Private company
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Railway in Japan
Nose Electric Railway Co., Ltd., abbreviated as Nose Railway or Noseden (能勢電), is a Japanese private railway company. Its lines run in the mountainous areas of the Hanshin region, linking the Toyono District of Osaka to Kawanishi, Hyōgo. Nose Electric Railway is a principal subsidiary of Hankyu Corporation.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
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Nose Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (能勢電鉄株式会社, Nose Dentetsu; pronounced NO-SAY), abbreviated as Nose Railway or Noseden (能勢電), is a Japanese private railway company. Its lines run in the mountainous areas of the Hanshin region, linking the Toyono District of Osaka to Kawanishi, Hyōgo.2
Nose Electric Railway is part of a group headed by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. 36 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
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's voltage was increased from 600 V to 1,500 V DC on 26 March 1995.
From Wikipedia’s article on Nose Electric Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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.
From Wikipedia’s article on Nose Electric Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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