Nose Electric Railway
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Native name | 能勢電鉄株式会社 |
|---|---|
| Founded | 23 May 1908 |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
| Parent | Hankyu Corporation |
| Website | noseden |
The Nose Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (能勢電鉄株式会社, Nose (pronounced No-say) Dentetsu), occasionally abbreviated as Nose Railway or Noseden (能勢電), is a Japanese private railway company headquartered in Kawanishi, Hyogo, which links several areas in the mountainous Nose, Osaka, area to Kawanishi-noseguchi Station in Kawanishi, where one can transfer to Hankyu Takarazuka Line to Osaka.[1]
Nose Electric Railway is a principal subsidiary of Hankyu Corporation.[2] A rush-hour special express train, the Nissei Limited Express, operates from Nissei-chuo Station to Umeda Station, the terminal of Hankyu in Osaka, in the morning and back again in the evening for commuters.
Lines and stations
Nose Railway has two lines:
- Myōken Line (Kawanishi-noseguchi - Myōkenguchi)
- Nissei Line (Yamashita - Nissei-chuo)
The former is the main route and the latter branches off at Yamashita Station.
In addition to the railway, Nose Railway operates a funicular (Myoken Cable) and a chairlift (Myoken Lift).
Operations
- S: Trains stop; |, ↑: Trains pass; ↑: Only one direction
- Local (普通, Futsū) trains are operated all day every day
- Limited Express (特急日生エクスプレス, Tokkyū Nissei Express) trains run from Nissei Chūō to Osaka-umeda in the morning, and vice versa in the evening on weekdays.
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Local | Limited Express | Connections | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myoken Line | ||||||||
| Through section | Osaka-umeda (Hankyu) | |||||||
| NS01 | Kawanishi-noseguchi | 川西能勢口 | 0.0 | S | S | Kawanishi | Hyōgo Prefecture | |
| NS02 | Kinunobebashi | 絹延橋 | 1.2 | S | | | |||
| NS03 | Takiyama | 滝山 | 2.1 | S | | | |||
| NS04 | Uguisunomori | 鶯の森 | 2.7 | S | | | |||
| NS05 | Tsuzumigataki | 鼓滝 | 3.5 | S | | | |||
| NS06 | Tada | 多田 | 4.2 | S | | | |||
| NS07 | Hirano | 平野 | 5.2 | S | S | |||
| NS08 | Ichinotorii | 一の鳥居 | 6.4 | S | | | |||
| NS09 | Uneno | 畦野 | 7.1 | S | S | |||
| NS10 | Yamashita | 山下 | 8.2 | S | S |
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| NS11 | Sasabe | 笹部 | 8.6 | S | Nissei Line | |||
| NS12 | Kōfūdai | 光風台 | 10.3 | S | Toyono, Toyono District | Osaka Prefecture | ||
| NS13 | Tokiwadai | ときわ台 | 11.2 | S | ||||
| NS14 | Myōkenguchi | 妙見口 | 12.2 | S |
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| Nissei Line | ||||||||
| NS21 | Nissei-chuo | 日生中央 | 2.6 (from Yamashita) | S | S | Inagawa, Kawabe District | Hyōgo Prefecture | |
Myoken Cable and Myoken Lift
| Station | Japanese | Connections | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myoken Cable | |||
| Kurokawa | 黒川 |
|
Kawanishi, Hyōgo |
| Cable Sanjō | ケーブル山上 |
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| Myōken Lift | |||
| Myōken-no-mizu Hiroba-mae | 妙見の水広場前 |
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Kawanishi, Hyōgo |
| Myōkensan | 妙見山 | ||
Rolling stock
Nose Railway uses second-hand EMUs from Hankyu. The trains operate on 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) track.
As of 1 April 2017[update], the fleet operated is as follows.[3]
- 1700 series 4-car EMUs x 6 (former Hankyu 2000 series)
- 3100 series 4-car EMU x 1 (former Hankyu 3100 series)
- 5100 series 4-car EMUs x 5 and 2-car EMUs x 2 (former Hankyu 5100 series, transferred 2014-2016)
- 6000 series 8-car EMU x 1 (former Hankyu 6000 series, transferred in August 2014)
A four-car 7200 series EMU (set 7200) is scheduled to enter service on 19 March 2018. This is made up of former Hankyu EMU cars.[4]
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Nose Electric Railway 1700 series train -
Nose Electric Railway 3100 series train -
Nose Electric Railway 5100 series train -
Nose Electric Railway 6000 series train -
Nose Electric Railway 7200 series train -
Hankyu 8000 series on a Limited Express service -
Hankyu 1000 series on a Limited Express service
Former rolling stock
- 1500 series EMUs (former Hankyu 2100 series)[3]
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An ex-Nose Electric Railway 1500 series converted to a "MIHARA-Liner" test train at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's test track at Mihara
History
The Nose Electric Railway was founded on 23 May 1908.[5] The Kawanishi-noseguchi to Ichinotorii section opened on 13 April 1913, electrified at 600 V DC.[5] The extension to Myōkenguchi was opened on 3 November 1923.[5]
The line voltage was increased from 600 V to 1,500 V DC on 26 March 1995.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Nose Electric Railway Co., Ltd.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Hankyu Corporation -- Company History". www.company-histories.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ a b 私鉄車両編成表 2017 私鉄車両編成表 2017 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2017. p. 163. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
- ^ 能勢電鉄7200系，3月19日から営業運転を開始 [Nose Electric Railway 7200 series to enter service on 19 March]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄: 全国私鉄165社局掲載 データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 140. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.