Nagano Line (Kintetsu)

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

Nagano Line
Overview
OwnerThe logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway
Line numberO
LocaleOsaka Prefecture
Termini
Stations8
Color on map     (#008446)
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemKintetsu Railway
Operator(s)Kintetsu Railway
History
Opened14 April 1898 (1898-04-14)
Last extension12 December 1902 (1902-12-12)
Technical
Line length12.5 km (7.8 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed90 km/h (56 mph)
SignallingAutomatic closing block
Train protection systemKintetsu ATS
Route map
F01 Ōsaka Abenobashi
UpDownMinami-Osaka Line
UpDomyoji Line
F15/N15 Dōmyōji
0.0
 O16/F16 Furuichi
 LeftFuruichi Depot/Minami-Osaka LineRight
1.9
 Nishiura
–1920
3.4
 O17 Kishi
3.9
 Miyanomae
–1920
4.0
 Asahigaoka
1923–1974 (suspended in 1945)
5.7
 O18 Tondabayashi
6.3
 O19 Tondabayashi-nishiguchi
7.3
 O20 Kawanishi
8.7
 O21 Takidanifudō
10.5
 O22 Shionomiya
Nankai: LeftKōya Line (NK69)Down
12.5
 O23 Kawachinagano

History

The Nagano Line was constructed and opened between 1898 and 1902 as the sole line of Kayō Railway (河陽鉄道, Kayō Tetsudō) who aimed to connect inland town Kawachinagano to Kashiwara on the Kansai Main Line (then of Kansei Railway (関西鉄道, Kansei Tetsudō, also read as Kwansei, Kansai)). The company renamed itself the Osaka Railway Co. in 1919 (being the second company of that name) and decided and built its own line directly to Osaka, branching from Dōmyōji. The company then opened a line diverting from Furuichi to Nara Prefecture, to complete present Minami Osaka Line. Thus the line to Kawachi-Nagano became a branch line, present Nagano Line.

The line was electrified at 1500 VDC in 1923, and the company merged with Kintetsu in 1944. The Furuichi - Kishi section was duplicated in 1957, and extended to Tondabayashi in 1974.

Operation

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

Service

All trains stop at all stations on the Nagano Line. Most trains are operated as a Semi express.

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.
Semi-Express (準急, Junkyū) (SE)
Four trains per hour per direction, all day, all to/from Osaka Abenobashi.
Express (急行, Kyūkō) (Ex)
In the rush hours, to/from Osaka Abenobashi.

Stations

All stations are located in Osaka Prefecture.

Local trains (普通) stop at every station. Therefore, it is omitted here.

No. Station Japanese Distance
(km)		 SE Ex Transfers Location
 O16  Furuichi 古市 0.0 ● ● F Minami Osaka Line (F16) Habikino
 O17  Kishi 喜志 3.4 ● ● Tondabayashi
 O18  Tondabayashi 富田林 5.7 ● ●
 O19  Tondabayashi-nishiguchi 富田林西口 6.3 ● ●
 O20  Kawanishi 川西 7.3 ● ●
 O21  Takidanifudō
(Osaka Otani University)		 滝谷不動
(大阪大谷大学前)		 8.7 ● ●
 O22  Shionomiya 汐ノ宮 10.5 ● ● Kawachi-Nagano
 O23  Kawachinagano 河内長野 12.5 ● ● Nankai Koya Line (NK69)

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia


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