Private company

Naniwa Railway

Logo: ButuCC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Naniwa Railway is a Japanese rail company based in Osaka Prefecture, dissolved in 1897.¹ It was founded in 1894.¹

浪速鉄道（なにわてつどう）は大阪府にあった私設鉄道で、現在の西日本旅客鉄道（JR西日本）片町線の一部片町－四条畷を建設、運行していた。開業後1年半の1897年に大阪進出を目指す関西鉄道に買収され、さらに鉄道国有法により国有化された。² From the Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Feb 1894Founded¹

IndustryTRANSPORT¹
HeadquartersOsaka Prefecture, Japan¹
Legal formkabushiki gaisha¹

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Timeline

Feb 9, 1897Dissolved Dissolved¹
Feb 1894Founded Founded¹

Sources

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WikidataNaniwa Railway on Wikidata
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WikipediaNaniwa Railway on the Japanese Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsNaniwa Railway logo by ButuCC, Public domain
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Wikimedia CommonsNaniwa Railway photo by ButuCC, CC BY-SA 4.0