Keihan Denki Tetsudo is one of the principal railways in the
Kansai region of
Japan. Keihan's main line runs from
Yodoyabashi in
Osaka to
Sanjo in
Kyoto, stopping at
Temmabashi,
Kyobashi,
Kadoma, and
Hirakata along the way, with spurs connecting it to
Uji and
Kisaichi. The other half of the Keihan network connects Kyoto to
Sakamoto and
Ishiyamadera by way of
Otsu.
The name Keihan is a contraction of Kyoto-Osaka (京都大阪), using the characters' on-yomi readings instead of their kun-yomi readings: the same technique used in names like Keihin, Hanshin, and Keiyo.