Tanagawa Line


The Tanagawa Line is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, owned by Nankai Electric Railway. This line connects to the Nankai Main Line.

History

The line opened in 1944, electrified at 1500 VDC, to serve the Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipbuilding yard. In 1948 a ferry service connecting to Tokushima on Shikoku via Awaji Island commenced service, and an express service operated from Namba to Tanagawa as part of this service until 1993, the ferry service ceasing in 1998 upon the opening of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge.

Former connecting lines

No.Station nameDistance
Connecting LinesLocation
NK41
みさき公園
0.0 Nankai Main LineMisaki, Osaka
NK41-1
深日町
1.4 Misaki, Osaka
NK41-2
深日港
2.1 Misaki, Osaka
NK41-3
多奈川
2.6 Misaki, Osaka