Transportation Business

Nankai Electric Railway forms a broad transportation network centered around two main lines: the Nankai Line, which connects Namba with Senshu and Wakayama, and the Koya Line, which provides access to the Koyasan World Heritage sites. The network also includes other key routes, such as the Airport Line, which offers critical access to Kansai International Airport, and the Semboku Line, which extends into Semboku New Town. In addition, we offer connected transport to Shikoku in coordination with ferry services, creating a wide-reaching transportation system focused on southern Osaka.

Hankai Tramway is the only tram operator in Osaka Prefecture that operates two tramlines, the Hankai Line (Ebisucho-Hamadera Ekimae) and the Uemachi Line (Tennoji Ekimae-Sumiyoshi), that are popular among customers along our railway lines with the nickname of "Chinden."

In the bus business, Nankai Bus, which was newly established in 2001 as an independent company by separating the directly managed bus division of Nankai Electric Railway, Wakayama Bus, Nankai Rinkan Bus, Kumano Gobo Nankai Bus, Tokushima Bus, and other bus lines have established a wide-ranging bus network by setting routes tailored to the local needs in the southern Kinki and eastern Shikoku districts. In addition, Nankai Bus and Wakayama Bus operate express busses that connect Namba and Wakayama to cities nationwide, and Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise and other bus operators provide limousine bus services that connect the Kansai International Airport and surrounding major cities.

Nankai Ferry operates ferries connecting the ports of Wakayama and Tokushima.

Southern Transport Services, which has a freight transportation network mainly in the Kinki region, provide corporate logistics services and Nankai Express, which handles international freight transportation by land, sea, and air.

Nankai Vehicles Service Engineering provides renewal and maintenance services for vehicles used for public transportation services by the Nankai Group and other public transportation service providers.