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Hankyū Minoo Line

Hankyu Minoo Line
An 8000 series EMU
Overview
Native name阪急箕面線
LocaleKansai
Stations4
Service
Operator(s)Hankyu Railway
Depot(s)Hirai Depot
Technical
Line length4.0 km (2.5 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

The Hankyū Minoo Line (阪急箕面線 Mino-o sen) is a Japanese railway line operated by Hankyu Railway which connects Ishibashi-Handaimae Station in Ikeda and Minoh, with connecting service to Osaka.

History

The Minoo Arima Electric Railway Co. opened the entire line in 1910 as 1435mm gauge dual track, electrified at 600 VDC.

In 1969 the voltage was raised to 1500 VDC.

Through trains to the Takarazuka main line to Osaka were reduced in 2019, then discontinued in 2022.[1]

List of stations on the Minoo Line

No. Name Distance (km) Between (km) Connections Location
HK-48 Ishibashi handai-mae 石橋阪大前 - 0.0 Hankyu Takarazuka Line Ikeda
HK-57 Sakurai 桜井 1.6 1.6   Minoh
HK-58 Makiochi 牧落 1.1 2.7  
HK-59 Minoo 箕面 1.3 4.0  

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia