Nose Electric Railway

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Nose Electric Railway is a principal subsidiary of Hankyu Corporation.[2] A rush-hour special express train, the Nissei Limited Express, operates from Nissei-chuo Station to Umeda Station, the terminal of Hankyu in Osaka, in the morning and back again in the evening for commuters.

Lines and stations

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Nose Railway lines in red, with Hankyu Railway network

Nose Railway has two lines:

  • Myōken Line (Kawanishi-noseguchi - Myōkenguchi)
  • Nissei Line (Yamashita - Nissei-chuo)

The former is the main route and the latter branches off at Yamashita Station.

In addition to the railway, Nose Railway also operated a funicular (Myoken Cable) and a chairlift (Myoken Lift) until 2023.

Operations

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No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Local Limited Express Connections Location
Myoken Line
Through section Osaka-umeda (Hankyu)
NS01 Kawanishi-noseguchi 川西能勢口 0.0 S S Kawanishi Hyōgo Prefecture
NS02 Kinunobebashi 絹延橋 1.2 S |  
NS03 Takiyama 滝山 2.1 S |  
NS04 Uguisunomori 鶯の森 2.7 S |  
NS05 Tsuzumigataki 鼓滝 3.5 S |  
NS06 Tada 多田 4.2 S |  
NS07 Hirano 平野 5.2 S S  
NS08 Ichinotorii 一の鳥居 6.4 S |  
NS09 Uneno 畦野 7.1 S S  
NS10 Yamashita 山下 8.2 S S
  • Nissei Line
NS11 Sasabe 笹部 8.6 S Nissei Line
NS12 Kōfūdai 光風台 10.3 S Toyono, Toyono District Osaka Prefecture
NS13 Tokiwadai ときわ台 11.2 S
NS14 Myōkenguchi 妙見口 12.2 S
  • Myoken Cable
Nissei Line
NS21 Nissei-chuo 日生中央 2.6 (from Yamashita) S S Inagawa, Kawabe District Hyōgo Prefecture

Myoken no Mori Cable and Myoken no Mori Lift

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Station Japanese Connections Location
Myoken no Mori Cable (Funicular)
Kurokawa 黒川 Kawanishi, Hyōgo
Cable Sanjō ケーブル山上
  • Myoken no Mori Lift via walk
Myōken no Mori Lift (Chairlift)
Myōken-no-mizu Hiroba-mae 妙見の水広場前
  • Myoken no Mori Cable via walk
 Kawanishi, Hyōgo
Myōkensan 妙見山  

Rolling stock

Nose Railway uses second-hand EMUs from Hankyu. The trains operate on Template:RailGauge track.

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Former rolling stock

History

The Nose Electric Railway was founded on 23 May 1908.[6] The Kawanishi-noseguchi to Ichinotorii section opened on 13 April 1913, electrified at 600 V DC.[6] The extension to Myōkenguchi was opened on 3 November 1923.[6]

The line voltage was increased from 600 V to 1,500 V DC on 26 March 1995.[6]

See also

References

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