Kashihara Line

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
Locale	Nara, Nara, Japan Yamtokoriyama, Nara, Japan Tenri, Nara, Japan Kawanishi, Nara, Japan Miyake, Nara, Japan Tawaramoto, Nara, Japan Kashihara , Nara, Japan
Termini	Yamato-Saidaiji Kashiharajingu-mae
Stations	17
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Kintetsu Railway
History
Opened	April 1, 1921
Technical
Line length	23.8 km (14.8 mi)
Character	Commuter rail
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius	240 m
Electrification	1,500 V DC Overhead lines
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)[1]

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	Kyoto Line (through services available) Nara Line (A26)	Nara	Nara
B27	Amagatsuji	1.6	|	|
B28	Nishinokyō	2.8	O[Note 1]	O[Note 1]
B29	Kujō	4.0	|	|		Yamatokoriyama
B30	Kintetsu-Kōriyama	5.5	O	|
B31	Tsutsui	8.4	|	|
B32	Hirahata	9.9	O	|	Tenri Line (H32) (through services available)
B33	Family-Kōemmae	10.9	|	|
B34	Yūzaki	12.4	|	|		Kawanishi
B35	Iwami	13.8	|	|		Miyake
B36	Tawaramoto	15.9	O	|	Tawaramoto Line (I36: Nishi-Tawaramoto Station)	Tawaramoto
B37	Kasanui	17.3	|	|
B38	Ninokuchi	19.1	|	|		Kashihara
B39	Yamato-Yagi	20.5	O	O	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	Minami Osaka Line (F42) Yoshino Line (F42)
Through section			from Hirahata to Tenri on the Tenri Line (Local trains and express trains)

1. 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

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

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.