- Hankai Uemachi Line
The nihongo|Uemachi Line|上町線|Uemachi-sen is a
tram way line of theHankai Tramway inOsaka ,Japan .History
*September 20, 1900 - Osaka Horse Rail Co. (大阪馬車鉄道, "Osaka Basha Tetsudo") from Tennoji-nishimon-mae to Higashi-Tengachaya was opened.
*November 29, 1900 - The line was extended from Higashi-Tengachaya to Kamisumiyoshi (Present: Kaminoki).
*December 27, 1902 - The line was extended from Kamisumiyoshi to Shimosumiyoshi (Later: Sumiyoshijinja-mae, Present: Sumiyoshi).
*1907 - Renamed "Osaka Densha Rail Co." (大阪電車鉄道), then "Naniwa Densha Tram Co." (浪速電車軌道).
*December 24, 1909 - Nankai Railway consolidated Naniwa Densha Tram, then became the Uemachi Line.
*1911 - Through operation to Osaka Municipal Tram started.
*January 12, 1912 - Through operation to Osaka Municipal Tram ended.
*July 12, 1913 - The Uemachi Line is extended from Sumiyoshijinja-mae to Sumiyoshi (Present: Sumiyoshikoen).
*December 24, 1921 - The Uemachi Line from Tennoji-nishimon to Tennoji-ekimae became the line of Osaka Municipal Tram.
*June 1, 1944 - Kansai Kyuko Railway Co. and Nankai Railway Co. were consolidated and became Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. (present:Kintetsu Corporation).
*June 1, 1947 - Kintetsu devided rails of the former Nankai Lines to Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd., and the Uemachi Line became one of the lines of the Osaka Tram Line.
*December 1, 1980 - The Uemachi Line became a tramway line of Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd.Operations
*Trams are operated between Tennoji-eki-mae and Sumiyoshikoen or between Tennoji-eki-mae and Abikomichi on the
Hankai Line .tations
Connections
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