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{{Short description|Railway line in Osaka, Japan}}
{{future public transportation|Hanshin Namba Line}}
{{Infobox rail line
[[Image:Hanshin Ajigawa Bridge Osaka JPN 001.jpg|thumb|Ajigawa Bridge under construction (Aug. 2007)]]
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{{nihongo|The '''Nishi-Osaka Line'''|西大阪線|Nishi-Ōsaka sen}} is a rail line of [[Hanshin Electric Railway]] connecting Amagasaki Station in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture and Nishikujo Station in Konohana-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture.
| name = Hanshin Namba Line
| native_name = 阪神なんば線
| native_name_lang = ja
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| logo = Number prefix Hanshin line.svg
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| image = Hanshin-nishi-kujo9202.jpg
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| caption = Hanshin 9000 series EMU
| type = [[Commuter rail]]
| system =
| status =
| locale = Osaka and Hyogo prefectures, Japan
| start = {{STN|Amagasaki|Hanshin}}
| end = {{STN|Ōsaka Namba}}
| stations = 11
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = January 20, 1924
| close =
| owner = [[Hanshin Electric Railway]] Co., Ltd.<br />Nishi-Osaka Railway Co., Ltd.
| operator = Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
| character =
| depot = Amagasaki
| stock = various [[electric multiple unit|EMUs]] ([[#Rolling stock|see below]])
| linelength_km = 10.1
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| tracks = 2
| gauge = {{track gauge|1435mm}}
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The {{nihongo|'''Hanshin Namba Line'''|阪神なんば線|Hanshin Nanba sen}} is a railway line operated by the private railway operator [[Hanshin Electric Railway]] connecting [[Amagasaki Station (Hanshin)|Amagasaki Station]] in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, and [[Ōsaka Namba Station]] in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.


==History==
== History ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2013}}
{{nihongo|The '''Denpō Line'''|伝法線}}, the predesessor of the Nishi-Osaka Line, was planned as the bypass of the Hanshin Railway Main Line, and to connect from Amagasaki to Noda via Denpō. Then the plan was changed to connect to Nishikujō.
[[File:Hanshin Ajigawa Bridge Osaka JPN 001.jpg|thumb|Ajigawa Bridge under construction (August 2007)]]
The {{nihongo|Dempō Line|伝法線}}, the predecessor of the Hanshin Namba Line, was planned as a bypass for the Hanshin Railway Main Line, and to connect from Amagasaki to Noda via Dempō. Then the plan was changed to connect to Nishikujō. The line was finally extended to Namba station in 2009.


*[[January 20]], [[1924]] - The Denpō Line was opened (Daimotsu - Denpō).
*January 20, 1924 - The Dempō Line was opened (Daimotsu - Dempō).
*[[August 1]], [[1924]] - The line was extended from Denpō to Chidoribashi.
*August 1, 1924 - The line was extended from Dempō to Chidoribashi.
*[[December 28]], [[1928]] - The line was extended from Daimotsu to Amagasaki.
*December 28, 1928 - The line was extended from Daimotsu to Amagasaki.
*June 1960 - The first term of the construction of the extending line to Namba was started (Chidoribashi - Nishikujō).
*June 1960 - The first stage of construction to extend line to Namba was started (Chidoribashi - Nishikujō).
*[[May 20]], [[1964]] - The first term of the construction of the extending line to Namba was completed, thus, the Nishi-Osaka Line was extended from Chidoribashi to Nishikujō. The line was renamed the Nishi-Osaka Line.
*May 20, 1964 - The first stage of construction to extend the line to Namba was completed, thus, the line was extended from Chidoribashi to Nishikujō. The Dempo Line was renamed the {{nihongo|Nishi-Osaka Line|西大阪線}}.
*September 1965 - Nishi-Osaka limited express service started.
*September 1965 - Nishi-Osaka limited express service started.
*December 1, 1974 - Nishi-Osaka limited express service was abandoned.
*[[August 10]], [[1967]] - The second term of the construction of the extending line to Namba was started (Nishikujō - Kujō).
*September 1967 - The second term of the construction of the extending line to Namba was cancelled.
*July 10, 2001 - Nishi-Osaka Railway Co., Ltd. was established to restart the extension from Nishikujō to Namba.
*October 7, 2003 - The construction of the extending line from Nishikujō to Namba was restarted.
*[[December 1]], [[1974]] - Nishi-Osaka limited express service was abandoned.
*March 20, 2009 - The line from Nishikujō to Namba opened, and the line was renamed the Hanshin Namba Line.
*[[July 10]], [[2001]] - Nishi-Osaka Railway Co., Ltd. was estublished to restart the extention from Nishikujō to Namba.
*[[October 7]], [[2003]] - The construction of the extending line from Nishikujō to Namba was restarted.
*[[March 20]], [[2009]] - The line from Nishikujō to Namba will open, and the rail line will be renamed the Hanshin Namba Line.


== Operations ==
==Extention to Namba==
There are through rapid express operations between [[Sannomiya Station|Kobe Sannomiya]] on the Main Line in [[Kobe]] and [[Kintetsu Nara Station]] on the Kintetsu Nara Line in [[Nara, Nara|Nara]] via the Hanshin Namba Line, and through local, semi-express, and suburban semi-express operations between Amagasaki Station and Kintetsu Nara Station.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.hanshin.co.jp/company/press/pdf/20090116-2.pdf|script-title=ja:3月20日（金・祝）、阪神なんば線の開通に伴うダイヤ改正の実施!|language=ja|publisher=Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.|date=January 16, 2009|access-date=January 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126221206/http://www.hanshin.co.jp/company/press/pdf/20090116-2.pdf|archive-date=January 26, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.kintetsu.jp/news/files/hanshinsotyoku20090116.pdf|script-title=ja:3月20日（金・祝）、阪神なんば線の開通に伴い、阪神線と近鉄線の間で、相互直通運転を開始します|language=ja|publisher=Kintetsu Corporation|date=January 16, 2009}}</ref>
On August 1, 2008, Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. announced that the extending line will be opened on March 20, 2009 and the Nishi-Osaka Line will be renamed "{{nihongo|the '''Hanshin Namba Line'''|阪神なんば線|Hanshin Nanba sen|}}" on the same day.<ref>[http://www.hanshin.co.jp/company/press/pdf/20080801-1.pdf Press release on August 1, 2008] - Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.</ref>


*Rapid Express
When the Nishi-Osaka Line is renamed the Hanshin Namba Line, there will be through rapid express operations between [[Sannomiya Station]] on the Main Line in [[Kobe]] and [[Kintetsu Nara Station]] on the Kintetsu Nara Line in [[Nara, Nara|Nara]] via the Hanshin Namba Line, and through local, semi-express, and suburban semi-express operations between Amagasaki Station and Kintetsu Nara Station.<ref>[http://www.hanshin.co.jp/company/press/pdf/20090116-2.pdf Press release on January 16, 2009] - Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.</ref><ref>[http://www.kintetsu.jp/news/files/hanshinsotyoku20090116.pdf Press release on January 16, 2009] - Kintetsu Corporation</ref>
**Three to five trains per hour on weekdays, and three trains per hour at weekends and holidays

**Trains stop at Kobe Sannomiya, Uozaki, Ashiya, Nishinomiya, Koshien, Amagasaki, Nishikujo, Kujo, Dome-mae, Sakuragawa, Ōsaka Namba, Kintetsu Nippombashi, Osaka Uehommachi, Tsuruhashi, Ikoma, Gakuen-mae, Yamato-Saidaiji, Shin-Omiya and Kintetsu Nara. Rapid express services also stop at Imazu and Mukogawa during the weekday offpeak, and on weekends and holidays, but pass Ashiya on weekends and holidays.
;Operations (from March 20, 2009)
**The first 3 trains are operated from Shinkaichi Station on the Kobe Kosoku Line for Nara at weekends and holidays.<ref name="revision 2012-1">{{cite press release|script-title=ja:3月20日（火・祝）、全線のダイヤ改正を実施!|url=http://www.hanshin.co.jp/company/press/pdf/20120120-11.pdf|publisher=Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.|trans-title=Diagram Revision on Tuesday (Holiday), March 20, 2012|access-date=January 31, 2012|language=ja|date=January 20, 2012}}</ref>
*rapid express
**6, 8 or 10 cars (Weekdays: 6 cars between Kobe Sannomiya and Amagasaki / weekends and holidays: many trains have 8 cars between Kobe Sannomiya and Kintetsu Nara)
**3 to 5 trains per hour on weekdays, and 3 trains per hour on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
*Local, semi-express, suburban semi-express
**Trains will stop at Sannomiya, Uozaki, Ashiya, Nishinomiya, Koshien, Amagasaki, Nishikujo, Kujo, Dome-mae, Sakuragawa, Osaka Namba, Kintetsu Nippombashi, Osaka Uehommachi, Tsuruhashi, Ikoma, Gakuen-mae, Yamato-Saidaiji, Shin-Omiya and Kintetsu Nara. In addition to those stations, there will be stops of rapid express at Mukogawa, Daimotsu, Dekijima, Fuku, Denpo and Chidoribashi in the non-rush hour on weekdays, and at Imazu and Mukogawa on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
**6 trains per hour every day<ref name="revision 2012-2">{{cite press release|script-title=ja:平成24年のダイヤ変更について|url=http://www.kintetsu.jp/news/files/120120daiyahenkouteisei120319.pdf|publisher=Kintetsu Corporation|trans-title=Diagram Revision in 2012|access-date=January 31, 2012|language=ja|date=January 20, 2012}}</ref>
**6, 8 or 10 cars (6 cars between Sannomiya and Amagasaki)
**Local trains stop at every station on the Hanshin Namba Line, the Kintetsu Namba Line, and the Kitntetsu Nara Line.
*local, semi-express, suburban semi-express
**Semi-express trains stop at every station between Amagasaki and Tsuruhashi, Fuse, Kawachi-Kosaka, Higashi-Hanazono, and every station between Ishikiri and Kintetsu Nara. Suburban semi-express trains also stop at Hyotan-yama, Hiraoka and Nukata.
**3 to 6 trains per hour on weekdays, and 6 trains per hour on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
**Local trains will stop at every station on the Hanshin Namba Line, the Kintetsu Namba Line, and the Kitntetsu Nara Line.
**Semi-express trains will stop at every station between Amagasaki and Tsuruhashi, Fuse, Kawachi-Kosaka, Higashi-Hanazono, and every station between Ishikiri and Kintetsu Nara. In addition to those stations, suburban semi-express trains will stop at Hyotan-yama, Hiraoka and Nukata.
**6 cars
**6 cars


== Stations ==
== Stations ==
*● : trains stop
Under the incumbent timetable, all trains are {{nihongo|'''Local'''|普通|futsū}} operating between Amagasaki and Nishikujō with stops at all stations.
*| : trains pass
*Local / Suburban semi-express / Semi-express trains stop at every station on this line


{| class="wikitable" rules="all"
{| class="wikitable" rules="all"
|-
|-
!rowspan=2 style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered;"|Station Name
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered" width="50px" rowspan=2|No.
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered" rowspan=2|Station
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered" rowspan=2|Japanese
!colspan=2|Distance (km)
!colspan=2|Distance (km)
!Train type
!rowspan=2 style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered;"|Connecting lines
!rowspan=2 colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid 3px orangered;"|Location
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered" rowspan=2|Connecting lines
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered" rowspan=2 colspan="2"|Location
|-
|-
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered;"|between<br />stations
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered"|between<br />stations
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered;"|from<br />start
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered"|from<br />Amagasaki
!style="background:#9cf; border-bottom:solid 3px orangered"|Rapid express
|-
|-
! colspan="9" |Rapid express trains operate to [[Sannomiya Station|Kobe Sannomiya Station]] on the Main Line.
|{{ja-stalink|Amagasaki||Hanshin}}<br />尼崎
|-
!HS 09
|{{STN|Amagasaki|Hanshin}}
| 尼崎
|style="text-align: right;"|-
|style="text-align: right;"|-
|style="text-align: right;"|0.0
|style="text-align: right;"|0.0
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"|●
|[[Hanshin Railway]] [[Hanshin Main Line|Main Line]]
|[[file:Number prefix Hanshin line.svg|20px]] [[Hanshin Main Line]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Amagasaki, Hyōgo|Amagasaki]]
|rowspan="2" style="width: 1.5em; text-align: center;"|[[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]
|rowspan="2" colspan="2"|[[Amagasaki, Hyōgo]]
|-
|-
!HS 08
|{{ja-stalink|Daimotsu}}<br />大物
|{{STN|Daimotsu}}
| 大物
|style="text-align: right;"|0.9
|style="text-align: right;"|0.9
|style="text-align: right;"|0.9
|style="text-align: right;"|0.9
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"| '''|'''
|Hanshin Railway Main Line
|[[file:Number prefix Hanshin line.svg|20px]] Hanshin Main Line
|-
|-
!HS 49
|{{ja-stalink|Dekijima}}<br />出来島
|{{STN|Dekijima}}
| 出来島
|style="text-align: right;"|1.4
|style="text-align: right;"|1.4
|style="text-align: right;"|2.3
|style="text-align: right;"|2.3
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"| '''|'''
|&nbsp;
|
|rowspan="2"|[[Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka|Nishiyodogawa-ku]], [[Osaka]]
|rowspan="5" style="width: 1.5em; text-align: center;"|[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka]]
|rowspan="9"|[[Osaka Prefecture]]
|-
|-
!HS 48
|{{ja-stalink|Fuku}}<br />福
|{{STN|Fuku}}
| 福
|style="text-align: right;"|1.0
|style="text-align: right;"|1.0
|style="text-align: right;"|3.3
|style="text-align: right;"|3.3
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"| '''|'''
|&nbsp;
|
|-
|-
!HS 47
|{{ja-stalink|Denpō}}<br />伝法
|{{STN|Dempō}}
| 伝法
|style="text-align: right;"|1.5
|style="text-align: right;"|1.5
|style="text-align: right;"|4.8
|style="text-align: right;"|4.8
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"| '''|'''
|&nbsp;
|
|rowspan="3"|[[Konohana-ku, Osaka|Konohana-ku]], Osaka
|rowspan="3"|[[Konohana-ku, Osaka]]
|-
|-
!HS 46
|{{ja-stalink|Chidoribashi}}<br />千鳥橋
|{{STN|Chidoribashi}}
| 千鳥橋
|style="text-align: right;"|0.7
|style="text-align: right;"|0.7
|style="text-align: right;"|5.5
|style="text-align: right;"|5.5
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"| '''|'''
|&nbsp;
|
|-
|-
!HS 45
|{{ja-stalink|Nishikujō}}<br />西九条
|{{STN|Nishikujō}}
| 西九条
|style="text-align: right;"|0.8
|style="text-align: right;"|0.8
|style="text-align: right;"|6.3
|style="text-align: right;"|6.3
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"|●
|JR [[Osaka Loop Line]] and [[Sakurajima Line|Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line)]]
|[[File:JRW kinki-O.svg|20px]] [[Osaka Loop Line]] (JR-O14), [[File:JRW kinki-P.svg|20px]] [[Sakurajima Line]] (JR Yumesaki Line) (JR-P14)
|-
|-
!HS 44
|colspan="6"|The following stations on the section between Nishikujō Station and Ōsaka Namba Station will open on March 20, 2009.
|{{STN|Kujō|Osaka}}
|-
| 九条
|{{ja-stalink|Kujō||Osaka}} <br />九条
|style="text-align: right;"|1.3
|style="text-align: right;"|1.3
|style="text-align: right;"|7.6
|style="text-align: right;"|7.6
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"|●
|[[Osaka Municipal Subway]] [[Chuo Line (Osaka)|Chuo Line]]
|{{rint|osaka|metro}} {{rint|osaka|4}} [[Chūō Line (Osaka)|Chūō Line]] (C14)
|rowspan="2"|[[Nishi-ku, Osaka|Nishi-ku]], Osaka
|rowspan="4" style="width: 1.5em; text-align: center;"|Osaka
|rowspan="2"|[[Nishi-ku, Osaka]]
|-
|-
!HS 43
|{{ja-stalink|Dome-mae}} <br />ドーム前
|{{STN|Dome-mae}}
| ドーム前
|style="text-align: right;"|0.6
|style="text-align: right;"|0.6
|style="text-align: right;"|8.2
|style="text-align: right;"|8.2
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"|●
|[[Osaka Municipal Subway]] [[Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line]] ([[Dome-mae Chiyozaki Station]])
|{{rint|osaka|metro}} {{rint|osaka|7}} [[Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line]] (N12:[[Dome-mae Chiyozaki Station]])
|-
|-
!HS 42
|{{ja-stalink|Sakuragawa||Osaka}}<br />桜川
|{{STN|Sakuragawa|Osaka}}
| 桜川
|style="text-align: right;"|0.8
|style="text-align: right;"|0.8
|style="text-align: right;"|9.0
|style="text-align: right;"|9.0
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"|●
|[[Osaka Municipal Subway]] [[Sennichimae Line]] and the [[Nankai Kōya Line|Nankai Kōya Line (Shiomibashi Line)]] ([[Shiomibashi Station]])
|{{rint|osaka|metro}} {{rint|osaka|5}} [[Sennichimae Line]] (S15)<br />[[file:Nankai koya line simbole.svg|20px]] [[Nankai Kōya Line]] (Shiomibashi Line) (NK06-5: [[Shiomibashi Station]])
|[[Naniwa-ku, Osaka|Naniwa-ku]], Osaka
|[[Naniwa-ku, Osaka]]
|-
|-
!HS 41
|{{ja-stalink|Osaka Namba}}<br />大阪難波
|{{STN|Ōsaka Namba}}
| 大阪難波
|style="text-align: right;"|1.1
|style="text-align: right;"|1.1
|style="text-align: right;"|10.1
|style="text-align: right;"|10.1
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"|●
|[[Kintetsu Namba Line]] (with through trains), the Nankai Electric Railway [[Nankai Main Line]] and Kōya Line ([[Namba Station]]), the Osaka Municipal Subway [[Midōsuji Line]], [[Yotsubashi Line]], and the Sennichimae Line (Namba Station), the JR West [[Kansai Main Line]] ([[Yamatoji Line]]) ([[JR Namba Station]])<br />'''Note''': This station is the existing [[Kintetsu Namba Station]], which is to be renamed.
| [[File:KT number-A.svg|20px|A]] [[Kintetsu Namba Line|Namba Line]] (A01, with through trains)<br />[[file:Nankai mainline symbol.svg|20px]] [[Nankai Main Line]], [[file:Nankai koya line simbole.svg|20px]] Kōya Line (NK01: [[Namba Station]])<br /> {{rint|osaka|metro}} [[Osaka Metro]] (Namba Station): <br> {{rint|osaka|1}} [[Midōsuji Line]] (M20), {{rint|osaka|3}} [[Yotsubashi Line]] (Y15), {{rint|osaka|5}} Sennichimae Line (S16)<br />[[File:JRW kinki-Q.svg|20px]] [[Kansai Main Line]] ([[Yamatoji Line]]) (JR-Q17: [[JR Namba Station]])
|[[Chūō-ku, Osaka|Chūō-ku]], Osaka
|[[Chūō-ku, Osaka]]
|-
! colspan="9" |Trains operate to [[Kintetsu Nara Station]] on the [[Nara Line (Kintetsu)|Nara Line]].
|}
|}


==References==
==Rolling stock==
* [[Hanshin 1000 series]] EMU
* [[Hanshin 9000 series]] EMU
* [[Kintetsu 1026 series]] EMU
* [[Kintetsu 1252 series]] EMU
* [[Kintetsu 5800 series]] EMU
* [[Kintetsu 5820 series]] EMU
* [[Kintetsu 9020 series]] EMU
* [[Kintetsu 9820 series]] EMU
* [[Kintetsu 22600 series]] EMU (chartered trains)

<gallery style="center">
File:Hanshin 1000 series 1203F (49904023131).jpg|Hanshin 1000 series
File:Hanshin-Series9000.jpg|Hanshin 9000 series
File:Kintetsu1026 hanshin.JPG|Kintetsu 1026 series
File:Kintetsu-1252-uozaki.JPG|Kintetsu 1252 series
File:Kintetsu Series5800.jpg|Kintetsu 5800 series
File:Kintetsu 5820 DH51 Rapid Express.jpg|Kintetsu 5820 series
File:Kintetsu 9020 and 5800 series Nara Line express 2014-01-25 (12364980433).jpg|Kintetsu 9020 series
File:KINTETSU22600 5.JPG|Kintetsu 22600 series
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Lines of Hanshin Electric Railway|Nishi-Osaka Line]]
{{commonscat|Hanshin Namba Line}}
{{Osaka transit}}
[[Category:Lines of Hanshin Electric Railway]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Hyōgo Prefecture]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Hyōgo Prefecture]]
[[Category:Standard gauge railways in Japan]]

[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1924]]
[[ja:阪神西大阪線]]

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Hanshin Namba Line
Hanshin 9000 series EMU
Overview
Native name阪神なんば線
OwnerHanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Nishi-Osaka Railway Co., Ltd.
LocaleOsaka and Hyogo prefectures, Japan
Termini
Stations11
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Operator(s)Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Depot(s)Amagasaki
Rolling stockvarious EMUs (see below)
History
OpenedJanuary 20, 1924
Technical
Line length10.1 km (6.3 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead line

The Hanshin Namba Line (阪神なんば線, Hanshin Nanba sen) is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Hanshin Electric Railway connecting Amagasaki Station in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, and Ōsaka Namba Station in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

History

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Ajigawa Bridge under construction (August 2007)

The Dempō Line (伝法線), the predecessor of the Hanshin Namba Line, was planned as a bypass for the Hanshin Railway Main Line, and to connect from Amagasaki to Noda via Dempō. Then the plan was changed to connect to Nishikujō. The line was finally extended to Namba station in 2009.

  • January 20, 1924 - The Dempō Line was opened (Daimotsu - Dempō).
  • August 1, 1924 - The line was extended from Dempō to Chidoribashi.
  • December 28, 1928 - The line was extended from Daimotsu to Amagasaki.
  • June 1960 - The first stage of construction to extend line to Namba was started (Chidoribashi - Nishikujō).
  • May 20, 1964 - The first stage of construction to extend the line to Namba was completed, thus, the line was extended from Chidoribashi to Nishikujō. The Dempo Line was renamed the Nishi-Osaka Line (西大阪線).
  • September 1965 - Nishi-Osaka limited express service started.
  • December 1, 1974 - Nishi-Osaka limited express service was abandoned.
  • July 10, 2001 - Nishi-Osaka Railway Co., Ltd. was established to restart the extension from Nishikujō to Namba.
  • October 7, 2003 - The construction of the extending line from Nishikujō to Namba was restarted.
  • March 20, 2009 - The line from Nishikujō to Namba opened, and the line was renamed the Hanshin Namba Line.

Operations

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There are through rapid express operations between Kobe Sannomiya on the Main Line in Kobe and Kintetsu Nara Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Nara via the Hanshin Namba Line, and through local, semi-express, and suburban semi-express operations between Amagasaki Station and Kintetsu Nara Station.[1][2]

  • Rapid Express
    • Three to five trains per hour on weekdays, and three trains per hour at weekends and holidays
    • Trains stop at Kobe Sannomiya, Uozaki, Ashiya, Nishinomiya, Koshien, Amagasaki, Nishikujo, Kujo, Dome-mae, Sakuragawa, Ōsaka Namba, Kintetsu Nippombashi, Osaka Uehommachi, Tsuruhashi, Ikoma, Gakuen-mae, Yamato-Saidaiji, Shin-Omiya and Kintetsu Nara. Rapid express services also stop at Imazu and Mukogawa during the weekday offpeak, and on weekends and holidays, but pass Ashiya on weekends and holidays.
    • The first 3 trains are operated from Shinkaichi Station on the Kobe Kosoku Line for Nara at weekends and holidays.[3]
    • 6, 8 or 10 cars (Weekdays: 6 cars between Kobe Sannomiya and Amagasaki / weekends and holidays: many trains have 8 cars between Kobe Sannomiya and Kintetsu Nara)
  • Local, semi-express, suburban semi-express
    • 6 trains per hour every day[4]
    • Local trains stop at every station on the Hanshin Namba Line, the Kintetsu Namba Line, and the Kitntetsu Nara Line.
    • Semi-express trains stop at every station between Amagasaki and Tsuruhashi, Fuse, Kawachi-Kosaka, Higashi-Hanazono, and every station between Ishikiri and Kintetsu Nara. Suburban semi-express trains also stop at Hyotan-yama, Hiraoka and Nukata.
    • 6 cars

Stations

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  • ● : trains stop
  • | : trains pass
  • Local / Suburban semi-express / Semi-express trains stop at every station on this line
No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Train type Connecting lines Location
between
stations 		from
Amagasaki 		Rapid express
Rapid express trains operate to Kobe Sannomiya Station on the Main Line.
HS 09 Amagasaki 尼崎 - 0.0 ● Hanshin Main Line Amagasaki, Hyōgo
HS 08 Daimotsu 大物 0.9 0.9 | Hanshin Main Line
HS 49 Dekijima 出来島 1.4 2.3 | Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka Osaka Prefecture
HS 48 Fuku 福 1.0 3.3 |
HS 47 Dempō 伝法 1.5 4.8 | Konohana-ku, Osaka
HS 46 Chidoribashi 千鳥橋 0.7 5.5 |
HS 45 Nishikujō 西九条 0.8 6.3 ● Osaka Loop Line (JR-O14), Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line) (JR-P14)
HS 44 Kujō 九条 1.3 7.6 ● Chūō Line (C14) Nishi-ku, Osaka
HS 43 Dome-mae ドーム前 0.6 8.2 ● Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (N12:Dome-mae Chiyozaki Station)
HS 42 Sakuragawa 桜川 0.8 9.0 ● Sennichimae Line (S15)
Nankai Kōya Line (Shiomibashi Line) (NK06-5: Shiomibashi Station) 		Naniwa-ku, Osaka
HS 41 Ōsaka Namba 大阪難波 1.1 10.1 ● A Namba Line (A01, with through trains)
Nankai Main Line, Kōya Line (NK01: Namba Station)
Osaka Metro (Namba Station):
Midōsuji Line (M20), Yotsubashi Line (Y15), Sennichimae Line (S16)
Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) (JR-Q17: JR Namba Station) 		Chūō-ku, Osaka
Trains operate to Kintetsu Nara Station on the Nara Line.

Rolling stock

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  • Hanshin 1000 series
    Hanshin 1000 series
  • Hanshin 9000 series
    Hanshin 9000 series
  • Kintetsu 1026 series
    Kintetsu 1026 series
  • Kintetsu 1252 series
    Kintetsu 1252 series
  • Kintetsu 5800 series
    Kintetsu 5800 series
  • Kintetsu 5820 series
    Kintetsu 5820 series
  • Kintetsu 9020 series
    Kintetsu 9020 series
  • Kintetsu 22600 series
    Kintetsu 22600 series

References

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  1. ^ 3月20日（金・祝）、阪神なんば線の開通に伴うダイヤ改正の実施! (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. January 16, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  2. ^ 3月20日（金・祝）、阪神なんば線の開通に伴い、阪神線と近鉄線の間で、相互直通運転を開始します (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Kintetsu Corporation. January 16, 2009.
  3. ^ 3月20日（火・祝）、全線のダイヤ改正を実施! [Diagram Revision on Tuesday (Holiday), March 20, 2012] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. January 20, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  4. ^ 平成24年のダイヤ変更について [Diagram Revision in 2012] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Kintetsu Corporation. January 20, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
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