Keihan Main Line

The Keihan Main Line (京阪本線, Keihan-honsen) is a railway line in Japan operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The line runs between Sanjō Station in Kyoto and Yodoyabashi Station in Osaka. 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.

Keihan Main Line
A Keihan 8000 series limited express in revised color scheme
Overview
Native name	京阪本線
Locale	Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture
Termini	Yodoyabashi Sanjō
Operation
Opened	1910
Owner	Keihan Electric Railway
Depot(s)	Neyagawa, Yodo
Technical
Line length	49.3 km (30.6 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Yodoyabashi - Temmabashi, Neyagawa - Sanjo) 4 (Temmabashi - Neyagawa)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Route map Nakanoshima Watanabebashi Osaka Subway: Yotsubashi Line(Higobashi) Nakanoshima Line Ōebashi Osaka Subway: Midōsuji Line 0.0 Yodoyabashi Naniwabashi Osaka Subway Sakaisuji Line 0.5 Kitahama Higashi Yokobori River Keihan Line/Nakanoshima Line 1.3 Temmabashi (second) 1963- Osaka Subway Tanimachi Line Temmabashi (first) -1963 Tosabori River Neya River Kyōbashi (first) -1910 JR Tōzai Line Osaka Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line Katamachi -1969 3.0 Kyōbashi 1969- Osaka Loop Line Kyōbashi (Second) -1969 Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) Gamo abandoned in 1932 Gamo Signal Box -1970 Osaka Subway: Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line Yodogawa Freight Line Tatsumi Signal Box Joto Freight Line 4.6 Noe (second) 1931- Noe (first) -1931 Osaka Subway Imazatosuji Line 5.3 Sekime/ Sekime-Seiiku Hanshin Expressway Route 12 Moriguchi Line 6.2 Morishōji (second) 1931- Morishōji (first) -1931 6.8 Sembayashi 7.2 Takii Osaka Subway Imazatosuji Line 7.6 Doi 8.3 Moriguchishi Moriguchi Depot and Workshop -1972 9.4 Nishisansō Kadoma -1975 Kinki Expressway Osaka Monorail: Main Line 10.1 Kadoma-shi 10.8 Furukawabashi 12.0 Ōwada 12.8 Kayashima Neyagawa Depot and Workshop Neyagawa Signal Box 15.0 Neyagawashi Toyono abandoned in 1963 17.6 Korien 19.1 Kozenji 20.8 Hirakata-koen 21.8 Hirakatashi Amano River Katano Line 23.5 Goten-yama 25.5 Makino 27.7 Kuzuha Osaka/Kyoto 30.1 Hashimoto 31.8 Yawatashi Keihan Otokoyama Cable Line Kizu River Keiji Bypass Uji River Yodo Depot 35.3 Yodo Hanshin Expressway Route 8 Kyoto Line Shin-Takase River Horikawa River Kyoto Tram Fushimi Line 39.7 Chūshojima Kintetsu Kyōto Line Keihan Uji Line Uji River 40.6 Fushimi-Momoyama Momoyamagoryōmae bypass tracks removed 41.3 Tambabashi Kintetsu Tambabashi bypass tracks removed 42.3 Sumizome Lake Biwa Canal Nanase River 43.3 Fujinomori Meishin Expressway 44.1 Fukakusa/Fukakusa Depot Nara Line Inari/Kyōto Tram: Inari Line 44.6 Fushimi Inari Hanshin Expressway Route 8 Kyoto Line Inariyama Tunnel 45.2 Tobakaidō Kamo River Kyōto Tram Kujō Line 46.1 Tōfukuji Nara Line Tōkaidō Shinkansen Tōkaidō Main Line (Biwako Line) Shiokōji closed in 1918, abandoned in 1955 47.0 Shichijō Kyōto Tram: Shichijō Line Daibutsu-mae abandoned in 1913 47.7 Kiyomizu-Gojō Hankyū Kyoto Line Kawaramachi 48.6 Gion-Shijō Kyōto Tram Shijō Line Keihan Line/Keihan Keishin Line 49.2 Sanjō Keishin-Sanjō 49.3 Sanjō Kyoto Subway: Tōzai Line (Sanjō Keihan) Ōtō Line Lake Biwa Canal 50.3 Jingū-Marutamachi 51.6 Demachiyanagi Eizan Main Line

Train services

As of 20 August 2017, the following services are operated.[1]

Liner (ライナー, Liner) (Ln)

All cars reserved seating

Rapid Limited Express "Rakuraku" (快速特急"洛楽", Kaisoku Tokkyū "Rakuraku") (RLE)

Premium car is reserved seating only

Limited Express (特急, Tokkyū) (LE)

Premium car is reserved seating only

Commuter Rapid Express (通勤快急, Tsūkin Kaikyū) (CRE) - "down" trains only, on weekday mornings

Rapid Express (快速急行, Kaisoku Kyūkō) (RE)

Midnight Express (深夜急行, Shinya Kyūkō) (ME) - "up" trains only

A train departs from Yodoyabashi for Kuzuha at 0:20 a.m. and passes Moriguchishi and Hirakata-kōen.

Express (急行, Kyūkō) (Ex)

Commuter Sub-express (通勤準急, Tsūkin Junkyū) (CSbE) - "down" trains only, on weekday mornings

Trains are operated from Demachiyanagi, Kuzuha, Hirakatashi to Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima in the morning and pass Moriguchishi.

Sub-express (準急, Junkyū) (SbE)

Semi-express (区間急行, Kukan Kyūkō) (SmE)

Local (普通, Futsū)

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.
• (M): Stations using melodies composed by musician Minoru Mukaiya in train departure announcements.
• For train abbreviations, see above.

Line name	Station number	Station	SmE	SbE	CSbE	Ex	ME	RE	CRE	LE	RLE	Ln	Transfers	Location
	Through section		from Temmabashi: L, SmE, SbE, CSbE, RE, CRE: to Nakanoshima on the Nakanoshima Line
Keihan Main Line	KH01	Yodoyabashi (M)	S	S	S	S	S	S		S	S	S	Osaka Metro Midosuji Line	Chūō-ku, Osaka	Osaka Prefecture
	KH02	Kitahama	S	S	S	S	S	S		S	S	S	Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line
	KH03	Temmabashi (M)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	Keihan Nakanoshima Line Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line
	KH04	Kyōbashi (M)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	Keihan Nakanoshima Line JR West:  O  Osaka Loop Line  H  Gakkentoshi Line (Katamachi Line)  H  JR Tōzai Line Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line	Miyakojima-ku, Osaka
	KH05	Noe	|	|	↑	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑	Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line (Noe-Uchindai)  F  JR West Osaka Higashi Line (JR-Noe)	Jōtō-ku, Osaka
	KH06	Sekime	|	|	↑	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑	Osaka Metro Imazatosuji Line (Sekime-Seiiku)
	KH07	Morishōji	|	|	↑	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑		Asahi-ku, Osaka
	KH08	Sembayashi	|	|	↑	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑
	KH09	Takii	|	|	↑	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑		Moriguchi
	KH10	Doi	|	|	↑	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑
	KH11	Moriguchi-shi (M)	S	S	↑	S	↓	S	↑	|	|	↑
	KH12	Nishisansō	S	|	↑	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑		Kadoma
	KH13	Kadoma-shi	S	|	↑	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑	Osaka Monorail Main Line
	KH14	Furukawabashi	S	|	↑	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑
	KH15	Ōwada	S	|	↑	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑
	KH16	Kayashima (M)	S	S	S	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑		Neyagawa
	KH17	Neyagawashi	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	|	|	↑
	KH18	Kōrien (M)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	|	|	↑
	KH19	Kōzenji	S	S	S	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑		Hirakata
	KH20	Hirakata-kōen	S	S	S	S	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑
	KH21	Hirakatashi (M)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	|	△	Keihan Katano Line
	KH22	Gotenyama	S	S	S	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑
	KH23	Makino	S	S	S	|	↓	|	↑	|	|	↑
	KH24	Kuzuha (M)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	|	S
	KH25	Hashimoto		S	S	|		|	↑	|	|			Yawata	Kyoto Prefecture
	KH26	Iwashimizu-hachimangū (M)		S	S	S		|	↑	|	|
	KH27	Yodo (Kyoto Racecourse) (M)		S	S	s		|	↑	s	|			Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
	KH28	Chūshojima (M)		S	S	S		S	S	S	|		Keihan Uji Line
	KH29	Fushimi-Momoyama		S	S	|		|	↑	|	|
	KH30	Tambabashi (M)		S	S	S		S	S	S	|		Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Kintetsu-Tambabashi)
	KH31	Sumizome		S	S	|		|	↑	|	|
	KH32	Fujinomori		S	S	|		|	↑	|	|
	KH33	Ryūkokudai-mae-fukakusa (M)		S	S	|		|	↑	|	|
	KH34	Fushimi-Inari		S	S	S		|	↑	|	|
	KH35	Toba-kaidō		S	S	|		|	↑	|	|			Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
	KH36	Tōfukuji		S	S	|		|	↑	|	|		D  JR West Nara Line
	KH37	Shichijō		S	S	S		S	S	S	S
	KH38	Kiyomizu-Gojō		S	S	S		|	↑	|	|
	KH39	Gion-Shijō		S	S	S		S	S	S	S		Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (Kyoto-kawaramachi)
	KH40	Sanjō (M)		S	S	S		S	S	S	S		Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line (Sanjō Keihan)
Ōtō Line
	KH41	Jingū-Marutamachi		S	S	S		|	↑	|	|			Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
	KH42	Demachiyanagi (M)		S	S	S		S	S	S	S		Eizan Electric Railway Main Line Eizan Electric Railway Kurama Line

Keihan Katano Line

Keihan Katano Line
A Keihan 10000 series EMU on the Keihan Katano Line
Overview
Native name	京阪交野線
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Osaka Prefecture
Termini	Hirakatashi Kisaichi
Stations	8
Operation
Opened	10 July 1929
Owner	Keihan Electric Railway
Technical
Line length	6.9 km (4.3 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius	162 m
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	90 km/h (55 mph)
Route map Nakanoshima Keihan Main Line / Nakanoshima Line Temmabashi Keihan Main Line 0.0 Hirakatashi Keihan Main Line 1.0 Miyanosaka 1.7 Hoshigaoka 2.5 Murano 3.4 Kōzu 4.4 Katano-shi Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) / Kawachi-Iwafune 5.9 Keihanshin Iwafune abandoned in 1948 Mori Signal Box 1987 - 1992 6.1 Kawachi-Mori 6.9 Kisaichi

The Keihan Katano Line (京阪交野線, Keihan Katano-sen) is a 6.9 km railway line in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. It connects Hirakatashi Station on the Keihan Main Line with Kisaichi Station.[2]

Operation

All trains stop at all stations. There is no through service to the Keihan Main Line.

Until March 15, 2013, several trains going through to the Keihan Main Line were operated on weekdays as rapid trains. They were named "Hikoboshi" and "Orihime,” unlike other Keihan line rapid trains which were not named.

Rapid Express (快速急行, Kaisoku Kyūkō)

Operated weekday nights, from Nakanoshima for Kisaichi, stopped at Watanabebashi, Ōebashi and Naniwabashi on the Nakanoshima Line, then Temmabashi, Kyōbashi, Moriguchishi, Neyagawashi, Kōrien and Hirakatashi on the Keihan Main Line, and all stations on the Katano Line

Commuter Rapid Express (通勤快急, Tsūkin Kaikyū)

Operated weekday mornings, from Kisaichi for Nakanoshima, stopped at all stations on the Katano Line to Hirakatashi, then Kōrien, Neyagawashi, Kyōbashi and Temmabashi on the Keihan Main Line, then Naniwabashi, Ōebashi and Watanabebashi on the Nakanoshima Line

Stations

All stations are in Osaka Prefecture.

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance	Location
KH21	Hirakatashi	枚方市	0.0	Hirakata
KH61	Miyanosaka	宮之阪	1.0
KH62	Hoshigaoka	星ヶ丘	1.7
KH63	Murano	村野	2.5
KH64	Kōzu	郡津	3.4	Katano
KH65	Katano-shi	交野市	4.4
KH66	Kawachi-Mori	河内森	6.1
KH67	Kisaichi	私市	6.9

Rolling stock

Trains on the line are formed as 4- or 5-car electric multiple unit (EMU) sets.

• 10000 series 4-car EMUs
• 13000 series 4-car EMUs (since 9 June 2012)

Former

• 1900 series 5-car EMUs
• 2600 series 4-car EMUs

Keihan Uji Line

Keihan Uji Line
A 13000 series train on the Uji Line in April 2012
Overview
Native name	京阪宇治線
Locale	Kyoto Prefecture
Termini	Chushojima Uji
Stations	8
Operation
Opened	1 June 1913 (1913-06-01)
Owner	Keihan Electric Railway
Depot(s)	Neyagawa, Yodo
Technical
Line length	7.6 km (4.7 mi)
Number of tracks	double tracks
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	200 m
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead wire
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

The Keihan Uji Line (京阪宇治線, Keihan Uji-sen) is a 7.6-km long commuter rail line in Kyoto, Japan, operated by the Keihan Electric Railway. It connects Chushojima Station on the Keihan Main Line in Fushimi, Kyoto and Uji Station in Uji, Kyoto, forming an alternative route to JR West's Nara Line. Only "Local" (all-stations) trains are operated on this line.

Stations and connections

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
KH28	Chūshojima	中書島	0.0	KH  Keihan Main Line	Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
KH71	Kangetsukyō	観月橋	0.7
KH72	Momoyama-minamiguchi	桃山南口	2.3
KH73	Rokujizō	六地蔵	3.1	Tozai Line  D  Nara Line
KH74	Kowata	木幡	3.9		Uji
KH75	Ōbaku	黄檗	5.4	D  Nara Line
KH76	Mimurodo	三室戸	7.2
KH77	Uji	宇治	7.6

Rolling stock

New 13000 series four-car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains were introduced on the line from April 2012, replacing the earlier 2600 series EMUs.[3]

Keihan Ōtō Line

Keihan Ōtō Line
Keihan 2600 series EMU at Jingū-Marutamachi Station
Overview
Native name	京阪鴨東線
Locale	Kyoto
Termini	Sanjō Demachiyanagi
Stations	3
Operation
Opened	5 October 1989
Owner	Keihan Electric Railway
Technical
Line length	2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	90 km/h (55 mph)

The Ōtō Line (鴨東線, Ōtō-sen) is a railway line in Kyoto that was opened on 5 October 1989 by the Keihan Electric Railway. The Ōtō Line re-established a rail connection between the Keihan Main Line and the Eizan Electric Railway, which had been severed when the Kyoto City streetcars ceased running in 1978. The line is operated as an extension of the Keihan Main Line. All trains continue into the Keihan Main Line and Keihan Nakanoshima Line in Osaka.

The double-track line is situated below Kawabata Street, along the left (eastern) bank of the Kamo River. Despite its length of 2.3 km, it serves as an important transport corridor in central Kyoto.

Stations

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
KH40	Sanjō	三条	0.0	Tozai Line (Sanjō Keihan)	Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
KH41	Jingū-Marutamachi	神宮丸太町	1.0		Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
KH42	Demachiyanagi	出町柳	2.3	Eizan Electric Railway Main Line

Keihan Nakanoshima Line

Keihan Nakanoshima Line
Nakanoshima Station platforms, October 2008
Overview
Native name	中之島線
Type	Commuter rail
System	Keihan Electric Railway
Status	Operational
Locale	Osaka
Termini	Temmabashi Nakanoshima
Stations	5
Operation
Opened	19 October 2008
Owner	Nakanoshima High Speed Railway Company
Operator(s)	Keihan Electric Railway
Depot(s)	none
Technical
Line length	3.0 km (1.9 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

The Keihan Nakanoshima Line (京阪中之島線, Keihan Nakanoshima-sen) is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka, Japan. It opened on 19 October 2008, and has a ruling grade of 1 in 25 (4%).

Services

The following services operate on the Nakanoshima line, with through-running to/from the Keihan Main Line. All services stop at all stations on the Nakanoshima line.[4]

• Local (普通): Nakanoshima–Kayashima, Demachiyanagi
• Semi-Express (区間急行): Nakanoshima–Kayashima, Hirakatashi / Kuzuha → Nakanoshima (rush hours only)
• Sub Express (準急): Nakanoshima–Demachiyanagi
• Commuter Sub Express (通勤準急): (weekday mornings only)
• Rapid Express (快速急行): (rush hours only)
• Commuter Rapid Express (通勤快急): Demachiyanagi–Nakanoshima (weekday mornings only)

Stations

Station number	Station name	Distance (km)	Location
KH54	Nakanoshima (Osaka International Convention Center)	0.0	Kita-ku, Osaka
KH53	Watanabebashi	0.9
KH52	Ōebashi	1.4
KH51	Naniwabashi	2.0
KH03	Temmabashi	3.0	Chūō-ku, Osaka

Rolling stock

• 
  Keihan 3000 series express in January 2018
• 
  Keihan 13000 series express in August 2017

History

Keihan Main Line

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.

Keihan Katano Line

The line was built and opened by an independent railway company, Shigi-Ikoma Electric Railway (信貴生駒電鉄, Shigi Ikoma Dentetsu) in 1929. The company aimed to build a line to connect its main line, the present-day Ikoma Line, but cancelled the plan for financial reasons, and transferred the operation to Keihan. The operator was renamed Katano Electric Railway (交野電気鉄道, Katano Denki Tetsudō) in 1939, Keihanshin Express Electric Railway (京阪神急行電鉄, Keihanshin Kyūkō Dentetsu) in May 1945, and Keihan Electric Railway on 1 December 1949.[2]

From 9 June 2012, new 13000 series 4-car EMUs were introduced on the line.[5]

Keihan Ōtō Line

29 August 1924: Kyoto Electric Light (predecessor of the Keifuku Electric Railway) acquired a license for laying local railways between Demachiyanagi and Sanjo.

10 April 1950: Keihan Electric Railway established the Ōtō Line Construction Preparation Committee.

1 July 1972: Kamogawa Electric Railway was established.

20 February 1974: Provincial railway laying licence between the Keifuku Electric Railway

25 February 1974: Kamogawa Electric Railway acquires a license for laying a local railway between Demachiyanagi and Sanjo.

30 November 1984: A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Ōtō Line construction work.

1 April 1989: Keihan Electric Railway merges with Kamogawa Electric Railway.

5 October 1989: Opened as Ōtō Line. The timetable revision accompanying this has been carried out ahead of 27 September, until noon 5 October was operated as a forwarding train in the Ōtō Line.

19 October 2008: Because there is a station of the same name on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line, the Marutamachi Station of this line is renamed to Jingu-Marutamachi Station.

5 December 2015: ATS operation begins on the Ōtō Line

Keihan Uji Line

The line opened on 1 June 1913, electrified at 600 V DC.[6]

The voltage on the line was raised to 1,500 V DC in December 1983.[6]

Keihan Nakanoshima Line

• 10 July 2001: Nakanoshima High Speed Railway Company was founded.
• 28 May 2003: Construction work commenced.
• 13 November 2006: New line and station names were officially announced.
• 31 October 2007: Tunnelling was completed.
• 1 August 2008: Test running commenced.[7]
• 19 October 2008: Line opened.

External links

• Keihan Nakanoshima Line website (in Japanese)

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

1. (in Japanese)
2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 132, 275. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
3. 新型車両１３０００系２０両を新造します。 [20 New 13000 Series Cars to be Built] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Keihan Electric Railway. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
4. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine, November 2008 issue: "中之島線開業にともなう新ダイヤの概要", p. 14-17
5. 京阪13000系，交野線で営業運転開始 [Keihan 13000 series enter service on Katano Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
6. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 275. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
7. Keihan press release: "中之島線内で習熟訓練運転を開始しました" (Nakanoshima Driver Training Starts), (1 August 2008) Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 24 October 2008. (in Japanese)