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Keihanna Line
The is a railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway. There are through trains to the Chūō Line of Osaka Municipal Subway. The line name derives from a kanji acronym formed from , , and , but the name is written in hiragana. The line is the sole Kintetsu line with a third rail A third rail, also known as a live rail, electric rail or conductor rail, is a method of providing electric power to a railway locomotive or train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway ... electrification system. Before 2015, it was the only Kintetsu line that had station numbers (the station numbers coming from the Chūō Line). History *16 September 1977 - was founded. *1 April 1986 - Kintetsu merged with Higashi-Osaka Ikoma Railway Co. *1 October 1986 - from Nagata to Ikoma was opened and through operation to Osakako on the Chūō Line was started. *18 December 1997 - The through operation was extended to Cosmosquare. *28 July 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumehanna
is the collective nickname for the Chūō Line of the Osaka Metro and the Keihanna Line of the Kintetsu Railway in Osaka Prefecture and Nara Prefecture, Japan. The two lines operate through trains between Cosmosquare Station, the western terminus of the Chūō Line in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, and Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station, the eastern terminus of the Keihanna Line in Nara. History The name and a logotype was published on October 26, 2005 as a result of public contest. The use of the name started on March 27, 2006 when the Kintetsu Higashi-Osaka Line was extended to Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station and renamed the Keihanna Line. Etymology The term "Yumehanna" can be broken into "Yume" and "Hanna"; "Yume" means dream in Japanese Wiktionary entry for "yume" and "Hanna" (阪奈) is a kanji abbreviation for Osaka (大阪) and Nara (奈良). The committee for the name selection explained the reason for the victory of the name as follows: "It successfully expresses the hope for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chūō Line (Osaka)
Central line or Central Line may refer to: Railway and metro lines English * Central Line (Cape Town), in South Africa * Central line (London Underground), in England * Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway), in India * Central Line (Newark), a former streetcar line in New Jersey, U.S * Central Line (Sweden), between Sundsvall and Storlien * Central Line (Tanzania), from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma * Central Link, now Line 1, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. * Moscow Central Circle, in Russia Other * Busan Metro Line 1, also called Jungang Line, in Busan, South Korea * Chūō Main Line ('Central Main Line'), between Tokyo and Nagoya in Japan ** Chūō Line (Rapid), services on the eastern Chūō Main Line ** Chūō Liner, now Hachiōji, a limited-stop reserved-seat service ** Chūō–Sōbu Line, local services * Osaka Metro Chūō Line, in Japan * Jungang line ('Central line'), from Cheongnyangni in Seoul to Gyeongju, in South Korea ** Gyeongui–Jungang Line, in Seoul, South Korea, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |