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Nose Electric Railway
The Nose Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (能勢電鉄株式会社, Nose (pronounced No-say) Dentetsu), occasionally abbreviated as Nose Railway or Noseden (能勢電), is a Japanese private railway company headquartered in Kawanishi, Hyogo, which links several areas in the mountainous Nose, Osaka, area to Kawanishi-noseguchi Station in Kawanishi, where one can transfer to Hankyu Takarazuka Line to Osaka.[1] Nose Electric Railway is a principal subsidiary of Hankyu Corporation.[2] 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:
The former is the main route and the latter branches off at Yamashita Station. In addition to the railway, Nose Railway operates a funicular (Myoken Cable) and a chairlift (Myoken Lift). Operations
Myoken Cable and Myoken Lift
Rolling stockNose Railway uses second-hand EMUs from Hankyu. The trains operate on 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) track. As of 1 April 2017[update], the fleet operated is as follows.[3]
A four-car 7200 series EMU (set 7200) is scheduled to enter service on 19 March 2018. This is made up of former Hankyu EMU cars.[4][needs update]
Former rolling stock
HistoryThe Nose Electric Railway was founded on 23 May 1908.[5] The Kawanishi-noseguchi to Ichinotorii section opened on 13 April 1913, electrified at 600 V DC.[5] The extension to Myōkenguchi was opened on 3 November 1923.[5] The line voltage was increased from 600 V to 1,500 V DC on 26 March 1995.[5] See alsoReferences
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
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