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Kashihara Line

{{Short description|Railway line in Nara Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox rail line

| name = Kashihara Line

| native_name = 橿原線

| native_name_lang = ja

| color = {{rcr|Kintetsu|b}}

| logo = KT number-B.svg

| logo_width = 50

| linenumber = {{rcb|Kintetsu|Kashihara|route}}

| mapcolor = {{rcb|Kintetsu|Kashihara|box}} (#{{rcr|Kintetsu|Kashihara}})

| image = Kintetsu Series 8400 Kashihara.jpg

| image_width = 300px

| caption = A Kashihara Line train passing Yakushi-ji temple

| type = Commuter rail

| system = Kintetsu Railway

| status =

| locale = {{ublist

|Nara Prefecture, Japan:

|Nara City

|Yamatokōriyama City

|Tenri City

|Kawanishi Town

|Miyake Town

|Tawaramoto Town

|Kashihara City

}}

| start = {{STN|Yamato-Saidaiji|x}}

| end = {{STN|Kashiharajingu-mae|x}}

| stations = 17

| routes =

| daily_ridership =

| open = {{Start date and age|1921|4|1|df=y}}

| close =

| owner = {{ric|Kintetsu|name=y}}

| operator = Kintetsu Railway

| character = Commuter rail

| depot = Saidaiji

| stock =

| linelength = {{cvt|23.8|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| tracklength =

| tracks = Double-track

| gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}

| electrification = {{1,500 V DC}} (Overhead lines)

| speed = {{cvt|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}

| elevation =

| trainprotection = Kintetsu ATS

| signalling = Automatic closing block

| minradius = {{cvt|240|m|ft}}

| map =

| map_name =

| map_state = {{Kashihara Line|inline=yes}}

}}

The {{Nihongo|Kashihara Line|橿原線|Kashihara-sen|}} is a {{convert|23.8|km|abbr=on}} 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.

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.

class="wikitable"
No.

!Station

!Japanese

!Distance
(km)

!Express

!Limited
Express

!Transfers

!colspan="2" |Location

style="text-align: center; " colspan = "3"|Through section

|colspan = "5"|from {{STN|Yamato-Saidaiji|x}} to {{STN|Kyoto|x}} on the {{rcb|Kintetsu|Kyoto|route}} {{lnl|Kintetsu|Kyoto}}
(Local trains, express trains, and limited express trains)

{{KNSN|B|26}}

|{{STN|Yamato-Saidaiji|x}}

|大和西大寺

|style="text-align: right; "|0.0

|style="text-align: center; "|O

|style="text-align: center; "|O

|style="text-align: left; "|{{plainlist|

  • {{rcb|Kintetsu|Nara|route}} {{lnl|Kintetsu|Nara}} (A26)
  • {{rcb|Kintetsu|Kyoto|route}} {{lnl|Kintetsu|Kyoto}} (through services available)

}}

|rowspan="3" |Nara

|rowspan="17" |Nara

{{KNSN|B|27}}

|{{STN|Amagatsuji|x}}

|尼ヶ辻

|style="text-align: right; "|1.6

|style="text-align: center; "||

|style="text-align: center; "||

|

{{KNSN|B|28}}

|style="text-align: left; "|{{STN|Nishinokyō|x}}

|西ノ京

|style="text-align: right; "|2.8

|style="text-align: center; "|OExpress trains and Kyoto-Kashihara limited express trains stop during off-peak hours only.

|style="text-align: center; "|O

|

{{KNSN|B|29}}

|{{STN|Kujō|x|Nara}}

|九条

|style="text-align: right; "|4.0

|style="text-align: center; "||

|style="text-align: center; "||

|

|rowspan="5" |Yamatokoriyama

{{KNSN|B|30}}

|{{STN|Kintetsu-Kōriyama|x}}

|近鉄郡山

|style="text-align: right; "|5.5

|style="text-align: center; "|O

|style="text-align: center; "||

|

{{KNSN|B|31}}

|{{STN|Tsutsui|x|Nara}}

|筒井

|style="text-align: right; "|8.4

|style="text-align: center; "||

|style="text-align: center; "||

|

{{KNSN|B|32}}

|{{STN|Hirahata|x}}

|平端

|style="text-align: right; "|9.9

|style="text-align: center; "|O

|style="text-align: center; "||

|{{rcb|Kintetsu|Tenri|route}} {{lnl|Kintetsu|Tenri}} ({{KNSN|H|32}}) (through services available)

{{KNSN|B|33}}

|{{STN|Family-Kōemmae|x}}

|ファミリー公園前

|style="text-align: right; "|10.9

|style="text-align: center; "||

|style="text-align: center; "||

|

{{KNSN|B|34}}

|{{STN|Yūzaki|x}}

|結崎

|style="text-align: right; "|12.4

|style="text-align: center; "||

|style="text-align: center; "||

|

|Kawanishi

{{KNSN|B|35}}

|{{STN|Iwami|x|Nara}}

|石見

|style="text-align: right; "|13.8

|style="text-align: center; "||

|style="text-align: center; "||

|

|Miyake

{{KNSN|B|36}}

|{{STN|Tawaramoto|x}}

|田原本

|style="text-align: right; "|15.9

|style="text-align: center; "|O

|style="text-align: center; "||

|{{rcb|Kintetsu|I|route}} {{lnl|Kintetsu|I}} ({{KNSN|I|36}}: {{STN|Nishi-Tawaramoto|x}})

|rowspan="2" |Tawaramoto

{{KNSN|B|37}}

|{{STN|Kasanui|x}}

|笠縫

|style="text-align: right; "|17.3

|style="text-align: center; "||

|style="text-align: center; "||

|

{{KNSN|B|38}}

|{{STN|Ninokuchi|x}}

|新ノ口

|style="text-align: right; "|19.1

|style="text-align: center; "||

|style="text-align: center; "||

|

|rowspan="5" |Kashihara

{{KNSN|B|39}}

|{{STN|Yamato-Yagi|x}}

|大和八木

|style="text-align: right; "|20.5

|style="text-align: center; "|O

|style="text-align: center; "|O

|style="text-align: left; "|{{rcb|Kintetsu|Osaka|route}} {{lnl|Kintetsu|Osaka}} (D39)

{{KNSN|B|40}}

|{{STN|Yagi-nishiguchi|x}}

|八木西口

|style="text-align: right; "|20.5

|style="text-align: center; "|O

|style="text-align: center; "|O

|style="text-align: left; "|{{rcb|JR West|Sakurai|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Sakurai}} ({{STN|Unebi|x}})

{{KNSN|B|41}}

|{{STN|Unebigoryōmae|x}}

|畝傍御陵前

|style="text-align: right; "|22.8

|style="text-align: center; "|O

|style="text-align: center; "||

|

{{KNSN|B|42}}

|{{STN|Kashiharajingū-mae|x}}

|橿原神宮前

|style="text-align: right; "|23.8

|style="text-align: center; "|O

|style="text-align: center; "|O

|style="text-align: left; "|{{plainlist|

  • {{rcb|Kintetsu|Minami Osaka|route}} {{lnl|Kintetsu|Minami Osaka}} (F42)
  • {{rcb|Kintetsu|Yoshino|route}} {{lnl|Kintetsu|Yoshino}} (F42)

}}

style="text-align: center; " colspan = "3"|Through section

|colspan = "5"|from Hirahata to Tenri on the Tenri Line
(Local trains and express trains)

{{Reflist|group="Note"}}

History

The first section of the line, from Saidaiji Station (present-day {{STN|Yamato-Saidaiji|x}}) to Kōriyama Station (present-day {{STN|Kintetsu Kōriyama|x}}), opened on 1 April 1921.{{cite book |last = Terada |first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title= Databook: Japan's Private Railways |publisher = Neko Publishing |date = 19 January 2013 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |pages = 127, 267|isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}} The line was extended to {{STN|Hirahata|x}} on 1 April 1922, and the section from Hirahata to {{STN|Kashiharajingū-mae|x}} opened on 21 March 1923.

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Commons category}}

{{Kintetsu Lines}}

Kashihara Line

Category:Rail transport in Nara Prefecture

Category:Standard-gauge railways in Japan

Category:Railway lines opened in 1921

Category:1921 establishments in Japan