History
The line was built and opened by an independent railway company, Shigi-Ikoma Electric Railway (信貴生駒電鉄, Shigi Ikoma Dentetsu?) in 1929. The company aimed to build a line to connect its main line, the present-day Kintetsu Ikoma Line. The company cancelled the plan by financial reasons, and commissioned the operation to Keihan. The operator was renamed Katano Electric Railway (交野電気鉄道, Katano Denki Tetsudō?) in 1939, Keihanshin Express Electric Railway (京阪神急行電鉄, Keihanshin Kyūkō Dentetsu?) in 1945, finally becoming Keihan Electric Railway in 1949.
The line was originally single-track, but double-tracking was completed by 1992.
From 9 June 2012, new 13000 series 4-car EMUs were introduced on the line.
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