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Prefectures on this page: Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo

Lines on this page

Railway	Line	Linetype
Hankyū	Arashiyama	Non JR railway
	Imazu	Non JR railway
	Itami	Non JR railway
	Kōbe (Kōbe Hon)	Non JR railway
	Kōyō	Non JR railway
	Kyōto (Kyōto Hon)	Non JR railway
	Minoo	Non JR railway
	Senri	Non JR railway
	Takarazuka (Takarazuka Hon)	Non JR railway

Hankyū 阪急電鉄 Hankyū Dentetsu Hankyu Corporation

Owned by Hankyū Hanshin Holdings.
The railway carries in average 2.000.000 passengers per day.
The main terminal is Umeda, next to JR Ōsaka station. The terminal is in the Hankyū department store! From Umeda to Jūso, the three main lines (Kōbe, Takarazuka and Kyōto) have their own double-track line - so total 6 tracks in parallel.

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Arashiyama 嵐山線 1435 mm 1500V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Arashiyama Katsura

Opened

1928

Tracks

Single track

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Katsura	Hankyū: Kyōto (Kyōto Hon)	0.0	Kyōto-shi	Kyōto
Map	Map	Arashiyama		4.1	Kyōto-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Nov 2, 2011

Type	Origin - Destination	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Local Futsū 普通	Katsura - Arashiyama	Every 18 min or better	7 min	35 km/h

Imazu 今津線 1435 mm 1500V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Takarazuka Kōyōen Nishinomiya

Opened

1921 - 1926

Tracks

Double track

Since 1984, there is no track connection between the northern and the southern sections of Imazu line at Nishinomiya-kitaguchi. The semi-express trains between Takarazuka and Umeda bypass Nishinomiya-kitaguchi station on a track without platform.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Imazu	Hanshin: Hon	0.0	Nishinomiya-shi	Hyōgo
Map	Map	Nishinomiya-kitaguchi	Hankyū: Kōbe (Kōbe Hon)	1.6	Nishinomiya-shi
Map	Map	Takarazuka	Hankyū: Takarazuka (Takarazuka Hon), JR West: Fukuchiyama	9.3	Takarazuka-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Nov 2, 2011

Type	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Semi-express Junkyū 準急	Takarazuka - (Nishinomiya-kitaguchi) - Umeda This direction only	6 trains/morning	34 min	41 km/h
Local Futsū 普通	Imazu - Nishinomiya-kitaguchi	Every 10 min or better	3 min	32 km/h
Local Futsū 普通	Nishinomiya-kitaguchi - Takarazuka	Every 10 min or better	14 min	33 km/h

Itami 伊丹線 1435 mm 1500V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Itami Amagasaki

Opened

1920

Tracks

Double track

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Tsukaguchi	Hankyū: Kōbe (Kōbe Hon)	0.0	Amagasaki-shi	Hyōgo
Map	Map	Itami		3.1	Itami-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Nov 2, 2011

Type	Origin - Destination	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Local Futsū 普通	Tsukaguchi - Itami	Every 10 min or better	6 min	31 km/h

Kōbe (Kōbe Hon) 神戸線 / 神戸本線 1435 mm 1500V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Sumiyoshi Kōbe - Sannomiya Itami Nishinomiya Amagasaki Shin-Ōsaka
Umeda
Sannomiya

Opened	1920	Jūsō - Sannomiya	Tracks	Double track	Umeda - Sannomiya
Opened	1926	Umeda - Jūsō

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Umeda	Hankyū: Kyōto (Kyōto Hon), Hankyū: Takarazuka (Takarazuka Hon), Hanshin: Hon, JR West: Ōsaka kanjō (loop) [Ōsaka], JR West: JR Tōzai [Kitashinchi], Ōsaka-shi: Midōsuji, Ōsaka-shi: Tanimachi [Higashi-Umeda], Ōsaka-shi: Yotsubashi [Nishi-Umeda]	0.0	Ōsaka-shi	Ōsaka
Map	Map	Jūsō	Hankyū: Kyōto (Kyōto Hon), Hankyū: Takarazuka (Takarazuka Hon)	2.4	Ōsaka-shi
Map	Map	Tsukaguchi	Hankyū: Itami	10.2	Amagasaki-shi	Hyōgo
Map	Map	Nishinomiya-kitaguchi	Hankyū: Imazu	15.6	Nishinomiya-shi
Map	Map	Shukugawa	Hankyū: Kōyō	18.3	Nishinomiya-shi
Map	Map	Sannomiya	Kōbe New Transit: Port Island (Portliner), Hanshin: Hon, JR West: Tōkaidō Hon (Maibara - Kōbe), Kōbe Subway: Seishin-Yamate, Kōbe Subway: Kaigan [Sannomiya Hanadokei-mae], Kōbe Rapid: Tōzai (Hankyū Sannomiya - Nishidai)	32.3	Kōbe-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Dec 1, 2011
Only the main traffic pattern is shown. There are also trains running on shorter sections, especially in the early morning and late night.

Type	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Limited Express Tokkyū 特急	Umeda - Sannomiya - Shinkaichi		Every 10 min	34 min	62 km/h
[Morning Commuter] Limited Exp Tsūkin tokkyū 通勤特急	Umeda - Sannomiya - Shinkaichi		Morning only	35 min	60 km/h
Rapid Express Kaisoku kyūkō 快速急行	Umeda - Sannomiya - Shinkaichi	8		37 min	57 km/h
Express Kyūkō 急行	Umeda - Sannomiya	3		35 min	55 km/h
Express Kyūkō 急行	Umeda - Nishinomiya-kitaguchi	4		16 min	59 km/h
[Commuter] Express Tsūkin kyūkō 通勤急行	Umeda - Sannomiya		Every 10 min 17.30-22.00	41 min	47 km/h
Local Futsū 普通	Umeda - Sannomiya		Every 10 min except 17.30-22.00	44 min	44 km/h
Local Futsū 普通	Umeda - Nishinomiya-kitaguchi		Every 10 min 17.30-22.00	19 min	49 km/h

A few local trains continue beyond Sannomiya to Kōsoku-Kōbe or Shinkaichi.

Kōyō 甲陽線 1435 mm 1500V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Kōyōen Nishinomiya

Opened

1924

Tracks

Single track

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Shukugawa	Hankyū: Kōbe (Kōbe Hon)	0.0	Nishinomiya-shi	Hyōgo
Map	Map	Kōyōen		2.2	Nishinomiya-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Nov 2, 2011

Type	Origin - Destination	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Local Futsū 普通	Shukugawa - Kōyōen	Every 10 min or better	4 min	33 km/h

Kyōto (Kyōto Hon) 京都線 / 京都本線 1435 mm 1500V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Uji
Arashiyama Demachiyanagi Ibaraki Settsu Shin-Ōsaka Moriguchi Katsura
Central Kyōto

Opened	1919 - 1931	Jūsō - Ōmiya	Tracks	Double track
Opened	1963	Ōmiya - Kawaramachi

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Umeda	Hankyū: Kōbe (Kōbe Hon), Hankyū: Takarazuka (Takarazuka Hon), Hanshin: Hon, JR West: Ōsaka kanjō (loop) [Ōsaka], JR West: JR Tōzai [Kitashinchi], Ōsaka-shi: Midōsuji, Ōsaka-shi: Tanimachi [Higashi-Umeda], Ōsaka-shi: Yotsubashi [Nishi-Umeda]	0.0	Ōsaka-shi	Ōsaka
Map	Map	Jūsō	Hankyū: Kōbe (Kōbe Hon), Hankyū: Takarazuka (Takarazuka Hon)	2.4	Ōsaka-shi	Ōsaka
Map	Map	Awaji	Hankyū: Senri	6.6	Ōsaka-shi
Map	Map	Shōjaku		11.8	Settsu-shi
Map	Map	Minami-Ibaraki	Ōsaka Monorail: Ōsaka monorail	15.3	Ibaraki-shi
Map	Map	Ibarakishi		17.2	Ibaraki-shi
Map	Map	Takatsukishi		23.0	Takatsuki-shi
Map	Map	Ōyamazaki	JR West: Tōkaidō Hon (Maibara - Kōbe) [Yamazaki]	30.1	Oyamazaki-chō	Kyōto
Map	Map	Nagaokatenjin		34.1	Nagaokakyō-shi
Map	Map	Nishi-Mukō		36.0	Mukō-shi
Map	Map	Higashi-Mukō		37.4	Mukō-shi
Map	Map	Katsura	Hankyū: Arashiyama	40.4	Kyōto-shi
Map	Map	Saiin	Keifuku: Arashiyama Hon (Randen) [Sai]	44.3	Kyōto-shi
Map	Map	Ōmiya	Keifuku: Arashiyama Hon (Randen) [Shijō-Ōmiya]	45.7	Kyōto-shi
Map	Map	Karasuma	Kyōto-shi: Karasuma [Shijō]	46.8	Kyōto-shi
Map	Map	Kawaramachi	Keihan: Keihan Hon [Gion-Shijō]	47.7	Kyōto-shi

Type	Name	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Limited Express Tokkyū 特急		Umeda - Kawaramachi	Every 10 min 09.00-17.00	42 min	68 km/h
Commuter Limited Express Tsūkin tokkyū 通勤特急		Umeda - Kawaramachi	Every 20 min Morning and after 17.00	44 min	65 km/h
Rapid Express Kaisoku kyūkō 快速急行		Umeda - Kawaramachi	Every 20 min Morning and after 17.00	45 min	64 km/h
Rapid Kaisoku 快速		Umeda - Kawaramachi	Every 20 min 18.00-20.00	50 min	57 km/h
Semi-express Junkyū 準急		Umeda - Kawaramachi	Every 20 min before 18.00 + 20 - 22	1h04	45 km/h
Semi-express Junkyū 準急	Sakaisuji Semi-Express 堺筋準急	Tengachaya - Sakaisuji line - Tenjinbashisuji-rōkuchome - Senri line - Awaji - Takatsukishi	7 trains/day	39 min	44 km/h
Local Futsū 普通		Umeda - Kawaramachi	Morning and evening	1h05	44 km/h
		Umeda - Takatsukishi	Every 20 min 9.00-17.30	37 min	37 km/h
		Umeda - Awaji - Senri line - Kita-Senri	Every 20 min	27 min	37 km/h
		Tengachaya - Sakaisuji line - Tenjinbashisuji-rōkuchome - Senri line - Awaji - Takatsukishi	Every 20 min or better	46 min	37 km/h

Minoo 箕面線 1435 mm 1500V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Kawanishi Minoo

Opened

1910

Tracks

Double track

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Ishibashi	Hankyū: Takarazuka (Takarazuka Hon)	0.0	Ikeda-shi	Ōsaka
Map	Map	Mino-o		4.0	Minoo-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Nov 17, 2011

Type	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
[Commuter] Semi-Express Tsūkin junkyū 通勤準急	Umeda - Ishibashi - Minoo	4		28 min	38 km/h
Local Futsū 普通	Umeda - Ishibashi - Minoo	8		33 min	32 km/h
Local Futsū 普通	Ishibashi - Minoo		Every 10 min or better	6 min	40 km/h

Senri 千里線 1435 mm 1500V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Minoo Toyonaka Shin-Ōsaka
Umeda

Opened	1921 - 1925	Tenjinbashisuji-rokuchōme - Senriyama	Tracks	Double track
Opened	1963 - 1967	Senriyama - Kita-Senri

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Tenjinbashisuji-rokuchōme	Ōsaka-shi: Tanimachi, Ōsaka-shi: Sakaisuji	0.0	Ōsaka-shi	Ōsaka
Map	Map	Awaji	Hankyū: Kyōto (Kyōto Hon)	3.5	Ōsaka-shi
Map	Map	Suita		6.0	Suita-shi
Map	Map	Senriyama		8.6	Suita-shi
Map	Map	Yamada	Ōsaka Monorail: Ōsaka monorail	11.6	Suita-shi
Map	Map	Kita-Senri		13.6	Suita-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Nov 25, 2011

Type	Name	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Semi-express Junkyū 準急	Sakaisuji Semi-Express 堺筋準急	Tengachaya - Sakaisuji line - Tenjinbashisuji-rōkuchome - Awaji - Kyōto line - Takatsukishi	7		39 min	44 km/h
Local Futsū 普通		Umeda - Kyōto line - Awaji - Kita-Senri		Every 20 min	27 min	37 km/h
		Tengachaya - Sakaisuji line - Tenjinbashisuji-rōkuchome - Kita-Senri		Every 20 min or better	39 min	34 km/h
		Tengachaya - Sakaisuji line - Tenjinbashisuji-rōkuchome - Awaji - Kyōto line - Takatsukishi		Every 20 min or better	46 min	37 km/h

Takarazuka (Takarazuka Hon) 宝塚線 / 宝塚本線 1435 mm 1500V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Takarazuka Kawanishi Minoo Toyonaka Shin-Ōsaka
Umeda

Opened	1910	Tracks	Four tracks	Umeda - Jūsō (Two used by Kyōto line)
		Tracks	Double track	Jūsō - Takarazuka

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Umeda	Hankyū: Kyōto (Kyōto Hon), Hankyū: Kōbe (Kōbe Hon), Hanshin: Hon, JR West: Ōsaka kanjō (loop) [Ōsaka], JR West: JR Tōzai [Kitashinchi], Ōsaka-shi: Midōsuji, Ōsaka-shi: Tanimachi [Higashi-Umeda], Ōsaka-shi: Yotsubashi [Nishi-Umeda]	0.0	Ōsaka-shi	Ōsaka
Map	Map	Jūsō	Hankyū: Kyōto (Kyōto Hon), Hankyū: Kōbe (Kōbe Hon)	2.4	Ōsaka-shi
Map	Map	Toyonaka		10.5	Toyonaka-shi
Map	Map	Hotarugaike	Ōsaka Monorail: Ōsaka monorail	11.9	Toyonaka-shi
Map	Map	Ishibashi	Hankyū: Minoo	13.5	Ikeda-shi
Map	Map	Ikeda		15.9	Ikeda-shi
Map	Map	Kawanishi-Noseguchi	Noseden: Myōken	17.2	Kawanishi-shi	Hyōgo
Map	Map	Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki		18.2	Takarazuka-shi
Map	Map	Takarazuka	Hankyū: Imazu, JR West: Fukuchiyama	24.5	Takarazuka-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Dec 1, 2011

Type	Name	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Limited Express Tokkyū 特急	Nissei Express 日生エクスプレス	Umeda - Kawanishi-Noseguchi - Yamashita - Nissei-chūō	7		40 min	42 km/h
[Commuter] Express Tsūkin kyūkō 通勤急行		Umeda - Takarazuka	3		37 min	40 km/h
[Commuter] Express Tsūkin kyūkō 通勤急行		Umeda - Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki	2		24 min	46 km/h
Express Kyūkō 急行		Umeda - Takarazuka	100	Every 10 min	33 min	45 km/h
Express Kyūkō 急行		Umeda - Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki	1		23 min	47 km/h
[Commuter] Semi-Express Tsūkin junkyū 通勤準急		Umeda - Ishibashi - Minoo	4		28 min	38 km/h
Local Futsū 普通		Umeda - Takarazuka	14		40 min	37 km/h
		Umeda - Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki	104	Every 10 min	29 min	38 km/h
		Umeda - Ikeda	1		28 min	34 km/h
		Umeda - Ishibashi - Minoo	8		33 min	32 km/h
		Umeda - Toyonaka	3		19 min	33 km/h
		Ikeda - Takarazuka	2		15 min	34 km/h
		Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki - Takarazuka	3		10 min	38 km/h

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