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
A Kashihara Line train passing Yakushi-ji temple
Overview
Native name	橿原線
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; 104 years ago (1921-04-01)
Technical
Line length	23.8 km (14.8 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track
Character	Commuter rail
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	240 m (790 ft)
Electrification	1,500 V DC (Overhead lines)
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)[1]
Signalling	Automatic closing block
Train protection system	Kintetsu ATS

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	Japanese	Distance (km)	Express	Limited Express	Transfers	Location
Through section			from Yamato-Saidaiji to Kyoto on the B Kyoto Line (Local trains, express trains, and limited express trains)
B26	Yamato-Saidaiji	大和西大寺	0.0	O	O	A Kintetsu-Nara Line (A26) B Kyoto Line (through services available)	Nara	Nara
B27	Amagatsuji	尼ヶ辻	1.6	|	|
B28	Nishinokyō	西ノ京	2.8	O[Note 1]	O[Note 1]
B29	Kujō	九条	4.0	|	|		Yamatokoriyama
B30	Kintetsu-Kōriyama	近鉄郡山	5.5	O	|
B31	Tsutsui	筒井	8.4	|	|
B32	Hirahata	平端	9.9	O	|	H Tenri Line ( H32 ) (through services available)
B33	Family-Kōemmae	ファミリー公園前	10.9	|	|
B34	Yūzaki	結崎	12.4	|	|		Kawanishi
B35	Iwami	石見	13.8	|	|		Miyake
B36	Tawaramoto	田原本	15.9	O	|	I Tawaramoto Line ( I36 : Nishi-Tawaramoto)	Tawaramoto
B37	Kasanui	笠縫	17.3	|	|
B38	Ninokuchi	新ノ口	19.1	|	|		Kashihara
B39	Yamato-Yagi	大和八木	20.5	O	O	D Osaka Line (D39)
B40	Yagi-nishiguchi	八木西口	20.5	O	O	U Man-yō Mahoroba Line (Sakurai Line) (Unebi)
B41	Unebigoryōmae	畝傍御陵前	22.8	O	|
B42	Kashiharajingū-mae	橿原神宮前	23.8	O	O	F Minami Osaka Line (F42) F 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