Keihan electric railway

There is the railroad called ''Keihan electric railway'' in Kansai. The Keihan train links Osaka to Kyoto.
A characteristic of Keihan electric train is that television sticks to the limited express train. This is called ''TV car''. In addition, it is a characteristic to connect the train of 2 stories.

However, TV car will disappear by 2012. Because, television comes to be seen a mobile phone, and the times changed.

A new route was inaugurated in the Keihan electric railway in October of the year before last. It is ''Nakanoshima line''. Nakanoshima line links Nakanoshima in the center of osaka to Temmabashi.

It is a train called ''type 3000'' to have made its debut with the opening to traffic of Nakanoshima line. There is not the double decker, but there is various characteristic in this train.

The seat of the inside of car uses a brand called ''the Ecsaine'' which Toray developed. By the way, ''the Ecsaine'' presents it with a brand called ''Alcantara'' by Europe and the car interior decoration. In addition, it unfolds as ''ultra suede cloth'' in the United States.
The color fo the body is two colors of the blue and white. In addition, there is a silver line midmost. This lets feel the sparkle of the city and streamflow in the rock garden; is done. The design concept of this train let a modern sense fuse in a fragrance of culture and the taste.

These characteristics were estimated and won Laurel Prize from Tetsudou-tomonokai and won good design Prize from Japan industrial design promotion organization. In addition, the good design prize wins four new stations of Keihan Nakanoshima Line.

I think the Keihan electric railway to be the one of the railroads with the charm.

The Japanese railrways of the end of the year beginning of the year

A happy new year! This year thanking you in advance!

I introduce the Japanese railroad of the beginning of the year this time at the end of the year.

In Japan, all-night service of the railways are performe from the last day of the year to New year's day.It is for visitors who go to new year's visit shrines.The night train isn't included.
However, it is decided when crews and station staffs work by a Japanese law in the middle of the night so that salary changes an extra it. Therefore, there is the route that isn't run all night by railroad either of the big city.
All-night service seems to be perfome by the subway of U.S.A and European subways throughout the year, but it is difficult in Japan.Because, it performes the check such as tracks of the midnight.
However, there is the person to want to operate the railroad for 24 hours.

Hankyu railway

There is the train called Hankyu in Kansai.
Hankyu train is outside the Umeda in Osaka Hruns toward Kyoto, Takarazuka, and koube.

Hankyu trains feature are all brown.Hankyu trains are all in brown to the new car.

In addition, the wood walls are also in the all car.

Ichizou kobayashi which was a world-famous businessman founded Hankyu.Hankyu is famous as Takarazuka Revue.Hankyu laid emphasis on development along the line and Tkarazuka Revue.

Hankyu took a blast of the recession after the bubble burst, too.

Recession, declining birthrate, and lost by passengers in JR line, decreases in passengers carried.

Restructuring of the real estate business and hotel business, and the closing of ''Takarazuka family land''.

Hankyu has Kyoto Line, Takarazuka Line, and Kobe Line mainly.Any lines go out of Umeda in Osaka.

Kyoto Line go to Kawaramachi in Kyoto, Takarazuka Line go to Takarazuka in Hyogo, and Kobe Line go to Sannomiya in Hyogo.

Advantages and disadvantage of railway

There are advantages and disadvantages the railways.

Railway is safety is high as compared with other transportations.
The number of automobile deaths and injuries in particular are 10 times more than a few differences.
Most railway accidents are collisions and injury at the crossing and the station.
The railways is the biggest feature of mass transportation which operated less energy.
This is less friction on the road when there is little resistance even from the railroad.
Addition, railway is quantity of carbon dioxide emissions is smaller, and it is, that is to say "environmentally friendly" transportation.

The disadvantage is that trains cannot stop immediately even if braked.
The reason is less frictional resistance from the road.
Railways can not go up and down on a sharp incline.
Therefore, they do not through the mountains to the root, or dig a tunnel has been taken or switch back to the subjects.
Also, it takes more time to recover from accidents and natural disasters the most obvious disadvantage the wind stops.
Many money for reconstruction and maintenance of facilities therefore, rural railways may become a barden for the railway companies to maintain.

Recently, because of the highway is cheaper, I'm worrying that the less people will use the train.
Are being abolishes rural railways and sleeper train.
I want you to use the train if you have any opportunity to come to Japan.

Osaka loop line

There is a loop line like the Yamanote Line in Osaka. It is called ''Osaka loop line''.

The vehicle is slightly shorter than the Yamanote Line. In addition, Rapid and limited expresses run on Osaka loop line.

These rapid and limited expresses go to Nara area, Wakayama area and Kansai international airport.

The limited express toward Kansai international airport is called ''Haruka''.

There are three kinds of train cavs namely the ''Kuroshio'',''Super kuroshio'' and ''Ocean arrow'' as the limited Express bound to the Wakayama area.

The local train to make one lap of Osaka loop line is the orange train.

From Nishikujo toward Universal Studio Japan; ''Yumesaki line'' runs through. There is another train which starts Osaka and goes to Universal studio directly.

Among train cars running on the Yumesaki line, you may find a showy train runs.
This imitates the attraction of Universal studio japan indeed.

The train of the photograth below ''Spider-man''.

This train is images an attraction of Spider-man in Universal studio japan.

Alternatively, thereb are three kinds of ''Power of hollywood'', ''Sesame street'' and ''Woody wood peaker''.

Because I don't go to Kansai since August of the last year, oneself wants to go again!

Yamanote line

There is a railroad called Yamanote Line in Japanese capital, Tokyo.

I use it by attending school, too.

Yamanote Line is yellowwish green train.
However, it was the train all in brown at the time of the opening to traffic. In addition, the yellow train ran in 1960's.
It is an opportunity that postwar, a new model train was introduced into having consisted of brown trains in a yellow.

Until 1950's, we had an image to be brown in the train in japan.

Yamanote Line introduced yellow train to change that image.

But, I don't understand it well why I changed it in yellow green from yellow.

Yamanote Line greeted the 100th anniversary since it was named by this year.

A train all in brown is run in commemoration of it until the beginning of next month.

Many people are called ''chocolate train''.

because this train is only one will be lucky if you see it.

A day of raliroads

In Japan, October 14 is ''the day of railroads''.
This day of 1872 the first railroad was inaugurated between Shimbashi and Yokohama.

Many railroad events are held in a week including this date.

For example, ''the railroad festival'' was held in Hibiya park.

Also the "Railroad museum" was opened in Ohmiya on this day of 2007.

The first locomotive with a nickname called "yaemon", which opened to traffic, is placed Japan in this museum.

Because then Japan did not have technology a century ago, made railroads with support of the U.K.

The U.K. is a country where the railroad originaled, the reason is that British technology was good at that days.
It is said when surprised at having completed a railroad in only than the Meiji restoration several years in America.

The Japanese railroad of these events must become basic.

By the way, On June 12, 1872, a line between Shonagwa and Yokohama was temporary opened.
In addition, I move Shimbashi station of those days to another place, and Yokohama station of those days, it is it now with Sakuragicho station.

The photograth is an official charactor of "the day of the railroad" called "Teppy".