Nose Electric Railway
The Nose Electric Railway Co., Ltd., occasionally abbreviated as Nose Railway or Noseden, 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.
Nose Electric Railway is a principal subsidiary of Hankyu Corporation. 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:- Myōken Line
- Nissei Line
In addition to the railway, Nose Railway also operated a funicular and a chairlift until 2023.
Operations
- S: Trains stop;
| , ↑: Trains pass; ↑: Only one direction - Local trains are operated all day every day
- Limited Express trains run from Nissei Chūō to Osaka-umeda in the morning, and vice versa in the evening on weekdays.
Myoken no Mori Cable and Myoken no Mori Lift
Myoken Cable and Myoken no Mori Lift were located approximately 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.Rolling stock
Nose Railway uses second-hand EMUs from Hankyu. The trains operate on track., the fleet operated is as follows.
- 1700 series 4-car EMUs x 6
- 3100 series 4-car EMU x 1
- 5100 series 4-car EMUs x 5 and 2-car EMUs x 2
- 6000 series 8-car EMU x 1
Former rolling stock
- 1500 series EMUs
History
The Nose Electric Railway was founded on 23 May 1908. The Kawanishi-noseguchi to Ichinotorii section opened on 13 April 1913, electrified at 600 V DC. The extension to Myōkenguchi was opened on 3 November 1923.The line voltage was increased from 600 V to 1,500 V DC on 26 March 1995.