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Nara Line
A Kintetsu 5800 series on the Nara Line
Overview
Native name奈良線
OwnerThe logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway
Line numberA
Locale
Termini
  • ‹See TfM›Ōsaka Namba
  • ‹See TfM›Kintetsu Nara
Stations24 (22 as the Kintetsu Osaka Line and 2 as the Kintetsu Namba Line)
Color on map     (#c22047)
Service
Type
SystemThe logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway
Operator(s)Kintetsu Railway
Depot(s)Higashi-Hanazono
Saidaiji
History
OpenedApril 30, 1914; 110 years ago (1914-04-30)
Technical
Track length26.7 km (16.6 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Character
  • Heavy rail
  • Commuter rail
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC (Overhead lines)
Operating speed105 km/h (65 mph)
SignallingAutomatic closed block
Train protection systemKintetsu ATS
Maximum incline3.57%
Nara Line Route map

Lines of Kintetsu unless noted

‹See TfM›JR Namba
Osaka Metro: Yotsubashi Line
6.1
0.0
A01 ‹See TfM›Ōsaka Namba
( Osaka Metro: ‹See TfM›Namba)
Osaka Metro: Midōsuji Line
Nankai: Nankai Main, Koya lines (Namba)
The logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. A Kintetsu Namba Line
Osaka Metro: Sakaisuji Line
‹See TfM›Nippombashi
5.3
0.8
A02 ‹See TfM›Kintetsu Nippombashi
Osaka Metro: Tanimachi Line
‹See TfM›Tanimachi Kyūchōme
4.1
2.0
A03 ‹See TfM›Osaka Uehommachi
Down arrow D Osaka Line
3.0
3.1
A04 ‹See TfM›Tsuruhashi
1.3
4.8
A05 ‹See TfM›Imazato
0.0
6.1
A06 ‹See TfM›Fuse
Down arrow Nara Line
Left arrow D Osaka Line
‹See TfM›JR Kawachi-Eiwa
0.8
6.9
A07 ‹See TfM›Kawachi-Eiwa
1.6
7.7
A08 ‹See TfM›Kawachi-Kosaka
2.4
8.5
A09 ‹See TfM›Yaenosato
Yaenosato Depot
abandoned in 1967
Kinki Expressway
Tamagawa Workshop
abandoned 1982
4.1
10.2
A10 ‹See TfM›Wakae-Iwata
5.0
11.1
A11 ‹See TfM›Kawachi-Hanazono
5.8
11.9
A12 ‹See TfM›Higashi-Hanazono
Higashi-Hanazono Inspection Depot
7.0
13.1
A13 ‹See TfM›Hyōtan-yama
8.3
14.4
A14 ‹See TfM›Hiraoka
9.0
15.1
A15 ‹See TfM›Nukata
10.1
16.2
A16 ‹See TfM›Ishikiri
10.6
16.7
Kusaezaka
abandoned in 1964
New Ikoma Tunnel (3,494m)
Ikoma Tunnel
Osaka
Nara
14.2
20.3
A17 ‹See TfM›Ikoma
15.4
21.5
A18 ‹See TfM›Higashi-Ikoma
Higashi-Ikoma Signal Box
Higashi-Hanazono Inspection Higashi-Ikoma Depot
New Ōtani Tunnel
17.7
23.8
A19 ‹See TfM›Tomio
19.1
25.2
A20 ‹See TfM›Gakuen-mae
20.1
26.2
A21 ‹See TfM›Ayameike
22.3
28.4
A26 ‹See TfM›Yamato-Saidaiji
Saidaiji Inspection Depot
(Extra) Camp Car
1947-1951
25.0
31.1
A27 ‹See TfM›Shin-Ōmiya
Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West: Q Yamatoji Line (V Kansai Main Line)
Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West: Kansai Main Line former route
25.9
32.0
Aburasaka
abandoned in 1969
26.7
32.8
A28 ‹See TfM›Kintetsu Nara

The Nara Line (奈良線, Nara sen) is a Japanese railway line owned by the Kintetsu Railway. The line connects Fuse Station in the eastern suburbs of Osaka to Kintetsu Nara Station in the historic city of Nara, though operationally, the line begins at Ōsaka Namba Station on the Namba Line.[1] Additionally, some trains run through-services starting at Kobe Sannomiya Station on the Hanshin Railway Main Line in Kobe.[1] Eastern satellite cities such as Higashiosaka and Ikoma are connected by the line.[1] This line is more direct than the JR line between Osaka and Nara.[2]

History

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The line was opened by Osaka Electric Railway Company (大阪電気軌道, Osaka Denki Kidō) in 1914, dual track and electrified at 600 VDC.[2]

Whereas the JR West Yamatoji Line routes south of the Ikoma mountain range to connect Osaka and Nara, the Kintetsu Nara Line uses a 3.4 km (2.1 mi) tunnel through the Ikoma mountain range.[2] As a result, the Kintetsu route is more direct and has allowed municipalities along the line such as Ikoma to flourish as major commuter hubs. To respond to high demand, the railway operates services with up to ten cars long during the peak hours operating as rapid and limited express services.[2] Because of the direct routing, the Nara Line is highly regarded for being the most important commuter rail route in the Kinki region.[2] Higher demand over the years has gradually lead to a reduction of faster midday services as Kintetsu moved to a higher frequency of limited express trains during peak hours.[2]

In 1969 the voltage was increased to 1500 VDC, and in 1970 the Namba Line was opened, and the operational starting station of the Line moved to Kintetsu Namba Station, from Uehonmachi Station of Osaka Line.

Operation

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Trains run to and from the Kintetsu Namba Line and the Hanshin Namba Line, and lead to Osaka Namba Station and Amagasaki Station, and Rapid Express trains also to Kobe Sannomiya Station on the Hanshin Main Line. Between Yamato-Saidaiji and Kintetsu Nara, through trains of the Kyoto Line also run.[3]

Local trains
Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Ōsaka Namba - Higashi-Hanazono or Yamato-Saidaiji (partly Kintetsu Nara)
in the morning and the evening:Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Ōsaka Namba - Hyotan-yama or Higashi-Ikoma
partly: Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Ōsaka Namba - Ishikiri
partly: Yamato-Saidaiji - Kintetsu Nara
only one train: Ikoma → Yamato-Saidaiji (as the last connection from the last limited express train from Osaka for Nara)
Suburban Semi-Express trains
Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Ōsaka Namba - Yamato-Saidaiji or Kintetsu Nara
Semi-Express trains
Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Ōsaka Namba - Yamato-Saidaiji or Kintetsu Nara
Express trains, Limited Express trains
Ōsaka Namba - Kintetsu Nara
Rapid Express trains
Kobe Sannomiya (Hanshin) or Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Ōsaka Namba - Kintetsu Nara

Stations

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  • ●: Trains stop.
  • |: Trains pass.
  • ▲: Trains stop when the large events are held at Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium.
  • ※: One rapid express train for Nara stops at Ayameike on school days for Kinki University Elementary School and Kinki University Kindergarten.
  • Local trains (普通, Futsū or 各駅停車, Kakueki-teisha) stop at every station.
line name No. Station name Japanese Suburban Semi-Express Semi-Express Express Rapid Express Limited Express Transfers Location
Through service to Hanshin Namba Line:
from Ōsaka Namba
  • Local, Suburban Semi-Express, Semi-Express: to Amagasaki on the Hanshin Namba Line
  • Rapid Express: to Kobe Sannomiya via Amagasaki on the Hanshin Main Line (3 trains start from Shinkaichi on the Kobe Kosoku Line on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.)
Namba Line  A01  ‹See TfM›Ōsaka Namba 大阪難波 Chūō-ku,
Osaka
Osaka
Prefecture
 A02  ‹See TfM›Kintetsu Nippombashi 近鉄日本橋 Osaka Metro (Nippombashi)
 A03  ‹See TfM›Ōsaka Uehommachi
(Kintetsu Department Store Uehommachi)
大阪上本町 Osaka Metro (Tanimachi Kyūchōme) Tennoji-ku,
Osaka
Osaka Line
 A04  ‹See TfM›Tsuruhashi 鶴橋 |
Ikuno-ku,
Osaka
 A05  ‹See TfM›Imazato 今里 | | | | |
 A06  ‹See TfM›Fuse 布施 | | D Osaka Line (D06) Higashi-Osaka
Nara Line
 A07  ‹See TfM›Kawachi-Eiwa 河内永和 | | | | | F Osaka Higashi Line (JR-F10: ‹See TfM›JR Kawachi-Eiwa)
 A08  ‹See TfM›Kawachi-Kosaka
(Osaka University of Commerce, Osaka Shoin Women's University)
河内小坂 | | |
 A09  ‹See TfM›Yaenosato 八戸ノ里 | | | | |
 A10-1 
Provisional
‹See TfM›Uryūdō (Tentative, Planned) 瓜生堂(仮称) Osaka Monorail Main Line (proposed extension)
 A10-2  ‹See TfM›Wakae-Iwata 若江岩田 | | | | |
 A11  ‹See TfM›Kawachi-Hanazono 河内花園 | | | | |
 A12  ‹See TfM›Higashi-Hanazono
(Hanazono Rugby Stadium)
東花園 |
 A13  ‹See TfM›Hyōtan-yama 瓢箪山 | | | |
 A14  ‹See TfM›Hiraoka 枚岡 | | | |
 A15  ‹See TfM›Nukata 額田 | | | |
 A16  ‹See TfM›Ishikiri 石切 | |
 A17  ‹See TfM›Ikoma 生駒 Ikoma Nara
Prefecture
 A18  ‹See TfM›Higashi-Ikoma
(Tezukayama University Higashi-Ikoma Campus)
東生駒 | | |
 A19  ‹See TfM›Tomio 富雄 | | | Nara
 A20  ‹See TfM›Gakuen-mae
(Tezukayama Gakuen)
学園前 |
 A21  ‹See TfM›Ayameike 菖蒲池 | |
Through service to: From Yamato-Saidaiji:
Nara Line  A26  ‹See TfM›Yamato-Saidaiji 大和西大寺 Nara Nara
Prefecture
 A27  ‹See TfM›Shin-Ōmiya 新大宮 |
 A28  ‹See TfM›Kintetsu Nara 近鉄奈良

Kintetsu Namba Line

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Namba Line
Overview
Native name難波線
Line number A 
LocaleOsaka
Termini
  • Osaka Uehommachi
  • Ōsaka Namba
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Kintetsu Railway
History
OpenedMarch 15, 1970 (1970-03-15)
Technical
Line length2.0 km (1.2 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

The Namba Line (難波線, Nanba Sen) is an underground railway line owned by the Kintetsu Railway in Osaka, Japan, and opened in 1970. It is an extension of the Osaka Line and the Nara Line. The line is parallel to the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line (‹See TfM›Namba - ‹See TfM›Tanimachi Kyuchome). Along with the commuter trains of the Nara Line and the Hanshin Namba Line, some intercity trains including the "Urban Liner" connecting Osaka and Nagoya, also run on the line.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The Kintetsu Nara Line for Ikoma, Yamato-Saidaiji, and Nara – Osaka Station". www.osakastation.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Miki, Masafuni (March 2004). "Railway Operators in Japan 12: Southern and Eastern Kinki Region" (PDF). Japan Railway & Transport Review. 38: 63 – via East Japan Railway Culture Foundation.
  3. ^ "Guide on Stops(Osaka-Namba Sta.-Kintetsu-Nara Sta.、Ikoma Sta.-Oji Sta.、Shin-Oji Sta.-Nishi-Tawaramoto Sta.、Nagata Sta.-Gakken-Nara-Tomigaoka Sta.) | Railway Network Map | Travel by Train | Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd". www.kintetsu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-17.