Nara Line (Kintetsu)

Nara Line
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Overview
Native name	奈良線
Type	Heavy rail Commuter rail
System	Kintetsu Railway
Locale	Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan Ikoma, Nara, Japan Nara, Nara, Japan
Termini	Fuse Station Kintetsu Nara Station
Stations	19
Line number	A
Operation
Opened	April 30, 1914 (1914-04-30)
Owner	Kintetsu Railway
Operator(s)	Kintetsu Railway
Character	Heavy rail Commuter rail
Depot(s)	Higashi-Hanazono Saidaiji
Technical
Track length	26.7 km (16.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC Overhead lines
Operating speed	105 km/h (65 mph)
Nara Line Route map Legend Lines of Kintetsu unless noted Hanshin: Hanshin Namba Line (left) Osaka Municipal Subway: Sennichimae Line (right) JR West: Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) JR Namba Osaka Municipal Subway: Yotsubashi Line 6.1 0.0 A01 Osaka Namba (Osaka Municipal Subway: Namba) Osaka Municipal Subway: Midōsuji Line Nankai: Nankai Main, Koya lines (Namba) Namba Line Osaka Municipal Subway: Sakaisuji Line Nippombashi 5.3 0.8 A02 Kintetsu Nippombashi Osaka Municipal Subway: Tanimachi Line Tanimachi Kyūchōme 4.1 2.0 A03 Osaka Uehommachi Osaka Line JR West: Osaka Loop Line 3.0 3.1 A04 Tsuruhashi 1.3 4.8 A05 Imazato 0.0 6.1 A06 Fuse Nara Line Osaka Line JR West: Osaka Higashi Line JR Kawachi-Eiwa 0.8 6.9 A07 Kawachi-Eiwa 1.6 7.7 A08 Kawachi-Kosaka 2.4 8.5 A09 Yaenosato Yaenosato Depot abandoned in 1967 Kinki Expressway Tamagawa Workshop abandoned 1982 4.1 10.2 A10 Wakae-Iwata 5.0 11.1 A11 Kawachi-Hanazono 5.8 11.9 A12 Higashi-Hanazono Higashi-Hanazono Inspection Depot 7.0 13.1 A13 Hyōtan-yama 8.3 14.4 A14 Hiraoka 9.0 15.1 A15 Nukata Keihanna Line 10.1 16.2 A16 Ishikiri 10.6 16.7 Kusaezaka abandoned in 1964 New Ikoma Tunnel (3,494m) Ikoma Tunnel Osaka Nara Ikoma Cable (Toriimae) 14.2 20.3 A17 Ikoma Ikoma Line 15.4 21.5 A18 Higashi-Ikoma Higashi-Ikoma Signal Box Keihanna Line to Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Higashi-Hanazono Inspection Higashi-Ikoma Depot New Ōtani Tunnel 17.7 23.8 A19 Tomio 19.1 25.2 A20 Gakuen-mae 20.1 26.2 A21 Ayameike Kyoto Line 22.3 28.4 A26 Yamato-Saidaiji Kashihara Line Saidaiji Inspection Depot (Extra) Camp Car 1947-1951 25.0 31.1 A27 Shin-Ōmiya JR West: Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) JR West: Kansai Main Line former route 25.9 32.0 Aburasaka abandoned in 1969 26.7 32.8 A28 Kintetsu Nara

The Nara Line (奈良線, Nara sen) is a Japanese railway line owned by the Kintetsu Railway. The line connects Fuse Station in eastern suburb of Osaka to Kintetsu Nara Station in the historic city of Nara, but operationally trains start at Kobe Sannomiya Station on the Hanshin Railway Main Line in Kobe, Amagasaki Station or Osaka Namba Station on the Namba Line in southern downtown Osaka, operating on the Osaka Line to Fuse. The eastern satellite cities such as Higashiosaka and Ikoma are connected by the line. This line is the most direct between Osaka and Nara compared to the JR line.

History

The line was opened by Osaka Electric Railway Company (大阪電気軌道, Osaka Denki Kidō) in 1914, dual track and electrified at 600 VDC.

In 1969 the voltage was increased to 1500 VDC, and in 1970 the Namba Line was opened, and the operational starting station of the Line moved to Kintetsu Namba Station, from Uehonmachi Station of Osaka Line.

Operation

Trains run to and from the Kintetsu Namba Line and the Hanshin Namba Line, and lead to Osaka Namba Station and Amagasaki Station, and Rapid Express trains also to Kobe Sannomiya Station on the Hanshin Main Line. Between Yamato-Saidaiji and Kintetsu Nara, through trains of the Kyoto Line also run.

Local trains

Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Osaka Namba - Higashi-Hanazono or Yamato-Saidaiji (partly Kintetsu Nara)

in the morning and the evening:Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Osaka Namba - Hyotan-yama or Higashi-Ikoma

partly: Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Osaka Namba - Ishikiri

partly: Yamato-Saidaiji - Kintetsu Nara

only one train: Ikoma → Yamato-Saidaiji (as the last connection from the last limited express train from Osaka for Nara)

Suburban Semi-Express trains

Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Osaka Namba - Yamato-Saidaiji or Kintetsu Nara

Semi-Express trains

Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Osaka Namba - Yamato-Saidaiji or Kintetsu Nara

Express trains, Limited Express trains

Osaka Namba - Kintetsu Nara

Rapid Express trains

Kobe Sannomiya (Hanshin) or Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Osaka Namba - Kintetsu Nara

Stations

• S: Trains stop.
• |: Trains pass.
• *: Trains stop when the large events are held at Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium.
• (LE): Limited express trains stop.
• Local trains (普通, Futsū or 各駅停車, Kakueki teisha) stop at every station.
• SSE: Suburban Semi-Express (区間準急, Kukan-Junkyū)
• SE: Semi-Express (準急, Junkyū)
• Ex: Express (急行, Kyūkō)
• RE: Rapid Express (快速急行, Kaisoku-Kyūkō)
• s: One rapid express train for Nara stop at Ayameike on the school days of Kinki University Elementary School and Kinki University Kindergarten.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

Kintetsu Railway
Routes (Lines)	Railway ■ Namba/Nara Line and its branch  A  Namba/Nara Line  G  Ikoma Line ■ Kyoto/Kashihara Line and its branches  B  Kyoto/Kashihara Line  H  Tenri Line  I  Tawaramoto Line ■ Keihanna Line (Line owned by other entity)  C  Keihanna Line ■ Osaka Line and its branch  D  Osaka Line  J  Shigi Line ■ Nagoya Line and its branches  E  Nagoya Line  K  Yunoyama Line  L  Suzuka Line ■ Yamada/Toba/Shima Line  M  Yamada/Toba/Shima Line ■ Minami Osaka/Yoshino Line and its branches (Narrow-gauge lines)  F  Minami Osaka/Yoshino Line  N  Domyoji Line  O  Nagano Line  P  Gose Line Lines operated by other entities (Narrow-gauge lines)      Iga Line      Yoro Line ■ Cable car (Funicular)  Y  Ikoma Line  Z  Nishi-Shigi Line Ropeway (Aerial tramway) Katsuragisan Ropeway
Transferred and defunct lines Transferred lines Hokusei Line Utsube Line Hachiōji Line Nankai Main Line Takashinohama Line Tanagawa Line Kada Line Tennoji Branch Hankai Line Uemachi Line Hirano Line Ohama Branch Defunct lines Higashi-Shigi Line Ise Line Ousa Line Horyuji Line