{{Short description|Japanese railway company}} {{Infobox rail | railroad_name = Keihan Electric Railway | logo_filename =Keihan railway logo.svg | logo_size = 200px | system_map = Keihan_Electric_Railway_Linemap.svg | map_caption = | map_size = 200px | marks = | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | locale = [[Kansai region]], Japan | start_year = 1910 | end_year = | predecessor_line = | successor_line = | gauge = {{RailGauge|sg}} | length = {{convert|91.1|km|mi|abbr=on}} | hq_city = [[Osaka]], Japan<br>{{small|([[Registered office|Registered]] in [[Hirakata]], [[Osaka Prefecture]], Japan)}} | website = [https://www.keihan.co.jp/travel/en/ Keihan Electric Railway] }}
The {{nihongo|'''Keihan Electric Railway Company, Ltd.'''|京阪電気鉄道株式会社|Keihan Denki Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha|lead=yes}}, known colloquially as the {{nihongo|"Keihan Dentetsu"|京阪電鉄|}}, {{nihongo|"Keihan Densha"|京阪電車|}}, or simply {{nihongo|"Keihan"|京阪|}}, is a major Japanese private railway operator in [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]], and [[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]] Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two [[interurban]] lines, and a [[Funicular|funicular railway]].
It is a subsidiary of Keihan Holdings, Ltd. ({{tyo|9045}}).
==History== Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of [[Yodo River]]. Keihan later purchased the lines in the [[Ōtsu, Shiga|Ōtsu]] area (Ōtsu Lines).
In the 1920s, Keihan built another Osaka-Kyoto line through its subsidiary {{nihongo|Shinkeihan Railway|新京阪鉄道|Shin-keihan-tetsudō}}, which merged into Keihan in 1930. This line is now known as the [[Hankyu Kyoto Line]].
In 1943, with the power given by the {{nihongo|Land Transport Business Coordination Act|[[:ja:陸上交通事業調整法|陸上交通事業調整法]]|rikujō-kōtsū-jigyō-chōsei-hō}} (Act No. 71 of 1938), the [[World War II|wartime]] government of Japan forced Keihan to merge with Hanshin Kyūkō Railway to form {{nihongo|Keihanshin Kyūkō Railway|京阪神急行電鉄|Keihanshin Kyūkō Dentetsu}}. In 1949, the pre-war Keihan operations, except for Shinkeihan lines, were restored to independence under the original corporate name. Keihanshin Kyūkō Railway later changed their name to the present [[Hankyu Railway]].
==Lines== The lines operated by Keihan are grouped into Keihan Lines and Ōtsu Lines. The Keihan Lines consist of the [[Keihan Main Line]] and four branch lines that operate between [[Kyoto]] and [[Osaka]]; these use long formations of heavy rolling stock. The two Ōtsu Lines are [[interurbans]], featuring [[street running]] sections and [[tram]]-like rolling stock; these operate between Kyoto and [[Ōtsu]] and are otherwise disconnected from the Keihan lines. The entire network is built in {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}} [[double track]].
Additionally, Keihan Electric Railway operates a [[funicular railway]] in [[Yawata]] which provides access to [[Iwashimizu Shrine]].
===Current lines=== ====Keihan Lines==== *[[Keihan Main Line]]/[[Keihan Ōtō Line|Ōtō Line]]: Yodoyabashi - Demachiyanagi *[[Keihan Nakanoshima Line|Nakanoshima Line]]: Nakanoshima - Temmabashi *[[Keihan Katano Line|Katano Line]]: Hirakatashi - Kisaichi *[[Keihan Uji Line|Uji Line]]: Chushojima - Uji
====Ōtsu Lines==== *[[Keihan Keishin Line|Keishin Line]]: Misasagi - Biwako-hamaotsu *[[Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line|Ishiyama Sakamoto Line]]: Ishiyamadera - Sakamoto-hieizanguchi
====Other lines==== *[[Keihan Cable Line|Cable Line]] (鋼索線), also called Iwashimizu-Hachimangū Cable (石清水八幡宮参道ケーブル)
===Closed lines=== *[[Keihan Keishin Line|Keishin Line]]: Keishin-Sanjo (Sanjo) - Misasagi
===Unbuilt line=== *Umeda Line
==Rolling stock== {{As of|2016|04|01}}, Keihan owns a fleet of 693 vehicles (including two funicular cars), as follows.<ref name="jrrprivate2016">{{cite book |script-title=ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2016 |trans-title= Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 25 July 2016 |location = Japan |pages = 134–137 |isbn = 978-4-330-70116-5|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=1E__vQAACAAJ |language = ja }}</ref>
===Keihan Lines===
* [[Keihan 1000 series|1000 series]] 7-car EMUs x 6 (introduced 1977) * [[Keihan 2200 series|2200 series]] 7-car EMUs x 7 (introduced 1964) * [[Keihan 2400 series|2400 series]] 7-car EMUs x 6 (introduced 1969) * [[Keihan 2600 series|2600 series]] 7-car EMUs x 7 (introduced 1978) * [[Keihan 3000 series|3000 series]] 8-car EMUs x 6 (introduced 2008) * [[Keihan 5000 series|5000 series]] 7-car EMUs x 7 (introduced 1970) * [[Keihan 6000 series|6000 series]] 7/8-car EMUs x 14 (introduced 1983) * [[Keihan 7000 series|7000 series]] 7-car EMUs x 4 (introduced 1989) * [[Keihan 7200 series|7200 series]] 7/8-car EMUs x 3 (introduced 1995) * [[Keihan 8000 series|8000 series]] 8-car EMUs x 10 (introduced 1989) * [[Keihan 9000 series|9000 series]] 7/8-car EMUs x 5 (introduced 1997) * [[Keihan 10000 series|10000 series]] 4/7-car EMUs x 6 (introduced 2002) * [[Keihan 13000 series|13000 series]] 4/7-car EMUs x 8 (introduced 2012)
<gallery> File:Keihan Electric Railway - Series 2630 - 01.JPG|Keihan 2600 series File:Keihan 3000 rapid limited express RAKURAKU owada.jpg|Keihan 3000 series File:Keihan8000 Premium car connection.jpg|Keihan 8000 series File:Keihan8551.jpg|Keihan 8000 series Premium car File:Keihan 10000 series 10051 Katanoshi Station.jpg|Keihan 10000 series File:Keihan 13001 Uji Line 20120414.jpg|Keihan 13000 series </gallery>
===Ōtsu Lines=== * [[Keihan 600 series|600 series]] 2-car EMUs x 10 * [[Keihan 700 series|700 series]] 2-car EMUs x 5 * [[Keihan 800 series|800 series]] 4-car EMUs x 8 (introduced 1997)
<gallery> File:Keihan800-hot-ksm.jpg|Keihan 800 series </gallery>
===Former rolling stock=== * [[Keihan 1900 series|1900 series]] 5-car EMUs (introduced 1963) * [[Keihan 8030 series|8030 series]] 8-car EMU (introduced 1971)
==Fares== [[File:Yawatashi Station Yawata JPN 001.jpg|thumb|Yawatashi Station]] [[File:Keihanbus yamashina-office introduction photo.JPG|thumb|Keihan Bus]] As standard for railways in Japan, fares are distance-based. Fares have been repeatedly raised over time, most recently on October 1, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=運賃改定のお知らせ {{!}} 京阪グループ |url=https://www.keihan.co.jp/traffic/unchinkaitei_2025/index.html |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=www.keihan.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="Fare2014">{{cite web |author=Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. |date=March 4, 2014 |title=平成２６年４月１日（火）からの消費税率引上げに伴う旅客運賃の認可および改定について |url=https://www.keihan.co.jp/info/upload/2014-03-04_untinkaitei.pdf |access-date=October 19, 2014}}</ref>
Fares can be paid with [[Smart card|IC cards]], such as [[ICOCA]] and [[PiTaPa]], on all lines.
=== Keihan Lines (Keihan Main Line, Oto Line, Nakanoshima Line, Katano Line, Uji Line) === {| class="wikitable" border="1" !Distance (km) !Fare (JPY) |- |1–3 |180 |- |4–7 |240 |- |8–12 |320 |- |13–17 |360 |- |18–22 |400 |- |23–28 |420 |- |29–34 |440 |- |35–40 |460 |- |41–46 |480 |- |47–52 |490 |- |53–54 |500 |} *Additional fare when taking or passing the following lines: **Nakanoshima Line, Oto Line: 60 yen
*When using commuter passes, [[Naniwabashi Station]] is treated as the same station as [[Kitahama Station (Osaka)|Kitahama Station]], and [[Ōebashi Station]] the same as [[Yodoyabashi Station]].
=== Otsu Lines (Keishin Line, Ishiyama Sakamoto Line) === {| class="wikitable" border="1" !Distance (km) !Fare (JPY) |- |1–5 |200 |- |6–10 |280 |- |11–15 |380 |}
=== Cable Line === {{Main|Keihan Cable Line}} 300 yen each way.
==Etymology== The name ''Keihan'', which is also used for the Kyoto–Osaka region, is derived from the words [[Kyoto]] and [[Osaka]] in Japanese, and is a [[clipped compound]] of the names, with the reading of the characters changed: {{nihongo||京都|Kyōto}} and {{nihongo||大阪|Ōsaka}} are combined to {{nihongo||京阪|Keihan}}, replacing the [[go-on]] reading {{nihongo||京|kyō}} and [[kun'yomi]] {{nihongo||阪|saka}} with the [[kan-on]] readings {{nihongo||京|kei}} and {{nihongo||阪|han}}. This is commonly done in names for regions or train lines, with kan-on readings (the most common readings in [[kanji]] compounds) being used for the compounds, while place names use other readings. The larger region, including {{nihongo|[[Kobe]]|神戸|Kōbe}}, is similarly called {{nihongo|[[Keihanshin]]|京阪神|Keihanshin}}, the go-on reading {{nihongo||神|shin}} replacing the kun'yomi {{nihongo||神|kō}}, and the corresponding Kyoto-Kobe line is the {{nihongo|[[Keihan Keishin Line|Keishin]]|京神|Keishin}} line.
==Other businesses== Keihan also operates (through its subsidiaries) other businesses such as bus, taxi, [[Osaka Suijō Bus|water bus]], hotel, department store and amusement park, mainly in the area along its railway system. * [[Keihan Cable Line]] * [[Keihan Bus]] * [[Osaka Suijo Bus]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{wiktionary|京阪}} {{Commons category|Keihan Electric Railway}} * [https://www.keihan.co.jp/ Keihan Electric Railway] {{in lang|ja}} * [https://www.keihan.co.jp/en/ Keihan Electric Railway]
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