Mizuma Railway Mizuma Line

Mizuma Line
1000 Series
Overview
Native name水間線
LocaleKaizuka, Osaka Prefecture
Termini
Stations10
Service
Operator(s)Mizuma Railway Co., Ltd.
History
Opened24 December 1925; 100 years ago (24 December 1925)
Technical
Line length5.5 km (3.4 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Operating speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map
Mizuma Line
Legend
km
0.0
 Kaizuka
0.8
 Kaizuka Shiyakushomae
1.2
 Koginosato
JR-W Hanwa Line
2.0
 Ishizai
2.8
 Sechigo
3.2
 Nagose
4.3
 Mori
4.7
 Mitsumatsu
5.1
 Mikayamaguchi
5.5
 Mizuma Kannon

The Mizuma Line (水間線, Mizuma-sen) is a Japanese railway line between Mizuma Kannon Station and Kaizuka Station, all within Kaizuka, Ōsaka. This is the only railway line of the private railway company Mizuma Railway (水間鉄道, Mizuma Tetsudō), which also operates bus services.

The company or the line is commonly called Suitetsu (水鉄).

Basic data

History

The line opened between December 1925 and January 1926, electrified at 600 VDC.

Freight services ceased in 1972. In 1990 the line voltage was increased to 1,500 VDC in conjunction with the introduction of ex-Tokyu 7000 series EMUs which operated at 1,500 VDC.

Proposed connecting line

Services

All services on the Line are Local trains, stopping at every station.

On weekdays, trains operate approximately every 20 minutes during morning and evening peak hours and every 30 minutes at other times. On weekends and holidays, trains operate approximately every 20 minutes between 07:00 and 09:00 and every 30 minutes at other times. Running time is 15-17 minutes.

Stations

All stations are in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture.

Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers
Between
Stations		 Total
Distance
Kaizuka 貝塚 - 0.0 NK Nankai Main Line (NK26)
Kaizuka Shiyakushomae 貝塚市役所前 0.8 0.8
Koginosato 近義の里 0.4 1.2
Ishizai 石才 0.8 2.0
Sechigo 清児 0.8 2.8
Nagose 名越 0.4 3.2
Mori 森 1.1 4.3
Mitsumatsu 三ツ松 0.4 4.7
Mikayamaguchi 三ヶ山口 0.4 5.1
Mizuma Kannon 水間観音 0.4 5.5

Rolling Stock

1000 series [ja] 2-car EMU trainsets x 4 (8 cars) (former Tokyu 7000 series [ja] built 1962-1966). 10 cars were acquired from Tokyu in 1990. 8 of the 10 cars were refurbished in 2006-2007 and renumbered from 7000 series to 1000 series, while the remaining 2 cars were withdrawn from regular service.

See also

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

  1. 1 2 私鉄車両編成表 '91年版 [Private Railway Car Formation Table 1991 Edition] (in Japanese). ジェー・アール・アール. 1991-09-15. p. 164. ISBN 4-88283-212-7.
  2. 1 2 "Kaizuka(Osaka) | Mizuma Railway for Mizumakannon Timetable". Japan Travel by Navitime. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  3. ↑ "timetable_kaiduka_20201130.pdf" (PDF). 水間鉄道株式会社. Retrieved 2025-08-14.