Nankai Electric Railway

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Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Native name
 南海電気鉄道株式会社
public kabushiki gaisha
Traded as TYO: 9044
Industry ground transport
Predecessor Nankai Railway Co., Ltd. (former parent company founded on June 16, 1884)
Founded Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan (March 28, 1925 (1925-03-28), Koyasan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.)
Headquarters Nankai Namba Building, Shikitsu-higashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan
Registered office: Nankai Kaikan Building, Namba, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
Services
  • rail transit
  • amusument park
  • real estate
  • shopping center
Revenue Decrease ¥181,869 million (March 2012)[* 1]
Decrease ¥18,294 million (March 2012)[* 1]
Increase ¥5,686 million (March 2012)[* 1]
Total assets Decrease ¥789,591 million (March 2012)[* 1]
Total equity Increase ¥135,602 million (March 2012)[* 1]
Number of employees
 2,734 (March 31, 2012)
Subsidiaries
  • Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd.
  • Nankai Bus Co., Ltd.
  • Nankai Rinkan Bus Co., Ltd.
  • Wakayama Bus Co., Ltd.
  • Kansai Airport Transport Enterprise Co., Ltd.
  • Nankai Ferry Co., Ltd.
  • Nankai Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Website http://www.howto-osaka.com.e.iv.hp.transer.com/top/top.html
Footnotes / references
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File:Nankai corporate mark old.svg
Old logo
Nankai 50000 series on rapi:t service
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Nankai 12000 series on Southern service
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Nankai 10000 series on Southern service
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Nankai 6000 series
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Nankai 8000 series on Southern service
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Nankai 7000 series
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Nankai 2000 series (Zoom car)
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Semboku 3000 series
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Nankai Namba Station & Swissôtel NANKAI OSAKA

Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (南海電気鉄道株式会社 Nankai Denki Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha?) is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name Nankai (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predates all the electric railways in the Tokyo region.

The Nankai network branches out in a generally southern direction from Namba Station in Osaka. The Nankai Main Line connects Osaka to Wakayama, with an important spur branching to Kansai International Airport. The rapi:t α express connects Kansai International Airport to Namba in 34 minutes, while the rapi:t β takes 39 minutes with two additional stops. The Koya Line connects Osaka to Mt. Koya, headquarters of the Buddhist Shingon sect and a popular pilgrimage site. IC cards (PiTaPa and ICOCA) are accepted.

History

The Nankai Railway Company was founded on June 16, 1884. In 1944 it was one of the companies that merged to form Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. (Kin-nichi, present Kintetsu Corp.). However, Kin-nichi transferred the former Nankai Railway Company's lines to the present Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (named Koyasan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. from March 28, 1925 until March 14, 1947) on June 1, 1947.

From 1938 to 1988, Nankai Electric Railway owned the Nankai Hawks, a team in Nippon Professional Baseball.

Lines

Current lines

  • Nankai Line (南海線) 20px
  • Koya Line (高野線) 20px
    • Koya Line (高野線): Shiomibashi - Kishinosato-Tamade - Gokurakubashi
      • In operation: Namba - Gokurakubashi
      • Shiomibashi Line (汐見橋線, commonly called): Shiomibashi - Kishinosato-Tamade
    • Cable Line (鋼索線): Gokurakubashi - Koyasan

Past lines

  • Nankai Line (南海線)
    • Tennoji Branch Line (天王寺支線): Tengachaya - Tennoji (abandoned)
    • Kitajima Branch Line (北島支線): Wakayamashi - Kitajima - Higashi-Matsue (abandoned)
    • Wakayamako Line (和歌山港線): Wakayamako - Suiken (abandoned)
  • Kishigawa Line (貴志川線, dealt with Wakayama Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (和歌山電鐵株式会社)): Wakayama - Kishi
  • Osaka Tram Line (大阪軌道線)
    • Hankai Line (阪堺線): Ebisucho - Hamadera-eki-mae (dealt with Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd.)
    • Uemachi Line (上町線): Tennoji-eki-mae - Sumiyoshikoen (dealt with Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd.)
    • Hirano Line (平野線): Imaike - Hirano (abandoned)
    • Ohama Branch Line (大浜支線): Shukuin - Ohama-kaigan (abandoned)
  • Wakayama Tram Line (和歌山軌道線): Wakayamashi-eki, Wakayama-eki - Kainan, Shin-Wakaura (abandoned)

Rolling stock

Limited express trains

  • 50000 series — used on rapi:t service between Namba and Kansai airport
  • 31000 series — used on Kōya service between Namba and Gokurakubashi
  • 30000 series — used on Kōya service between Namba and Gokurakubashi
  • 12000 series — used on Southern service reserved car between Namba and Wakayamakō
  • 11000 series — used on Rinkan service between Namba and Hashimoto
  • 10000 series — used on Southern service reserved car between Namba and Wakayamakō

Nankai Line, Airport Line

Kōya Line Commuter car (Namba-Hashimoto)

Kōya Line Zoom car (Namba-Gokurakubashi)

Takashinohama Line, Tanagawa Line, Kada Line, Shiomibashi Line

Cable Line

See also

External links

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