Kintetsu Namba Line
Appearance
Namba Line | |
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Overview | |
Native name | 難波線 |
Line number | A |
Locale | Osaka |
Termini |
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Stations | 3 |
Service | |
Type | Heavy rail |
Operator(s) | Kintetsu Railway |
History | |
Opened | March 15, 1970 |
Technical | |
Line length | 2.0 km (1.2 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead lines |
Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
The Namba Line (難波線, Nanba Sen) is an underground railway line owned by the Kintetsu Railway in Osaka, Japan, and opened in 1970. It is an extension of the Osaka Line and the Nara Line. The line is parallel to the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line (Namba - Tanimachi Kyuchome). Along with the commuter trains of the Nara Line and the Hanshin Namba Line, some intercity trains including the "Urban Liner" connecting Osaka and Nagoya, also run on the line.
Stations
There are three railway stations on the Namba Line:
- A01: Ōsaka Namba
- A02: Kintetsu Nippombashi
- A03: Osaka Uehommachi (tracks connected to the Osaka and Nara Lines)
The Limited Express trains pass Kintetsu Nippombashi Station. Other trains stop at all stations.
Connections
- Ōsaka Namba
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Hanshin Namba Line (HS 41, through service)
- Osaka Municipal Subway
- Midosuji Line (M20), Sennichimae Line (S16), Yotsubashi Line (Y11) (Namba Station)
- Nankai Electric Railway
- Nankai Main Line, Koya Line (NK01: Namba Station)
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
- Kintetsu Nippombashi
- Osaka Municipal Subway
- Sakaisuji Line (K17), Sennichimae Line (S17) (Nippombashi Station)
- Osaka Uehommachi
- Osaka Municipal Subway
- Tanimachi Line (T25), Sennichimae Line (S18) (Tanimachi Kyuchome Station)
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