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{{Short description|Railway line in Osaka, Japan}}
{{Infobox rail line
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width =
| box_width =
| name = Hanshin Namba Line
| name = Hanshin Namba Line
| native_name = 阪神なんば線
| native_name_lang = ja
| color = ff8000 <!-- Orange -->
| color = ff8000 <!-- Orange -->
| logo =
| logo = Number prefix Hanshin line.svg
| logo_width =
| logo_width =21px
| logo_alt =
| logo_alt =
| image =
| image = Hanshin-nishi-kujo9202.jpg
| image_width =
| image_width = 300px
| image_alt =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| caption = Hanshin 9000 series EMU
| type = [[Commuter rail]]
| type = [[Commuter rail]]
| system =
| system =
| status =
| status =
| locale = Osaka and Hyogo prefectures, Japan
| locale = Osaka and Hyogo prefectures, Japan
| start = Amagasaki
| start = {{STN|Amagasaki|Hanshin}}
| end = Osaka Namba
| end = {{STN|Ōsaka Namba}}
| stations = 11
| stations = 11
| routes =
| routes =
| ridership =
| daily_ridership =
| open = January 20, 1924
| open = January 20, 1924
| close =
| close =
| owner = [[Hanshin Electric Railway]]<br />Nishi-Osaka Railway Co., Ltd.
| owner = [[Hanshin Electric Railway]] Co., Ltd.<br />Nishi-Osaka Railway Co., Ltd.
| operator = [[Hanshin Electric Railway]]
| operator = Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
| character =
| character =
| depot = Amagasaki
| depot = Amagasaki
| stock = various [[electric multiple unit|EMUs]] ([[#Rolling stock|see below]])
| stock = Hanshin 1000 series EMU<br />Hanshin 9000 series EMU<br />Kintetsu 1026 series EMU<br />Kintetsu 1252 series EMU<br />Kintetsu 5800 series EMU<br />Kintetsu 5820 series EMU<br />Kintetsu 9020 series EMU<br />Kintetsu 9820 series EMU
| linelength_km = 10.1
| linelength_km = 10.1
| tracklength_km=
| tracklength_km=
| notrack = 2
| tracks = 2
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1435}}
| gauge = {{track gauge|1435mm}}
| minradius =
| minradius =
| el = 1,500 V DC, overhead line
| electrification = 1,500 V DC, overhead line
| speed_km/h =
| speed_km/h =
| elevation_m =
| elevation_m =
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}}
}}
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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 ==
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{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2013}}
[[File:Hanshin Ajigawa Bridge Osaka JPN 001.jpg|thumb|Ajigawa Bridge under construction (August 2007)]]
[[File:Hanshin Ajigawa Bridge Osaka JPN 001.jpg|thumb|Ajigawa Bridge under construction (August 2007)]]
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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.
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{{nihongo|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 Osaka Namba Station in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture.

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


== Operations ==
== Operations ==
There are 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>{{cite press release|url=http://www.hanshin.co.jp/company/press/pdf/20090116-2.pdf|title=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=Japanese|format=PDF|publisher=Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.|date=January 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.kintetsu.jp/news/files/hanshinsotyoku20090116.pdf|title=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=Japanese|format=PDF|publisher=Kintetsu Corporation|date=January 16, 2009}}</ref>
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>


*Rapid Express
*Rapid Express
**Three to five trains per hour on weekdays, and three trains per hour at weekends and holidays
**Three to five trains per hour on weekdays, and three trains per hour at weekends and holidays
**Trains 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. Rapid express services also stop at Mukogawa during the weekday offpeak, and at Imazu and Mukogawa 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 three trains start from Shinkaichi Station on the Kobe Kosoku Line for Nara at weekends and holidays.<ref name="revision 2012-1">{{cite press release|title=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|accessdate=January 31, 2012|language=Japanese|format=PDF|date=January 20, 2012}}</ref>
**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>
**6, 8 or 10 cars (6 cars between Sannomiya and Amagasaki)
**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
*Local, semi-express, suburban semi-express
**6 trains per hour every day<ref name="revision 2012-2">{{cite press release|title=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|accessdate=January 31, 2012|language=Japanese|format=PDF|date=January 20, 2012}}</ref>
**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>
**Local trains stop at every station on the Hanshin Namba Line, the Kintetsu Namba Line, and the Kitntetsu Nara Line.
**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.
**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.
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== Stations ==
== Stations ==
*S: trains stop
*● : trains stop
*|: trains pass
*| : trains pass
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*Local / Suburban semi-express / Semi-express trains stop at every station on this line

{| class="wikitable" rules="all"
{| class="wikitable" rules="all"
|-
|-
!rowspan=2|No.
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered" width="50px" rowspan=2|No.
!rowspan=2|Station
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered" rowspan=2|Station
!rowspan=2|Japanese
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered" rowspan=2|Japanese
!colspan=2|Distance (km)
!colspan=2|Distance (km)
!colspan=2|Train type
!Train type
!rowspan=2|Connecting lines
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered" rowspan=2|Connecting lines
!rowspan=2 colspan="2"|Location
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered" rowspan=2 colspan="2"|Location
|-
|-
!between<br />stations
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered"|between<br />stations
!style="border-bottom:solid 3px orangered"|from<br />Amagasaki
!from<br />start
!style="background:#9cf; border-bottom:solid 3px orangered"|Rapid express
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!Local<br />Suburban semi-express<br />Semi-express
!Rapid express
|-
|-
!colspan="10"|Rapid express trains operate to [[Sannomiya Station]] on the Main Line.
! colspan="9" |Rapid express trains operate to [[Sannomiya Station|Kobe Sannomiya Station]] on the Main Line.
|-
|-
|HS 09
!HS 09
|{{ja-stalink|Amagasaki||Hanshin}}
|{{STN|Amagasaki|Hanshin}}
| 尼崎
| 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;"|S
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"|●
|[[file:Number prefix Hanshin line.svg|20px]] [[Hanshin Main Line]]
|style="text-align: center;"|S
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|[[Hanshin Main Line]]
|rowspan="2" colspan="2"|[[Amagasaki, Hyōgo]]
|rowspan="2" colspan="2"|[[Amagasaki, Hyōgo]]
|-
|-
|HS 08
!HS 08
|{{ja-stalink|Daimotsu}}
|{{STN|Daimotsu}}
| 大物
| 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;"|S
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"| '''|'''
|[[file:Number prefix Hanshin line.svg|20px]] Hanshin Main Line
|style="text-align: center;"| |
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|Hanshin Main Line
|-
|-
|HS 49
!HS 49
|{{ja-stalink|Dekijima}}
|{{STN|Dekijima}}
| 出来島
| 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;"|S
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"| '''|'''
|
|style="text-align: center;"| |
|&nbsp;
|rowspan="2"|[[Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka]]
|rowspan="9"|[[Osaka Prefecture]]
|rowspan="9"|[[Osaka Prefecture]]
|-
|-
|HS 48
!HS 48
|{{ja-stalink|Fuku}}
|{{STN|Fuku}}
| 福
| 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;"|S
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"| '''|'''
|
|style="text-align: center;"| |
|&nbsp;
|-
|-
|HS 47
!HS 47
|{{ja-stalink|Dempō}}
|{{STN|Dempō}}
| 伝法
| 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;"|S
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"| '''|'''
|
|style="text-align: center;"| |
|&nbsp;
|rowspan="3"|[[Konohana-ku, Osaka]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Konohana-ku, Osaka]]
|-
|-
|HS 46
!HS 46
|{{ja-stalink|Chidoribashi}}
|{{STN|Chidoribashi}}
| 千鳥橋
| 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;"|S
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"| '''|'''
|
|style="text-align: center;"| |
|&nbsp;
|-
|-
|HS 45
!HS 45
|{{ja-stalink|Nishikujō}}
|{{STN|Nishikujō}}
| 西九条
| 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;"|S
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"|●
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|[[File:JRW kinki-O.svg|20px]] [[Osaka Loop Line]] (JR-O14), [[File:JRW kinki-P.svg|20px]] [[Sakurajima Line]] (JR Yumesaki Line) (JR-P14)
|style="text-align: center;"|S
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|[[Osaka Loop Line]], [[Sakurajima Line]] (JR Yumesaki Line)
|-
|-
|HS 44
!HS 44
|{{ja-stalink|Kujō||Osaka}}
|{{STN|Kujō|Osaka}}
| 九条
| 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;"|S
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"|●
|{{rint|osaka|metro}} {{rint|osaka|4}} [[Chūō Line (Osaka)|Chūō Line]] (C14)
|style="text-align: center;"|S
|Osaka Municipal Subway: [[Chuo Line (Osaka)|Chuo Line]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Nishi-ku, Osaka]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Nishi-ku, Osaka]]
|-
|-
|HS 43
!HS 43
|{{ja-stalink|Dome-mae}}
|{{STN|Dome-mae}}
| ドーム前
| 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;"|S
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"|●
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|{{rint|osaka|metro}} {{rint|osaka|7}} [[Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line]] (N12:[[Dome-mae Chiyozaki Station]])
|style="text-align: center;"|S
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|[[Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line]] ([[Dome-mae Chiyozaki Station]])
|-
|-
|HS 42
!HS 42
|{{ja-stalink|Sakuragawa||Osaka}}
|{{STN|Sakuragawa|Osaka}}
| 桜川
| 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;"|S
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"|●
⚫
|{{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]])
|style="text-align: center;"|S
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|[[Sennichimae Line]]<br />[[Nankai Kōya Line]] (Shiomibashi Line) ([[Shiomibashi Station]])
|[[Naniwa-ku, Osaka]]
|[[Naniwa-ku, Osaka]]
|-
|-
!HS 41
|&nbsp;
|{{ja-stalink|Ōsaka Namba}}
|{{STN|Ōsaka Namba}}
| 大阪難波
| 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;"|S
|style="text-align: center; background:#9cf"|●
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| [[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]])
|style="text-align: center;"|S
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|[[Kintetsu Namba Line]] (with through trains)<br />[[Nankai Main Line]], Kōya Line ([[Namba Station]])<br />Osaka Municipal Subway: [[Midōsuji Line]], [[Yotsubashi Line]], Sennichimae Line (Namba Station)<br />[[Kansai Main Line]] ([[Yamatoji Line]]) ([[JR Namba Station]])
|[[Chūō-ku, Osaka]]
|[[Chūō-ku, Osaka]]
|-
|-
!colspan="10"|Trains operate to [[Kintetsu Nara Station]] on the [[Kintetsu Nara Line]].
! colspan="9" |Trains operate to [[Kintetsu Nara Station]] on the [[Nara Line (Kintetsu)|Nara Line]].
|}
|}


== History ==
==Rolling stock==
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* [[Hanshin 1000 series]] EMU
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{{Unsourced|section|date=June 2013}}
* [[Hanshin 9000 series]] EMU
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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.
* [[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">
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*January 20, 1924 - The Dempō Line was opened (Daimotsu - Dempō).
File:Hanshin 1000 series 1203F (49904023131).jpg|Hanshin 1000 series
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*August 1, 1924 - The line was extended from Dempō to Chidoribashi.
File:Hanshin-Series9000.jpg|Hanshin 9000 series
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*December 28, 1928 - The line was extended from Daimotsu to Amagasaki.
File:Kintetsu1026 hanshin.JPG|Kintetsu 1026 series
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*June 1960 - The first stage of construction to extend line to Namba was started (Chidoribashi - Nishikujō).
File:Kintetsu-1252-uozaki.JPG|Kintetsu 1252 series
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*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}}.
File:Kintetsu Series5800.jpg|Kintetsu 5800 series
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*September 1965 - Nishi-Osaka limited express service started.
File:Kintetsu 5820 DH51 Rapid Express.jpg|Kintetsu 5820 series
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*December 1, 1974 - Nishi-Osaka limited express service was abandoned.
File:Kintetsu 9020 and 5800 series Nara Line express 2014-01-25 (12364980433).jpg|Kintetsu 9020 series
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*July 10, 2001 - Nishi-Osaka Railway Co., Ltd. was established to restart the extension from Nishikujō to Namba.
File:KINTETSU22600 5.JPG|Kintetsu 22600 series
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*October 7, 2003 - The construction of the extending line from Nishikujō to Namba was restarted.
</gallery>
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*March 20, 2009 - The line from Nishikujō to Namba opened, and the line was renamed the Hanshin Namba Line.


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


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{{commonscat|Hanshin Namba Line}}
{{Osaka transit}}
[[Category:Lines of Hanshin Electric Railway]]
[[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:Standard gauge railways in Japan]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1924]]

Latest revision as of 10:19, 22 July 2023

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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