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Yumehanna
is the collective nickname for the Chūō Line (Osaka), 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, Suminoe-ku, Osaka, and Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station, the eastern terminus of the Keihanna Line in Nara, Nara, 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 language, Japanesewiktionary:yume, 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 reaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. Osaka Metro forms an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka (part of the Kansai region), having 123 out of the 1,108 rail stations (2007) in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010, the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily (see Transport in Keihanshin) of which the Osaka Municipal Subway (as it was then known) accounted for 2.29 million. Osaka Metro is the only subway system in Japan to be legally classified as a tramway, whereas all other subway systems in Japan are legally classified as railways. Despite this, it has characteristics typical of a full-fledged metro system. Overview The network's first service, the Midōsuji Line from to , opened in 1933. As a north–south trunk route, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
