Nagano Line (Kintetsu)


The Nagano Line is a railway line of Japanese private railway company Kintetsu Railway branching off Minami-Osaka Line at in southern suburbs of Osaka. The line connects cities of Habikino, Tondabayashi and Kawachi-Nagano in Osaka Prefecture, terminates at with connection to Nankai Electric Railway Kōya Line.

History

The Nagano Line was constructed and opened between 1898 and 1902 as the sole line of Kayō Railway who aimed to connect inland town Kawachinagano to Kashiwara on the Kansai Main Line. The company renamed itself the Osaka Railway Co. in 1919 and decided and built its own line directly to Osaka, branching from Dōmyōji. The company then opened a line diverting from Furuichi to Nara Prefecture, to complete present Minami Osaka Line. Thus the line to Kawachi-Nagano became a branch line, present Nagano Line.
The line was electrified at 1500 VDC in 1923, and the company merged with Kintetsu in 1944. The Furuichi - Kishi section was duplicated in 1957, and extended to Tondabayashi in 1974.

Operation

Nearly all trains go through up to/down from Ōsaka Abenobashi on Minami-Osaka Line. A few trains return at Tondabayashi.

Service

All trains stop at all stations on the Nagano Line. Most trains are operated as a Semi express.
;Local
;Semi-Express
;Express

Stations

All stations are located in Osaka Prefecture.
Local trains stop at every station. Therefore, it is omitted here.
No.StationSEExLocation
●●Habikino
●●Tondabayashi
●●Tondabayashi
●●Tondabayashi
●●Tondabayashi

●●Tondabayashi
●●Kawachi-Nagano
●●Kawachi-Nagano