Kashihara Line

Kashihara Line
Kashihara Line
	A Kashihara Line train passingYakushi-jitemple
Overview
Native name	橿 nguyên tuyến
Owner	Kintetsu Railway
Line number	B
Locale	Nara Prefecture,Japan:; Nara City; Yamatokōriyama City; Tenri City; Kawanishi Town; Miyake Town; Tawaramoto Town; Kashihara City;
Termini	Yamato-Saidaiji; Kashiharajingu-mae;
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
Technical
Line length	23.8 km (14.8 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track
Character	Commuter rail
Track gauge	1,435 mm(4 ft8+1⁄2in)standard gauge
Minimum radius	240 m (790 ft)
Electrification	1,500 V DC(Overhead lines)
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)
Signalling	Automatic closing block
Train protection system	Kintetsu ATS

TheKashihara Line(橿 nguyên tuyến,Kashihara-sen)is a 23.8 km (14.8 mi) north-south bound railway line inNara Prefecture,Japan, owned and operated by theKintetsu Railway,aprivate railwayoperator. It connectsYamato-Saidaiji StationandKashiharajingu-mae Station.

Service outline[edit]

Most Express and Limited Express trains operate to and from theKyoto Line,and some Express services operate between Kyoto and Tenri via the line between Saidaiji and Hirahata stations.

Stations[edit]

Local trains stop at every station.

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Express	Limited Express	Transfers	Location
Through section			fromYamato-SaidaijitoKyotoon theBKyoto Line (Local trains, express trains, and limited express trains)
B26	Yamato-Saidaiji	Đại hòa tây đại tự	0.0	O	O	AKintetsu-Nara Line(A26) BKyoto Line(through services available)	Nara	Nara
B27	Amagatsuji	Ni ヶ thập	1.6	\|	\|
B28	Nishinokyō	Tây ノ kinh	2.8	O^{[Note 1]}	O^{[Note 1]}
B29	Kujō	Cửu điều	4.0	\|	\|		Yamatokoriyama
B30	Kintetsu-Kōriyama	Cận thiết quận sơn	5.5	O	\|
B31	Tsutsui	Đồng tỉnh	8.4	\|	\|
B32	Hirahata	Bình đoan	9.9	O	\|	HTenri Line(H32) (through services available)
B33	Family-Kōemmae	ファミリー công viên tiền	10.9	\|	\|
B34	Yūzaki	Kết kỳ	12.4	\|	\|		Kawanishi
B35	Iwami	Thạch kiến	13.8	\|	\|		Miyake
B36	Tawaramoto	Điền nguyên bổn	15.9	O	\|	ITawaramoto Line(I36:Nishi-Tawaramoto)	Tawaramoto
B37	Kasanui	Lạp phùng	17.3	\|	\|		Tawaramoto
B38	Ninokuchi	Tân ノ khẩu	19.1	\|	\|		Kashihara
B39	Yamato-Yagi	Đại hòa bát mộc	20.5	O	O	DOsaka Line(D39)
B40	Yagi-nishiguchi	Bát mộc tây khẩu	20.5	O	O	UMan-yō Mahoroba Line (Sakurai Line)(Unebi)
B41	Unebigoryōmae	Mẫu bàng ngự lăng tiền	22.8	O	\|
B42	Kashiharajingū-mae	橿 nguyên thần cung tiền	23.8	O	O	FMinami Osaka Line(F42) FYoshino Line(F42)
Through section			from Hirahata to Tenri on the Tenri Line (Local trains and express trains)

^^a ^bExpress trains and Kyoto-Kashihara limited express trains stop during off-peak hours only.

History[edit]

The first section of the line, from Saidaiji Station (present-dayYamato-Saidaiji) to Kōriyama Station (present-dayKintetsu Kōriyama), opened on 1 April 1921.^[1]The line was extended toHirahataon 1 April 1922, and the section from Hirahata toKashiharajingū-maeopened on 21 March 1923.^[1]

References[edit]

^^a ^b ^cTerada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013).データブック nhật bổn の tư thiết[Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 127, 267.ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[offpeak-2] Express trains and Kyoto-Kashihara limited express trains stop during off-peak hours only.

[terada2013-1] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013).データブック nhật bổn の tư thiết[Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 127, 267.ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

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