Domyoji Line
{{Short description|Railway line in Osaka, Japan}}
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{{Infobox rail line
| name = Domyoji Line
| color = {{rcr|Kintetsu|n}}
| logo = KT number-N.svg
| logo_width = 50px
| image = Kintetsu 6400 series EMU at Yamato-River Bridge01.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = Kintetsu 6400 series train crossing the Yamato River on the Domyoji Line, January 2010
| type = Commuter rail
| system =
| status =
| linenumber = {{rcb|Kintetsu|Domyoji|route}}
| locale = Osaka Prefecture
| start = {{STN|Dōmyōji|x}}
| end = {{STN|Kashiwara|x}}
| stations = 3
| routes = 1
| daily_ridership =
| open = {{start date and age|1898|03|24|df=y}}
| close =
| owner =
| operator = {{ric|Kintetsu|name=y}}
| character =
| depot = Furuichi
| stock =
| linelength_km = 2.2
| tracklength_km =
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| old_gauge =
| minradius =
| racksystem =
| electrification = {{1,500 V DC}} (overhead lines)
| tracks = Single-track
| trainprotection = Kintetsu ATS
| signalling = Automatic closed block
| speed_km/h = 65
| elevation =
| website =
| map = {{Domyoji Line|inline=yes}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
The {{Nihongo|Domyoji Line|道明寺線|Dōmyōji-sen}} is a single-tracked, 2.2 km short railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway, connecting Dōmyōji Station in the city of Fujiidera and Kashiwara Station in Kashiwara, both in Osaka Prefecture.
History
The line is the oldest in the Kintetsu railway network. Initially steam-powered, the line was built and opened in 1898 by the {{Nihongo|Kayō Railway|河陽鉄道|Kayō tetsudō}}, whose plan was to connect towns of southern Kawachi Province to the then main line of the {{Nihongo|Osaka Railway|大阪鉄道|Osaka tetsudō}},{{efn|name="osaka_ry"|The Osaka Railway. The first was responsibly constructed {{Nihongo|Minatomachi|湊町}} (present {{STN|JR Namba|x}}) — {{STN|Nara|x}} of present Kansai Main Line, in 1900 merged to the {{Nihongo|Kansei Railway|関西鉄道|Kansei tetsudō|also read Kwansai or Kansai}}, nationalized in 1907. The second was the successor of the Kanan Railway, apart from the first.}} present-day Kansai Main Line.{{Cite web |last=Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. |title=道明寺線 {{!}} 近畿日本鉄道 |url=https://www.kintetsu.jp/kouhou/Rireki/A40016.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250330222236/https://www.kintetsu.jp/kouhou/Rireki/A40016.html |archive-date=2025-03-30 |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=近畿日本鉄道 |language=ja}}
In the following year, the whole railway from {{STN|Kashiwara|x}} to {{STN|Tondabayashi|x}}{{efn|Presently the entire stretch of Domyoji Line and part of Minami Osaka Line and Nagano Line}} was transferred to the {{Nihongo|Kanan Railway|河南鉄道|Kanan tetsudō}}, who extended the line to Nagano (present {{STN|Kawachi-Nagano|x}}) in 1902.
With its name changed to the Osaka Railway{{efn|name="osaka_ry"}} in 1919, the company built its own railway directly to Osaka's downtown, diverting at {{STN|Dōmyōji|x}}. The new line opened in 1923 to {{Nihongo|Osaka Tennōji|大阪天王寺}} (present {{STN|Ōsaka Abenobashi|x}}) with 1,500 V DC electrified, the first in Japan. Then the railway line between Dōmyōji and Kashiwara became a short branch line of the network.
In 1943, the predecessor of Kintetsu, the {{Nihongo|Kansai Express Railway|関西急行鉄道|Kansai kyūkō tetsudō}} merged the company. In 1944 it renamed itself Kintetsu.
Operation
All trains are operated as locals between Dōmyōji and Kashiwara. One set of two-car EMU serves the line all day.
Stations
All stations are in Osaka Prefecture.
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| style="text-align: center; border-bottom:solid 2px #{{rcr|Kintetsu|f}};"
!No. !Stations !Japanese !Distance !Transfers !Location |
| {{KNSN|N|15}}
|{{STN|Dōmyōji|x}} |道明寺 |0.0 |{{rcb|Kintetsu|Minami-Osaka|route}} {{lnl|Kintetsu|Minami-Osaka}} (F15) |
|---|
| {{KNSN|N|16}}
|{{STN|Kashiwara-minamiguchi|x}} |柏原南口 |1.6 |{{rcb|Kintetsu|Osaka|route}} {{lnl|Kintetsu|Osaka}} ({{STN|Ando|x}}) (D17) |rowspan="2"|Kashiwara |
| {{KNSN|N|17}}
|{{STN|Kashiwara|x}} |柏原 |2.2 |{{plainlist|
}} |
Notes
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References
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{{Kintetsu Lines}}
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Category:Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture
Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan