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Nose Electric Railway
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The Nose Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (能勢電鉄株式会社, Nose Dentetsu) (pronounced No-say), 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.
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Lines and stations
Nose Railway has two lines:
- Myōken Line (Kawanishi-noseguchi - Myōkenguchi)
- Nissei Line (Yamashita - Nissei-chuo)
The former is the main route and the latter branches off at Yamashita Station.
In addition to the railway, Nose Railway also operated a funicular (Myoken Cable) and a chairlift (Myoken Lift) until 2023.
Operations
- S: Trains stop; |, ↑: Trains pass; ↑: Only one direction
- Local (普通, Futsū) trains are operated all day every day
- Limited Express (特急日生エクスプレス, Tokkyū Nissei Express) trains run from Nissei Chūō to Osaka-umeda in the morning, and vice versa in the evening on weekdays.
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Myoken no Mori Cable and Myoken no Mori Lift
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Myoken no Mori Cable (a funicular, known in Japan as a "cable car") and Myoken no Mori Lift (a chairlift) were located approximately 1.4 km (0.87 mi) north of Myōkenguchi Station. They provided access to Myoken-do Temple.
After 63 years of operation, they both closed on December 4, 2023 due to decreasing patronage and ageing equipment.[3]
History
- Both sections opened as funiculars in 1925, but in 1943/1944 were deemed to be non-essential railways[ja] and were abolished with the materials being used for wartime efforts.[ja]
- April 1952: Nose Electric Railway acquires the license to build the Myoken Funicular Railway from Nose Myoken Funicular Railway[3]
- April 1960: Myoken Cable Line commences operation
- August 1960: Myoken Lift (chairlift) commences operation
- March 2013: Myoken Cable renamed "Myoken no Mori Cable" and Myoken Lift renamed "Myoken no Mori Lift."
- Myoken no Mori Cable and Myoken no Mori Lift closed on December 4, 2023.[3]
Cable Car 2 at Kurokawa Station
Myoken no Mori Lift (chairlift)
Poster advising of closure
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Rolling stock
Nose 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.[4]
- 1700 series 4-car EMUs x 6 (former Hankyu 2000 series)
- 3100 series 4-car EMU x 1 (former Hankyu 3100 series)
- 5100 series 4-car EMUs x 5 and 2-car EMUs x 2 (former Hankyu 5100 series, transferred 2014-2016)
- 6000 series 8-car EMU x 1 (former Hankyu 6000 series, transferred in August 2014)
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.[5][needs update]
Nose Electric Railway 1700 series train
Nose Electric Railway 3100 series train
Nose Electric Railway 5100 series train
Nose Electric Railway 6000 series train
Nose Electric Railway 7200 series train
Hankyu 8000 series on a Limited Express service
Hankyu 1000 series on a Limited Express service
Former rolling stock
- 1500 series EMUs (former Hankyu 2100 series)[4]
An ex-Nose Electric Railway 1500 series converted to a "MIHARA-Liner" test train at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's test track at Mihara
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History
The Nose Electric Railway was founded on 23 May 1908.[6] The Kawanishi-noseguchi to Ichinotorii section opened on 13 April 1913, electrified at 600 V DC.[6] The extension to Myōkenguchi was opened on 3 November 1923.[6]
The line voltage was increased from 600 V to 1,500 V DC on 26 March 1995.[6]
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References
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