The is a railway line in

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator . The line connects Izumi-Chūō Station and

Nakamozu Station is the name of two adjacent railway stations located in Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The above ground station is an interchange station operated jointly by the private Nankai Electric Railway and the Semboku Rapid Railway, and the u ...

, with through operations to and from the Nankai Kōya Line up to

Namba Station is a name shared by two railway stations in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. One is owned by Nankai Electric Railway, while the other is by the Osaka Metro. The names of both stations are written in ''hiragana'' on signage within t ...

in southern downtown Osaka.

Services

Along with services inside the line, through trains also operate to the Nankai Kōya Line beyond Nakamozu to . ;■ (LE) :All seats are reserved. Operations started on 5 December 2015. Trains pass Sakaihigashi and Fukai non-stop for the first time. ;■ (SbE) :Operated all day, through to Namba. ;■ (SmE) :Trains are operated all day, through to Namba. ;■ (L) :Operated all day. Mainly shuttles between Nakamozu and Izumi-Chūō (some trains for Komyoike). During the daytime and late at night, some services operate between Izumi-Chūō and Namba.

List of stations

All stations are located in

. *O: Trains stop. *, : Trains pass. *See Nankai Koya Line article for the stops of the through trains to Namba between Namba and Nakamozu.

Rolling stock

, the railway operated a fleet of 108

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) vehicles, all based at Nakamozu Depot.

''Semboku Liner'' limited express services

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EMU * Nankai 11000 series EMU (sometimes substituted by

Nankai 12000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway in Japan on ''Southern Premium'' limited express services between and since September 2011. Two four-car trainsets were deliver ...

) *

Nankai 50000 series The is a limited express electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. These 6-car trains were introduced in 1994 on the new '' Rapi:t'' limited express service on the Nankai ...

EMUs (since November 2022) From 27 January 2017, a new

EMU was introduced on ''Semboku Liner'' services. File:Semboku12021 SembokuLiner.jpg, The Semboku 12000 series on a ''Semboku Liner'' service in February 2017 File:Nankai 11000 series Semboku-Liner ver.3.jpg, The Nankai 11000 series on a ''Semboku Liner'' service in November 2018

Local services

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two- and four-car EMUs with stainless steel bodies *

Semboku 5000 series Semboku may refer to several places in Japan: * the city Semboku, Akita ''(Semboku-shi)'' * Semboku District, Akita ''(Semboku-gun)'', several districts * Semboku, Akita (town) ''(Semboku-machi)'', former town See also * Semboku Rapid Railway ...

eight-car EMUs with aluminium bodies *

Semboku 7000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Semboku Rapid Railway (company), Semboku Rapid Railway. Sets introduced in 2007 are designated as 7020 series. 7000 series Trainsets are formed as fo ...

two-, four-, and six-car EMUs with aluminium bodies * Semboku 7020 series two-, four-, and six-car EMUs with aluminium bodies File:Semboku 3554F.jpg, A Semboku 3000 series EMU File:Semboku 5503 Nakamozu 20160927.jpg, A Semboku 5000 series EMU in September 2016 File:Senboku-rapid-railway-7000Series02.jpg, A Semboku 7000 series EMU File:Semboku Rapid Railway 7522 at Tengachaya Station.JPG, A Semboku 7020 series EMU in August 2015

Former rolling stock

Semboku 100 series Semboku may refer to several places in Japan: * the city Semboku, Akita ''(Semboku-shi)'' * Semboku District, Akita ''(Semboku-gun)'', several districts * Semboku, Akita (town) ''(Semboku-machi)'', former town See also * Semboku Rapid Railway ...

File:1994-5-8-senboku107.JPG, A Semboku 100 series EMU in May 1995

Future rolling stock

Semboku 9300 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Semboku Rapid Railway on the Semboku Rapid Railway Line and Nankai Koya Line in Japan since 8 August 2023. Two 4-car sets were built by Kinki Shary ...

four-car EMUs with stainless steel bodies (to be introduced Q3 2023)

History

The section from Nakamozu to Izumigaoka opened on 1 April 1971, with double track and electrified at 600 V DC. The overhead line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC from 7 October 1973, and the line was extended to Toga-Mikita on 7 December 1973. The line was extended to Komyoike on 20 August 1977, and to Izumi-Chuo on 1 April 1995.

References

External links

* {{Osaka transit Railway companies of Japan Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture Nankai Group 1971 establishments in Japan Railway lines in highway medians Railway lines opened in 1971