano, in midnight up to Furuichi or Osaka Abenobashi.;Nihongo|Semi-Express|準急|Junkyū (SE):Four trains per hour per direction, all day, all to/from Osaka Abenobashi.;Nihongo|Express|急行|Kyūkō (Ex):In the rush hours, to/from Osaka Abenobashi.

tations

All stations are located in Osaka Prefecture.