Hankai Uemachi Line
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Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
way line of Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd.
Hankai Tramway
is a company which owns two tramway lines in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The parent company is Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.-Now owned:*Hankai Line 14.1 km...
in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
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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: KintetsuKintetsu, named Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. in English until June 27, 2003, is a Japanese rail transit corporation commonly known as . It is the largest non-JR railway in Japan. Its complex network of lines connects Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Tsu and Ise...
Corporation). - June 1, 1947 - Kintetsu divided 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.
- July 4, 2009 - Through operation between Tennoji-ekimae and Hamadera-ekimae restarted.
Operations
- Trams are operated between Tennoji-ekimae and Sumiyoshikoen or between Tennoji-ekimae and Hamadera-ekimae on the Hankai LineHankai LineThe is a tramway in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. owns and operates the line.The line's name comes from and ....
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Stations
Current section- -
Tokiwadōri- -Nakamichi- - - - - - - - -
Through section on the Hankai Line
- Sumiyoshi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dealt section to Osaka City (later abandoned)
- Tennōji (near Shitennō-ji) - Chausuyama - Kōen-higashimon
Abandoned section
- Kōen-higashimon - Tennoji-eki-mae
Connections
| Tennoji-ekimae | Tennoji Station Tennoji Station is a train station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and is a train station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan... : West Japan Railway Company West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:... (JR West) Kansai Main Line Kansai Main Line The is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section... (Yamatoji Line Yamatoji Line The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line, and the name has been used since March 13, 1988. The electrified portion is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company... ), JR West Hanwa Line Hanwa Line The is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7-kilometre branchline in Osaka suburb.... , JR West Osaka Loop Line Osaka Loop Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company . It encircles central Osaka.The second loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten to Kyuhoji was opened on March 15, 2008, and the line from Shigino to Shin-Ōsaka is planned to open in 2020.-Outline:This loop line consists... , Osaka Municipal Subway Osaka Municipal Subway is the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka... Midosuji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line Osaka Abenobashi Station: Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line |
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| Abeno | Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line |
| Tezukayama-sanchome | Tezukayama Station Tezukayama Station is a train station in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*Nankai Electric Railway**Kōya Line*Hankai Tramway**Uemachi Line -Adjacent stations:... : Nankai Railway Koya Line |
| Kaminoki | Sumiyoshihigashi Station Sumiyoshihigashi Station is a train station in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Surroundings:*Kaminoki Station *Osaka Sumiyoshicho Post Office*Shogon Jodo-ji-Adjacent stations:... : Nankai Railway Koya Line |
| Sumiyoshi | Hankai Line Hankai Line The is a tramway in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. owns and operates the line.The line's name comes from and .... |
| Sumiyoshikoen | Sumiyoshitaisha Station Sumiyoshitaisha Station is a train station on the Nankai Electric Railway Nankai Main Line in Nagaochō, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Osaka Prefecture, Japan. There is a connection to on the Hankai Tramway Uemachi Line.-Lines:Sumiyoshitaisha Station*Nankai Electric Railway**Nankai Main Line... : Nankai Railway Nankai Main Line |