Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway
Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (北大阪急行電鉄, Kita Ōsaka Kyūkō Dentetsu, lit. "North Osaka Express Electric Railway") is a railway operator in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its sole line, officially named the Namboku Line (南北線, Namboku sen), operates as a through-service extension of the Midōsuji Line of the Osaka Metro.
Kita-Osaka Kyuko 8000 series train (between Momoyamadai Station and Senri-Chūō Station) | |
| Overview | |
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| Parent company | Hankyu (54%) (Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group) |
| Headquarters | Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan |
| Locale | Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Dates of operation | 1967 (incorporation); 1970 (opening)– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Length | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
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| Website | www |
The Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Company, Ltd. (北大阪急行電鉄株式会社, Kita Ōsaka Kyūkō Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha), established on 11 December 1967, is 54% owned by Hankyu Corporation, a major component of the wider Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Kitakyu, as it is often abbreviated, also owns various commercial and residential properties along the line. It is not to be confused with an earlier railway company called Kita-Osaka Electric Railway which operated a section of the Hankyu Senri Line (between Awaji and Senriyama) and Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (between Jūsō and Awaji) from 1919 until 1928, when it was merged into Keihan Electric Railway.