Nankai Electric Railway
Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (南海電気鉄道株式会社 Nankai denki tetsudō kabushiki gaisha) is a private railway in Japan. Founded in 1885, Nankai was one of the companies that merge to form Kintetsu in 1944, but separated again in 1947.
The Nankai network branches out in a generally southern direction from Namba Station in Osaka. The Nankai Main Line connects Osaka to Wakayama, with an important spur branching to Kansai International Airport. The rapi:t α express connects Kansai International Airport to Namba in 29 minutes, with the rapi:t β taking 35 minutes with two additional stops. The Koya Line connects Osaka to Mt. Koya, headquarters of the Buddhist Shingon sect and a popular pilgrimage site.
The name Nankai (lit. South Sea) comes from the company's routes along the Nankaido, the old highway that ran south from the capital along the seacoast.
Headquarters
Lines
- Nankai Line (南海線系統)
- Nankai Main Line (南海本線)
- Takashinohama Line (高師浜線)
- Airport Line (空港線)
- Tanagawa Line (多奈川線)
- Kada Line (加太線)
- Wakayamako Line (和歌山港線)
- Koya Line (高野線系統)
- Koya Line (高野線)
- Shiomibashi Line (汐見橋線)
- Cable Car (鋼索線)
- Kishigawa Line (貴志川線)