Keihan Nakanoshima Line
Encyclopedia
The is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway
in Osaka
, Japan
. It opened on October 19, 2008.
Keihan Electric Railway
is a Japanese railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. It is known as , or .-History:Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of Yodo River...
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
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. 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.- : Nakanoshima - ,
- : Nakanoshima - Kayashima, / → Nakanoshima (rush hours only)
- : Nakanoshima - Demachiyanagi
- : (weekday mornings only)
- : (rush hours only)
- : from Demachiyanagi to Nakanoshima (weekday mornings only)
Stations
| Station name | Distance (km) | Location |
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(Osaka International Convention Center Osaka International Convention Center The is a multi-purpose convention center in the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.A Keihan railway station is located underground , operating as the terminus for the Nakanoshima Line.- Past events :... ) |
0.0 | Kita-ku, Osaka Kita-ku, Osaka is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.-Economy:West Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Nihon Bussan has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Dentsu and Yomiuri Shimbun have branch offices in Kita-ku. Mazda has an office in the Umeda Sky Building Tower East. Air France has an office on the... |
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| 3.0 | Chūō-ku, Osaka Chuo-ku, Osaka , Osaka is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 8.88 km2, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the Osaka Prefecture offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.-Diplomatic missions:... |
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.
- October 19, 2008: Line opened.