The is a railway line in Japan operated by

Keihan Electric Railway The , known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a ...

. The line runs between Sanjō Station in

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and Yodoyabashi Station in

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. There are through services to the Keihan Ōtō Line and the Keihan Nakanoshima Line. Trains from Kyoto to Osaka are treated as "down" trains, and from Osaka to Kyoto as "up" trains.

Train services

As of March 2022, the following services are operated. ; (Ln)
Official Keihan Website for Liner Services :All cars reserved seating. Trains run "down" in the morning, and "up" in the evening. Weekdays Only. ; (RLE) :Premium car is reserved seating only ; (LE) :Premium car is reserved seating only ; (CRE) - "down" trains only, on weekday mornings ; (RE) - premium car is reserved seating ; ; (ME) - "up" trains only (Discontinued in 7/2021) ; :A train departs from Yodoyabashi for Kuzuha at 0:20 a.m. and passes Moriguchishi and Hirakata-kōen. ; (Ex) ; (CSbE) - "down" trains only, on weekday mornings :Trains are operated from Demachiyanagi, Kuzuha, Hirakatashi to Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima in the morning and pass Moriguchishi. ; (SbE) ; (SmE) ; : Trains stop at all stations. ;Operation in non-rush hours per hour :Limited express: 6 round trips between Yodoyabashi and Demachiyanagi :Express: 3 round trips between Yodoyabashi and Kuzuha :Sub. express: 3 round trips between Yodoyabashi and Demachiyanagi :Local: 6 round trips between Nakanoshima and Kayashima, of which 3 extend to Demachiyanagi

Stations

*S: Trains stop. *s: limited stop *, , ↑, ↓: Trains pass. *↑, ↓: Only one direction. *▼: Boarding only in "up" direction. *▲: Boarding only in "down" direction. *(M): Stations using melodies composed by musician Minoru Mukaiya in train departure announcements. *For train abbreviations, see above.

Rolling stock

File:Keihan 3002F ltd express Nishisanso Station 2018-01-01 .jpg, Keihan 3000 series express in January 2018 File:Keihan13024.jpg, Keihan 13000 series express in August 2017

History

The Temmabashi to Kiyomizu-Gojo section opened as dual track, electrified at 1,500 V DC, in 1910, and was extended to Sanjo in 1915. The Temmabashi to Yodoyabashi section opened in 1963. The section from Temmabashi to Gamo Signal Box was quadruple-tracked and elevated in 1970. Quadruple-tracking and elevation was continued northwards, with the Doi to Neyagawa Signal Box section completed in 1982. In 1987, in Kyoto, the street-level section from Tōfukuji to Sanjo was replaced by a tunnel section, which was extended to the current terminus, Demachiyanagi, in 1989. Hirakatashi Station was elevated in 1993, Neyagawashi Station in 1999, and Yodo Station (along with the line section next to the new Yodo Depot) in 2011. Works to elevate the remaining at-grade section between Neyagawashi Station and Hirakatashi Station, including Kōrien Station, Kozenji Station and Hirakata-kōen Station, began in September 2022. Preliminary works such as land acquisition had already been in progress since 2013. The project aims to eliminate 21 level crossings in the affected section, some of which are closed for up to 40 minutes per hour during the morning and afternoon rush hour. Work is expected to finish by 2027 with the transition of train services to the elevated tracks planned to be completed in 2028.

External links

Keihan Nakanoshima Line website

References