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The is a 6.9 km railway line in northern
Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the
private railway
A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector.
Japan
In Japan, , commonly simply ''private railway'', refers to a public transit railway o ...
company
Keihan Electric Railway
, known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a funic ...
. It connects
Hirakatashi Station
is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, operated by the private railway operator, Keihan Electric Railway. It is numbered "KH21".
Lines
Hirakatashi Station is served by the Keihan Main Line ...
on the
Keihan Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The line runs between Sanjō Station in Kyoto and Yodoyabashi Station in Osaka. There are through services to the Keihan Ōtō Line and the Keihan Nakanoshima Line. Trains from ...
with
Kisaichi Station.
Operation
All trains stop at all stations, except as noted below. There is no through service to Keihan Main Line.
Until 15 March 2013, several trains through to
Keihan Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The line runs between Sanjō Station in Kyoto and Yodoyabashi Station in Osaka. There are through services to the Keihan Ōtō Line and the Keihan Nakanoshima Line. Trains from ...
were operated on weekdays, as rapid trains. They were named "Hikoboshi" and "Orihime", unlike other Keihan line rapid trains which were not named.
;
:Operated weekday nights, from for Kisaichi, stopped at Watanabebashi, Ōebashi and Naniwabashi on the
Nakanoshima Line
The is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008, and has a ruling grade of 1 in 25 (4%).
Services
The following services operate on the Nakanoshima line, with through-running to/from t ...
, then Temmabashi, Kyōbashi, Moriguchishi, Neyagawashi, Kōrien and Hirakatashi on the Keihan Main Line, and all stations on the Katano Line
;
:Operated weekday mornings, from Kisaichi for Nakanoshima, stopped at all stations on the Katano Line to Hirakatashi, then Kōrien, Neyagawashi, Kyōbashi and Temmabashi on the Keihan Main Line, then Naniwabashi, Ōebashi and Watanabebashi on the Nakanoshima Line
Stations
All stations are in
Osaka Prefecture.
Rolling stock
Trains on the line are formed as 4- or 5-car
electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...
(EMU) sets.
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10000 series 4-car EMUs
*
13000 series 4-car EMUs (since 9 June 2012)
Former
*
1900 series 5-car EMUs
*
2600 series 4-car EMUs
History
The line was built and opened by an independent railway company, in 1929. The company aimed to build a line to connect its main line, the present-day
Ikoma Line
The is a railway line of Kintetsu Railway in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Ikoma Station in the city of Ikoma and Ōji Station in the town of Ōji. Having a total length of , the entirely electrified standard gauge line is partially doubl ...
, but cancelled the plan for financial reasons, and transferred the operation to Keihan. The operator was renamed in 1939, in May 1945, and
Keihan Electric Railway
, known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a funic ...
on 1 December 1949.
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From 9 June 2012, new
13000 series 4-car EMUs were introduced on the line.
References
{{Osaka transit
Katano Line
Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture
Standard gauge railways in Japan
Railway lines opened in 1929