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Railway	Line	Linetype
Hanshin	Hanshin Namba	Non JR railway
	Hon	Non JR railway
	Mukogawa	Non JR railway

Hanshin 阪神電気鉄道 Hanshin Denki Tetsudō Hanshin Electric Railway

Owned by Hankyū Hanshin Holdings.
The name Hanshin is derived from the alternative readings of the kanji characters 阪 (2nd character in Ōsaka) and 神 (1st character in Kōbe).

Hanshin Namba 阪神なんば線 1435 mm 1500V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Amagasaki Suzaki
Ebie Nishikujō Taishō Namba

Opened	1924 - 1928	Amagasaki - Chidoribashi	Tracks	Double track
	1964	Chidoribashi - Nishikujō
	March 20, 2009	Nishikujō - Ōsaka Namba

The line used to be called Nishi-Ōsaka 西大阪線. It was renamed to Hanshin Namba line in March 2009 when the line is extended to Ōsaka Namba station (previously called Kintetsu Namba station).

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Amagasaki	Hanshin: Hon	0.0	Amagasaki-shi	Hyōgo
Map	Map	Daimotsu	Hanshin: Hon	0.9	Amagasaki-shi
Map	Map	Chidoribashi		5.5	Ōsaka-shi	Ōsaka
Map	Map	Nishikujō	JR West: Ōsaka kanjō (loop), JR West: Sakurajima, JR West: Tōkaidō Hon (Umeda Kamotsu Umeda Freight)	6.3	Ōsaka-shi
Map	Map	Kujō	Ōsaka-shi: Chūō	7.6	Ōsaka-shi
Map	Map	Domemae	Ōsaka-shi: Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi [Domemae Chiyozaki]	8.2	Ōsaka-shi
Map	Map	Sakuragawa	Nankai: Kōya (Shiomibashi) [Shiomibashi], Ōsaka-shi: Sennichimae	9.0	Ōsaka-shi
Map	Map	Ōsaka-Namba	Kintetsu: Namba, Ōsaka-shi: Midōsuji [Namba], Ōsaka-shi: Yotsubashi [Namba], Ōsaka-shi: Sennichimae [Namba]	10.1	Ōsaka-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Jun 15, 2009

Type	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Fastest train	Average speed
Rapid Express Kaisoku kyūkō 快速急行	Sannomiya - Amagasaki - Ōsaka Namba (- Kintetsu Nara)	43	38 min	51 km/h
Rapid Express Kaisoku kyūkō 快速急行	Amagasaki - Ōsaka Namba (- Kintetsu Nara)	8	14 min	43 km/h
Semi-express Junkyū 準急	Amagasaki - Ōsaka Namba (- Yamato-Saidaiji or Kintetsu Nara)	5	19 min	32 km/h
Suburban Semi-Express Kukan junkyū 区間準急	Amagasaki - Ōsaka Namba (- Yamato-Saidaiji)	2	19 min	32 km/h
Local Futsū 普通	Amagasaki - Ōsaka Namba (- different destinations on Kintetsu Nara line)	79	19 min	32 km/h

Hon 本線 1435 mm 1500V DC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Sumiyoshi Kōbe - Sannomiya Rokkō Island Nishinomiya Amagasaki Suzaki
Ebie Umeda
Sannomiya

Opened	1905- 1906	Umeda - Sannomiya	Tracks	Double track
Opened	1936	Sannomiya - Motomachi

The line has been re-routed slightly in some sections during its lifetime as it has been moved from streets /street level to either elevated sections or tunnels.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Umeda	Hankyū: Kyōto (Kyōto Hon), Hankyū: Kōbe (Kōbe Hon), Hankyū: Takarazuka (Takarazuka Hon), JR West: Tōkaidō Hon (Maibara - Kōbe) [Ōsaka], 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	Fukushima	JR West: Ōsaka kanjō (loop), JR West: JR Tōzai [Shin-Fukushima]	1.1	Ōsaka-shi
Map	Map	Noda	JR West: JR Tōzai [Ebie], Ōsaka-shi: Sennichimae [Noda-Hanshin]	2.3	Ōsaka-shi
Map	Map	Daimotsu	Hanshin: Hanshin Namba	8.0	Amagasaki-shi	Hyōgo
Map	Map	Amagasaki	Hanshin: Hanshin Namba	8.9	Amagasaki-shi
Map	Map	Mukogawa	Hanshin: Mukogawa	12.0	Amagasaki-shi
Map	Map	Kōshien		14.1	Nishinomiya-shi
Map	Map	Imazu	Hankyū: Imazu	15.4	Nishinomiya-shi
Map	Map	Nishinomiya		16.7	Nishinomiya-shi
Map	Map	Ashiya		20.2	Ashiya-shi
Map	Map	Uozaki	Kōbe New Transit: Rokkō Island (Rokkōliner)	23.8	Kōbe-shi
Map	Map	Mikage		25.1	Kōbe-shi
Map	Map	Ishiyagawa		25.7	Kōbe-shi
Map	Map	Sannomiya	Kōbe New Transit: Port Island (Portliner), Hankyū: Kōbe (Kōbe Hon), JR West: Tōkaidō Hon (Maibara - Kōbe), Kōbe Subway: Seishin-Yamate, Kōbe Subway: Kaigan [Sannomiya Hanadokei-mae], Kōbe Rapid: Tōzai (Hankyū Sannomiya - Nishidai)	31.2	Kōbe-shi
Map	Map	Motomachi	JR West: Tōkaidō Hon (Maibara - Kōbe), Kōbe Rapid: Tōzai (Motomachi -Kōsoku Kōbe)	32.1	Kōbe-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Dec 27, 2011

Type	Name	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Fastest train	Average speed
Hanshin-Sanyō Limited Exp. Chokutsū tokkyū 直通特急		Umeda - Hanshin-Sannomiya - Kōsoku-Kōbe - Itayado - Sanyō-Himeji	74	1h34	59 km/h
		Nishinomiya - Hanshin-Sannomiya - Kōsoku-Kōbe - Itayado - Sanyō-Himeji	1	1h17	59 km/h
		Mikage - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kōbe - Itayado - Sanyō-Himeji	2	1h08	59 km/h
S LEX S-tokkyū S特急	S	Sannomiya - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kōbe - Itayado - Sanyō-Himeji	3	1h25	43 km/h
Limited Express Tokkyū 特急		Umeda - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kōbe - Itayado - Sumaurakōen	17	57 min	44 km/h
		Umeda - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kōbe - Itayado - Sanyō-Suma	1	53 min	46 km/h
		Umeda - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kōbe - Itayado - Higashi-Suma	1	55 min	42 km/h
		Umeda - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kōbe - Shinkaichi	2	38 min	54 km/h
		Umeda - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kōbe	2	37 min	54 km/h
		Umeda - Sannomiya	1	31 min	60 km/h
		Umeda - Mikage	2	25 min	60 km/h
		Sannomiya - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kōbe - Itayado - Sumaurakōen	3	23 min	29 km/h
		Sannomiya - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kōbe - Itayado - Higashi-Suma	1	17 min	27 km/h
Express Kyūkō 急行		Umeda - Nishinomiya	58	19 min	53 km/h
		Umeda - Kōshien	5	15 min	56 km/h
		Umeda - Amagasaki	22	9 min	59 km/h
Morning express Kukan kyūkō 区間急行		Umeda - Kōshien	8	21 min	40 km/h
Rapid Express Kaisoku kyūkō 快速急行		(Kintetsu Nara -) Ōsaka Namba - Amagasaki - Sannomiya	43	41 min	47 km/h
		Amagasaki - Sannomiya	1	26 min	51 km/h
		Kōshien - Sannomiya	1	18 min	57 km/h
Local Futsū 普通		Umeda - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kōbe	94	57 min	35 km/h
		Umeda - Motomachi	2	1h00	32 km/h
		Umeda - Sannomiya	1	1h16	25 km/h
		Umeda - Ishiyagawa	4	46 min	34 km/h
		Umeda - Nishinomiya	1	34 min	29 km/h
		Umeda - Amagasaki	6	15 min	36 km/h
		Amagasaki - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kobe - Shinkaichi	1	46 min	33 km/h
		Amagasaki - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kobe	4	43 min	34 km/h
		Kōshien - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kobe	1	46 min	25 km/h
		Ishiyagawa - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kobe - Shinkaichi	1	16 min	32 km/h
		Ishiyagawa - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kobe	1	17 min	28 km/h
		Ishiyagawa - Motomachi	1	11 min	35 km/h
		Mikage - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kobe	1	16 min	32 km/h
		Sannomiya - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kōbe - Itayado - Sanyō-Himeji	10	1h54	32 km/h
		Sannomiya - Motomachi - Kōsoku-Kōbe - Itayado - Higashi-Suma	1	17 min	27 km/h

Mukogawa 武庫川線 1435 mm 1500V DC

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

Opened	1943	Mukogawa - Suzaki	Tracks	Single track
Opened	1984	Suzaki - Mukogawa-danchimae

The Hon (Main) Line platforms of Mukogawa station are on a bridge over Mukogawa, which also is the border between Amagasaki and Nishinomiya cities. The Mukogawa Line platforms are on the Nishinomiya side at 90° angel to the Main Line.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Mukogawa	Hanshin: Hon	0.0	Nishinomiya-shi	Hyōgo
Map	Map	Suzaki		1.1	Nishinomiya-shi
Map	Map	Mukogawa-danchi-mae		1.7	Nishinomiya-shi

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

Origin - Destination	Trains per day	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Mukogawa - Mukogawa-danchi-mae	74	3/hour	5 min	20 km/h

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This page is updated Dec 29, 2011