Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway

Kita-Osaka Kyūkō Railway

Kita-Osaka Kyuko 8000 series train (between Momoyamadai Station and Senri-Chūō Station)
Locale	Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Dates of operation	1970–
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length	5.9 km (3.7 mi)
Headquarters	Toyonaka, Japan
Website	http://www.kita-kyu.co.jp/

Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (北大阪急行電鉄, Kita Ōsaka Kyūkō Dentetsu^?, lit. "North Osaka Express Railway") is a railway operator in Osaka, Japan. Its sole line, officially named the Namboku Line (南北線, Namboku sen^?), operates as an extension of the Midōsuji Line of the Osaka Municipal Subway.

Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Co., Ltd. (北大阪急行電鉄株式会社, Kita Ōsaka Kyūkō Dentetsu Kabushiki Kaisha^?), established December 11, 1967, is a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. headquartered at 2-4-1, Terauchi, Toyonaka, Osaka. Kitakyu, as it is often abbreviated, also owns various commercial and residential properties along the line.

The line was opened on February 24, 1970, to connect the then northern terminus of the Midōsuji Line, Esaka Station, with the grounds of the Expo '70. The Expo link was closed on September 14, and the line was redirected to a new underground terminal of Senri-Chūō Station.