Osaka Railway

Japanese: 大阪鉄道 - おおさかてつどう

...Other freight lines include an 11.3km branch line between Yao and Sugimotomachi, and a 4.7km freight branch line between Hirano and Kudara, which belongs to JR Freight. The Minatomachi-Nara section was built and opened by Osaka Railway, and the Nara-Nagoya section by Kansai Railway. In 1900, the two companies merged to become Kansai Railway, which was purchased by the government in 1907 and became a national railway line. The Minatomachi-Kashiwara section was opened by Osaka Railway in 1889, and the Tsuge-Yokkaichi section was completed by Kansai Railway in 1990. It was subsequently extended, and the Nagoya-Minatomachi section was completed in 1999.

From Kintetsu Railway

...The company was originally called Nara Kido (Nara Railway Company), and in 1956 it linked up with the Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway (Yamada Line), running the longest distance train in Japan at the time, covering 137.3 km between Uehonmachi (Osaka) and Ujiyamada. It then merged with the Ise Electric Railway (Nagoya Line), Osaka Railway (Minami Osaka Line), and others, and in 1961 merged with Nankai Railway to form Kintetsu Railway (the Nankai Line was separated in 1947). In 1984, it converted the Nagoya Line to standard gauge, making it possible to operate direct trains from Osaka to Nagoya. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Osaka Railway" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ほかに八尾～杉本町間11.3kmの支線，JR貨物に属する平野～百済（くだら）間等4.7kmの貨物支線がある。大きく分けて湊町～奈良間を大阪鉄道が，奈良～名古屋間を関西鉄道が建設し営業を開始したが，1900年両社が合併して関西鉄道となり，07年政府が買収し国鉄線となった。大阪鉄道による湊町～柏原間の開通は1889年，関西鉄道による柘植（つげ）～四日市間の全通は90年で，その後順次延長，名古屋～湊町間の全通は99年である。…

【近畿日本鉄道】より

…創立当初の社名は奈良軌道)で，同系の参宮急行電鉄(山田線)と結んで31年上本町(大阪)と宇治山田の間137.3kmに，当時日本一の長距離電車を走らせた。その後伊勢電気鉄道(名古屋線)，大阪鉄道(南大阪線)などを統合し，44年南海鉄道と合併して近畿日本鉄道を創立(南海線は47年に分離)した。59年名古屋線を標準軌間に改め，大阪から名古屋までの直通運転を可能にした。…

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