Hankai Uemachi Line
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The Uemachi Line (阪堺電気軌道上町線, Hankai Denki Kido Uemachi-sen) is a tramway line of the Hankai Tramway.
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History
- September 20, 1900 - Osaka Horse Rail Co. (大阪馬車鉄道, Osaka Basha Tetsudo) from Tennoji-nishimon-mae to Higashi-Tengachaya is opened.
- November 29, 1900 - The line is extended from Higashi-Tengachaya to Kamisumiyoshi (Present: Kaminoki).
- December 27, 1902 - The line is extended from Kamisumiyoshi to Shimosumiyoshi (Later: Sumiyoshijinja-mae, Present: Sumiyoshi).
- 1907 - Renamed "Osaka Densha Rail Co." (大阪電車鉄道), then "Naniwa Densha Tram Co." (浪速電車軌道).
- December 24, 1909 - Nankai Railway merges Naniwa Densha Tram, then becomes the Uemachi Line.
- 1911 - Through operation to Osaka Shiden starts.
- January 12, 1912 - Through operation to Osaka Shiden ends.
- July 12, 1913 - The Uemachi Line is extended from Sumiyoshijinja-mae to Sumiyoshi (Present: Sumiyoshikoen).
- December 24, 1921 - The Uemachi Line from Tennoji-nishimon to Tennoji-eki-mae becomes the line of Osaka Shiden.
- June 1, 1944 - Kansai Kyuko Railway and Nankai Railway are united and becomes Kintetsu Corporation.
- June 1, 1947 - Kintetsu devides rails of the former Nankai Lines to Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd., and the Uemachi Line becomes one of the lines of the Osaka Tram Line
- December 1, 1980 - The Uemachi Line becomes a tramway line of Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd.
Operations
- Trams are operated between Tennoji-eki-mae and Sumiyoshikoen or between Tennoji-eki-mae and Abikomichi on the Hankai Line.
Stations
- Tennoji-eki-mae Station - Abeno Station - Matsumushi Srtation - Higashi-Tengachaya Station - Kitabatake Station - Himematsu Station - Tezukayama Sanchome Station - Tezukayama Yonchome Station - Kaminoki Station - Sumiyoshi Station - Sumiyoshikoen Station
Connections
| Tennoji-eki-mae | Tennoji Station: West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line), JR West Hanwa Line, JR West Osaka Loop Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line Osaka Abenobashi Station: Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line |
| Abeno | Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line |
| Kaminoki | Sumiyoshihigashi Station: Nankai Koya Line |
| Sumiyoshi | Hankai Line |
| Sumiyoshikoen | Sumiyoshitaisha Station: Nankai Main Line |
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