History
- September 20, 1900 - Osaka Horse Rail Co. (大阪馬車鉄道, Osaka Basha Tetsudo) from Tennoji-nishimon-mae to Higashi-Tengachaya was opened, with 1,067 mm gauge rails.
- November 29, 1900 - The line was extended from Higashi-Tengachaya to Kamisumiyoshi (Present: Kaminoki).
- December 27, 1902 - The line was extended from Kamisumiyoshi to Shimosumiyoshi (Later: Sumiyoshijinja-mae, Present: Sumiyoshi).
- 1907 - Renamed "Osaka Densha Rail Co." (大阪電車鉄道), then "Naniwa Densha Tram Co." (浪速電車軌道).
- February 1, 1908 - The line was abandoned for the gauge conversion to standard gauge and electrification.
- December 24, 1909 - Nankai Railway consolidated Naniwa Densha Tram, then became the Uemachi Line.
- October 1, 1910 - The Uemachi Line was reopened after the completion of the gauge conversion and electrification. Tram operations were restarted between Tennoji-nishimon-mae and Sumiyoshijinja-mae.
- January 19, 1911 - Through operation to Osaka Municipal Tram started.
- January 12, 1912 - Through operation to Osaka Municipal Tram ended.
- July 12, 1913 - The Uemachi Line is extended from Sumiyoshijinja-mae to Sumiyoshi (Present: Sumiyoshikoen).
- December 24, 1921 - The Uemachi Line from Tennoji-nishimon to Tennoji-ekimae became the line of Osaka Municipal Tram.
- June 1, 1944 - Kansai Kyuko Railway Co. and Nankai Railway Co. were consolidated and became Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. (present: Kintetsu Corporation).
- June 1, 1947 - Kintetsu divided rails of the former Nankai Lines to Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd., and the Uemachi Line became one of the lines of the Osaka Tram Line.
- December 1, 1980 - The Uemachi Line became a tramway line of Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd.
- July 4, 2009 - Through operation between Tennoji-ekimae and Hamadera-ekimae restarted.
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