The 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.
Train services As of March 2025, 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 (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: 5 round trips between Yodoyabashi and Demachiyanagi Sub. express: 5 round trips between Yodoyabashi and Demachiyanagi Local: 5 round trips between Nakanoshima and Kayashima,
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. Station numberStationJapaneseSmESbECSbEExMERECRELERLELn TransfersLocationThrough sectionfrom Temmabashi:L, SmE, SbE, CSbE, RE, CRE: to on the Nakanoshima LineKH01 (M)淀屋橋SSSSSSSS▼ Keihan Nakanoshima Line () Osaka Metro Midosuji LineChūō-ku, OsakaOsaka PrefectureKH02北浜SSSSSSSS▼ Keihan Nakanoshima Line () Osaka Metro Sakaisuji LineKH03 (M)天満橋SSSSSSSSS▼KH04 (M)京橋SSSSSSSSS▼ Miyakojima-ku, OsakaKH05野江||↑|↓|↑|||Jōtō-ku, OsakaKH06関目||↑|↓|↑||| Osaka Metro Imazatosuji Line ()KH07森小路||↑|↓|↑|||Asahi-ku, OsakaKH08千林||↑|↓|↑|||KH09滝井||↑|↓|↑|||MoriguchiKH10土居||↑|↓|↑|||KH11 (M)守口市SS↑S↓S↑|||KH12西三荘S|↑|↓|↑|||KadomaKH13門真市S|↑|↓|↑||| Osaka Monorail Main LineKH14古川橋S|↑|↓|↑|||KH15大和田S|↑|↓|↑|||KH16 (M)萱島SSS|↓|↑|||NeyagawaKH17寝屋川市SSSSSSS||sKH18 (M)香里園SSSSSSS||sKH19光善寺SSS|↓|↑|||HirakataKH20枚方公園SSSS↓|↑|||KH21 (M)枚方市SSSSSSSS|S Keihan Katano LineKH22御殿山SSS|↓|↑|||KH23牧野SSS|↓|↑|||KH24 (M)樟葉SSSSSSSS|SKH25橋本SS||↑|||YawataKyoto PrefectureKH26 (M)石清水八幡宮SSS|↑||| Keihan Cable Line (Cable-hachimangu-guchi)KH27 (Kyoto Racecourse) (M)淀(京都競馬場)SSs|↑s||Fushimi-ku, KyotoKH28 (M)中書島SSSSSS|S Keihan Uji LineKH29伏見桃山SS||↑|||KH30 (M)丹波橋SSSSSS|S Kintetsu Kyoto Line ()KH31墨染SS||↑|||KH32藤森SS||↑|||KH33 (M)龍谷大前深草SS||↑|||KH34伏見稲荷SSS|↑|||KH35鳥羽街道SS||↑|||Higashiyama-ku, KyotoKH36東福寺SS||↑||| JR West Nara LineKH37七条SSSSSSS▲KH38清水五条SSS|↑|||KH39祇園四条SSSSSSS▲ Hankyu Kyoto Main Line ()KH40Sanjō (M)三条SSSSSSS▲ Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line () Keihan Ōtō LineKeihan Ōtō LineKH41神宮丸太町SSS|||||Sakyō-ku, KyotoKH42 (M)出町柳 SSSSSSS▲ Eizan Electric Railway Main Line
Rolling stock
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
See also List of railway lines in Japan
References This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.