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Kintetsu Namba Line

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Namba Line
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Overview
Native name難波線
Line number A 
LocaleOsaka
Termini
  • Osaka Uehommachi
  • Ōsaka Namba
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Kintetsu Railway
History
OpenedMarch 15, 1970 (1970-03-15)
Technical
Line length2.0 km (1.2 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Operating speed80 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:

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)
Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) (JR Namba Station)
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)