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Kintetsu Kashihara Line
A Kashihara Line train passing Yakushi-ji temple]
Overview
Native name近鉄橿原線
OwnerKintetsu
LocaleNara Prefecture
Termini
Stations17
History
Opened1 April 1921
Technical
Line length23.8 km (14.8 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius240 m
Operating speed100 km/h (60 mph)*[1]

The Kintetsu Kashihara Line (近鉄橿原線, Kintetsu Kashihara-sen) is a 23.8 km north-south bound railway line in Nara Prefecture, in Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu. It connects Yamato-Saidaiji Station and Kashiharajingu-mae Station.

Service outline

Most Express and Limited Express trains operate to and from the Kyoto Line, and some Express services operate between Kyoto and Tenri via the line between Saidaiji and Hirahata Stations.

Stations

  • Local trains stop at every station.
No. Station Distance
(km) 		Express Limited
Express 		Transfers Location
Through section from Yamato-Saidaiji to Kyoto on the Kyoto Line
(Local trains, express trains, and limited express trains)
B26 Yamato-Saidaiji 0.0 O O Kintetsu Kyoto Line (through services available)
Kintetsu Nara Line (A26) 		Nara Nara
B27 Amagatsuji 1.6 | |
B28 Nishinokyō 2.8 O[Note 1] O[Note 1]
B29 Nara 4.0 | | Yamatokoriyama
B30 Kintetsu Kōriyama 5.5 O |
B31 Nara 8.4 | |
B32 Hirahata 9.9 O | Kintetsu Tenri Line (H32) (through services available)
B33 Family Kōen Mae 10.9 | |
B34 Yūzaki 12.4 | | Kawanishi
B35 Nara 13.8 | | Miyake
B36 Tawaramoto 15.9 O | Kintetsu Tawaramoto Line (I36: Nishi-Tawaramoto Station) Tawaramoto
B37 Kasanui 17.3 | |
B38 Ninokuchi 19.1 | | Kashihara
B39 Yamato-Yagi 20.5 O O Kintetsu Osaka Line (D39)
B40 Yagi-nishiguchi 20.5 O | Sakurai Line (Unebi Station)
B41 Unebigoryōmae 22.8 O |
B42 Kashiharajingū-mae 23.8 O O Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line (F42)
Kintetsu Yoshino Line (F42)
Through section from Hirahata to Tenri on the Tenri Line
(Local trains and express trains)
  1. ^ a b Express trains and Kyoto-Kashihara limited express trains stop during off-peak hours only.

History

The first section of the line, from Saidaiji Station (present-day Yamato-Saidaiji) to Kōriyama Station (present-day Kintetsu Kōriyama), opened on 1 April 1921.[1] The line was extended to Hirahata on 1 April 1922, and the section from Hirahata to Kashiharajingū-mae opened on 21 March 1923.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 127, 267. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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