Nose Electric Railway
# Nose Electric Railway

The Nose Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (能勢電鉄株式会社, Nose (pronounced No-say) Dentetsu), occasionally abbreviated as Nose Railway or Noseden (能勢電), is a Japanese private railway company headquartered in Kawanishi, Hyogo, which links several areas in the mountainous Nose, Osaka, area to Kawanishi-noseguchi Station in Kawanishi, where one can transfer to Hankyu Takarazuka Line to Osaka.

Nose Electric Railway is a principal subsidiary of Hankyu Corporation. A rush-hour special express train, the Nissei Limited Express, operates from Nissei-chuo Station to Umeda Station, the terminal of Hankyu in Osaka, in the morning and back again in the evening for commuters.

## Lines and stations

Nose Railway has two lines:

* Myōken Line (Kawanishi-noseguchi - Myōkenguchi)
* Nissei Line (Yamashita - Nissei-chuo)

The former is the main route and the latter branches off at Yamashita Station.

In addition to the railway, Nose Railway operates a funicular (Myoken Cable) and a chairlift (Myoken Lift).

## Operations

* S: Trains stop; |, ↑: Trains pass; ↑: Only one direction
* Local (普通, Futsū) trains are operated all day every day
* Limited Express (特急日生エクスプレス, Tokkyū Nissei Express) trains run from Nissei Chūō to Osaka-umeda in the morning, and vice versa in the evening on weekdays.

| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Local | Limited Express | Connections | Location | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Myoken Line |||||||||
| | Through section | | | | Osaka-umeda (Hankyu) | | | |
| NS01 | Kawanishi-noseguchi | 川西能勢口 | 0.0 | S | S | Hankyu Takarazuka Line | Kawanishi | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| NS02 | Kinunobebashi | 絹延橋 | 1.2 | S | | | | Kawanishi | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| NS03 | Takiyama | 滝山 | 2.1 | S | | | | Kawanishi | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| NS04 | Uguisunomori | 鶯の森 | 2.7 | S | | | | Kawanishi | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| NS05 | Tsuzumigataki | 鼓滝 | 3.5 | S | | | | Kawanishi | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| NS06 | Tada | 多田 | 4.2 | S | | | | Kawanishi | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| NS07 | Hirano | 平野 | 5.2 | S | S | | Kawanishi | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| NS08 | Ichinotorii | 一の鳥居 | 6.4 | S | | | | Kawanishi | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| NS09 | Uneno | 畦野 | 7.1 | S | S | | Kawanishi | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| NS10 | Yamashita | 山下 | 8.2 | S | S | Nissei Line | Kawanishi | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| NS11 | Sasabe | 笹部 | 8.6 | S | Nissei Line | | Kawanishi | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| NS12 | Kōfūdai | 光風台 | 10.3 | S | Nissei Line | | Toyono, Toyono District | Osaka Prefecture |
| NS13 | Tokiwadai | ときわ台 | 11.2 | S | Nissei Line | | Toyono, Toyono District | Osaka Prefecture |
| NS14 | Myōkenguchi | 妙見口 | 12.2 | S | Nissei Line | Myoken Cable | Toyono, Toyono District | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nissei Line |||||||||
| NS21 | Nissei-chuo | 日生中央 | 2.6 (from Yamashita) | S | S | | Inagawa, Kawabe District | Hyōgo Prefecture |

### Myoken Cable and Myoken Lift

| Station | Japanese | Connections | Location |
| - | - | - | - |
| Myoken Cable ||||
| Kurokawa | 黒川 | Myoken Line via walk | Kawanishi, Hyōgo |
| Cable Sanjō | ケーブル山上 | Myoken Lift via walk | Kawanishi, Hyōgo |
| Myōken Lift ||||
| Myōken-no-mizu Hiroba-mae | 妙見の水広場前 | Myoken Cable via walk | Kawanishi, Hyōgo |
| Myōkensan | 妙見山 | | Kawanishi, Hyōgo |

## Rolling stock

Nose Railway uses second-hand EMUs from Hankyu. The trains operate on 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) track.

As of 1 April 2017, the fleet operated is as follows.

* 1700 series 4-car EMUs x 6 (former Hankyu 2000 series)
* 3100 series 4-car EMU x 1 (former Hankyu 3100 series)
* 5100 series 4-car EMUs x 5 and 2-car EMUs x 2 (former Hankyu 5100 series, transferred 2014-2016)
* 6000 series 8-car EMU x 1 (former Hankyu 6000 series, transferred in August 2014)

A four-car 7200 series EMU (set 7200) is scheduled to enter service on 19 March 2018. This is made up of former Hankyu EMU cars.

* Nose Electric Railway 1700 series train
* Nose Electric Railway 3100 series train
* Nose Electric Railway 5100 series train
* Nose Electric Railway 6000 series train
* Nose Electric Railway 7200 series train
* Hankyu 8000 series on a Limited Express service
* Hankyu 1000 series on a Limited Express service

### Former rolling stock

* 1500 series EMUs (former Hankyu 2100 series)
* An ex-Nose Electric Railway 1500 series converted to a "MIHARA-Liner" test train at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's test track at Mihara

## History

The Nose Electric Railway was founded on 23 May 1908. The Kawanishi-noseguchi to Ichinotorii section opened on 13 April 1913, electrified at 600 V DC. The extension to Myōkenguchi was opened on 3 November 1923.

The line voltage was increased from 600 V to 1,500 V DC on 26 March 1995.

