Semboku Line


The Semboku Line is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. The line connects Izumi-Chūō Station and Nakamozu Station, with through operations to and from the Kōya Line up to Namba Station in southern downtown Osaka.

Services

Along with services inside the line, through trains also operate to the Kōya Line beyond Nakamozu to.
;Limited Express Semboku Liner
;Sub-Express
;Semi-Express
;Local

List of stations

All stations are located in Osaka Prefecture.
  • O: Trains stop.
  • |: Trains pass.
  • See the Koya Line article for the stops of the through trains to Namba between Namba and Nakamozu.

    Rolling stock

''Semboku Liner'' limited express services

  • Semboku 12000 series EMU
  • Nankai 11000 series EMU
From 27 January 2017, a new Semboku 12000 series EMU was introduced on Semboku Liner services.

Local services

The section from Nakamozu to Izumigaoka opened on 1 April 1971 as the Semboku Rapid Railway Line, with double track and electrification at 600 V DC. The overhead line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC from 7 October 1973, and the line was extended to Toga-Mikita on 7 December 1973.
The line was extended to Komyoike on 20 August 1977, and to Izumi-Chuo on 1 April 1995.
Owing to ongoing financial constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Semboku Rapid Railway announced that it would be merged into Nankai Railway. The merger took place on 1 April 2025. In addition, the line was renamed to the Semboku Line. Stations were renumbered to NK88 at Fukai through NK92 at Izumi-Chūō.