The is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 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.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 : Nakanoshima–, : Nakanoshima–Kayashima, / → Nakanoshima (rush hours only) : Nakanoshima–Demachiyanagi : (weekday mornings only) : (rush hours only) : Demachiyanagi–Nakanoshima (weekday mornings only)
Stations No.Station nameJapaneseDistance (km)TransfersLocationKH54(Osaka International Convention Center)中之島(大阪国際会議場)0.0Kita-ku, OsakaKH53渡辺橋0.9 Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line ()KH52大江橋1.4 Keihan Main Line () Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line (Yodoyabashi)KH51なにわ橋2.0 Keihan Main Line () Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line (Kitahama)KH03天満橋3.0 Keihan Main Line Osaka Metro Tanimachi LineChūō-ku, Osaka
History July 10, 2001: Nakanoshima High Speed Railway Company was founded. May 28, 2003: Construction work commenced. November 13, 2006: New line and station names were officially announced. October 31, 2007: Tunnelling was completed. August 1, 2008: Test running commenced.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), (August 1, 2008) . Retrieved on October 24, 2008. (in Japanese) October 19, 2008: Line opened.
References This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
External links Keihan Nakanoshima Line website (in Japanese)