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Wikipedia / Nose Electric Railway

, abbreviated as Nose Railway or , is a Japanese private railway company. Its lines run in the mountainous areas of the Hanshin region, linking the Toyono District of Osaka to Kawanishi, Hyōgo.

Nose Electric Railway is a principal subsidiary of Hankyu Corporation. Through service is provided with the Hankyu Takarazuka Line. 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

Nose Railway has two lines:

  • Myōken Line (Kawanishi-noseguchi – Myōkenguchi)

  • Nissei Line (Yamashita – Nissei-chuo)

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

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

Operations

  • , ↑: Trains pass; ↑: Only one direction

  • trains are operated all day every day

  • trains run from Nissei Chūō to Osaka-umeda in the morning, and vice versa in the evening on weekdays.

Myoken no Mori Cable and Myoken no Mori Lift

Myoken Cable (a funicular/cable car) and Myoken Lift (a chairlift) were formerly located approximately north of Myōkenguchi Station. They provided access to Myoken-do Temple. After 63 years of operation, both closed on December 4, 2023, due to decreasing ridership and ageing equipment.

Rolling stock

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

, the fleet operated is as follows.

  • 1700 series 4-car EMU x 1 (former Hankyu 2000 series, transferred 1990-1992. Originally 8 sets, only 1 still in service)

  • 5100 series 4-car EMU x 5 and 2-car EMU x 2 (former Hankyu 5100 series, transferred 2014-2016)

  • 6000 series 8-car EMU x 1 (former Hankyu 6000 series, transferred in August 2014)

  • 7200 series 4-car EMU x 3 and 2-car EMU x 2 (former Hankyu 6000 and Hankyu 7000 series, transferred 2017-2025)

The 6000 series EMU is used interchangeably with the Hankyu Takarazuka line fleet, and Takarazuka line 8-car EMU trains are also used for Limited Express services on the Nose Railway.

Former rolling stock

History

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

The line's voltage was increased from 600 V to 1,500 V DC on 26 March 1995.

See also

References

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