Kashihara_Line
Kashihara Line
Railway line in Nara Prefecture, Japan
The Kashihara Line (橿原線, Kashihara-sen) is a 23.8 km (14.8 mi) north-south bound railway line in Nara Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a private railway operator. It connects Yamato-Saidaiji Station and Kashiharajingu-mae Station.
| Kashihara Line | |
|---|---|
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A Kashihara Line train passing Yakushi-ji temple | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 橿原線 |
| Owner |  Kintetsu Railway |
| Line number | B |
| Locale | |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 17 |
| Color on map | (#e7a61a) |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| System | Kintetsu Railway |
| Operator(s) | Kintetsu Railway |
| Depot(s) | Saidaiji |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 April 1921; 103 years ago (1921-04-01) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 23.8 km (14.8 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Double-track |
| Character | Commuter rail |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Minimum radius | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC (Overhead lines) |
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (60 mph)[1] |
| Signalling | Automatic closing block |
| Train protection system | Kintetsu ATS |
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.
- Local trains stop at every station.
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Express | Limited Express |
Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through section | from Yamato-Saidaiji to Kyoto on the B Kyoto Line (Local trains, express trains, and limited express trains) | |||||||
| B26 | Yamato-Saidaiji | 大和西大寺 | 0.0 | O | O |
|
Nara | Nara |
| B27 | Amagatsuji | 尼ヶ辻 | 1.6 | | | | | |||
| B28 | Nishinokyō | 西ノ京 | 2.8 | O[Note 1] | O[Note 1] | |||
| B29 | Kujō | 九条 | 4.0 | | | | | Yamatokoriyama | ||
| B30 | Kintetsu-Kōriyama | 近鉄郡山 | 5.5 | O | | | |||
| B31 | Tsutsui | 筒井 | 8.4 | | | | | |||
| B32 | Hirahata | 平端 | 9.9 | O | | | H Tenri Line ( H32 ) (through services available) | ||
| B33 | Family-Kōemmae | ファミリー公園前 | 10.9 | | | | | |||
| B34 | Yūzaki | 結崎 | 12.4 | | | | | Kawanishi | ||
| B35 | Iwami | 石見 | 13.8 | | | | | Miyake | ||
| B36 | Tawaramoto | 田原本 | 15.9 | O | | | I Tawaramoto Line ( I36 : Nishi-Tawaramoto) | Tawaramoto | |
| B37 | Kasanui | 笠縫 | 17.3 | | | | | |||
| B38 | Ninokuchi | 新ノ口 | 19.1 | | | | | Kashihara | ||
| B39 | Yamato-Yagi | 大和八木 | 20.5 | O | O | D Osaka Line (D39) | ||
| B40 | Yagi-nishiguchi | 八木西口 | 20.5 | O | O | U Man-yō Mahoroba Line (Sakurai Line) (Unebi) | ||
| B41 | Unebigoryōmae | 畝傍御陵前 | 22.8 | O | | | |||
| B42 | Kashiharajingū-mae | 橿原神宮前 | 23.8 | O | O |
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| Through section | from Hirahata to Tenri on the Tenri Line (Local trains and express trains) | |||||||
- Express trains and Kyoto-Kashihara limited express trains stop during off-peak hours only.
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]
- Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 127, 267. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
