Kintetsu Namba Line
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The Namba Line (難波線 Nanba Sen) is an underground railway line of Kintetsu Corporation in Osaka, Japan opened in 1970. It is an extension of the Osaka Line and the Nara Line. Along with the commuter trains of the Nara Line, some intercity trains including "the Urban Liner" connecting Osaka and Nagoya, also run on the line. The line is parallel to the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line.
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[edit] Stations
There are three stations on the Namba Line:
- Kintetsu Namba (terminal)
- Kintetsu Nippombashi
- Uehommachi (tracks connected to the Osaka and Nara Lines)
The Limited Express trains pass Kintetsu Nippombashi Station. Other trains stop at all stations.
[edit] Connections
| Kintetsu Namba | Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line (M20), Sennichimae Line (S16), Yotsubashi Line (Y11) (Namba Station) Nankai Electric Railway Nankai Main Line, Koya Line (Namba Station) Hanshin Electric Railway Hanshin Namba Line (opening in spring, 2009) West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) (JR Namba Station) |
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| Kintetsu Nippombashi | Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line (K17), Sennichimae Line (S17) (Nippombashi Station) |
| Uehommachi | Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line (T25), Sennichimae Line (S18) (Tanimachi Kyuchome Station) |
[edit] Statistics
- Distance: 2.0km
- Gauge: 1.435m
[edit] Extension under construction
An extension of the Namba Line is under construction. It will connect the Namba Line and the Hanshin Namba Line (阪神なんば線?) and allow through services between Nara and Kobe in spring, 2009 on the same day the Hanshin Nishi-Osaka Line is renamed the Hanshin Namba Line.
