Tawaramoto Line

Tawaramoto Line
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Overview
Native name 田原本線
Type Commuter rail
System Kintetsu Railway
Locale
Termini Nishi-Tawaramoto Station
Shin-Ōji Station
Stations 8
Line number  I 
Operation
Opened April 26, 1918 (1918-04-26)
Owner Kintetsu Railway
Operator(s) Kintetsu Railway
Character Commuter rail
Technical
Track length 10.1 km (6.3 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Operating speed 65 km/h (40 mph)
Route map
Yamato Railway

B36 Tawaramoto

0.0 I36 Nishi-Tawaramoto
Kashihara Line
Route 24
2.0 I37 Kuroda
3.0 I38 Tajima
4.5 I39 Hashio
6.1 I40 Ikebe
7.1 I41 Samitagawa
Nishi-Meihan Expressway
8.2 I42 Ōwada
Yamatoji Line
Route 25 (Route 168)
10.1 I43 Shin-Ōji
G28 Ōji
Ikoma Line

The Tawaramoto Line (田原本線 Tawaramoto sen) is a railway line owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese private railway company, connecting Shin-Ōji Station (Ōji, Nara Prefecture) and Nishi-Tawaramoto Station (Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture) in Japan.

The line does not connect directly with other Kintetsu Lines, however both terminals are located within walking distance of nearby Kintetsu stations on other lines.

History

The Yamato Railway Co. opened the Shin-Oji - Nishi-Tawaramoto section in 1918 as a 1067mm gauge line, extending the line to Sakurai on current Kintetsu Osaka Line in 1923. Services on the Nishi-Tawaramoto - Sakurai section ceased in 1944 as a war-time austerity measure, with the section formally closing in 1958.

The Shin-Oji - Nishi-Tawaramoto section was regauged to 1435mm and electrifed at 600 VDC in 1948, and the company merged with Kintetsu in 1964. The line voltage was increased to 1500 VDC in 1969.

Stations

No. Station Distance
(km)
Connections Location
I36 Nishi-Tawaramoto
西田原本
0.0 Kashihara Line (B36: Tawaramoto Station) Tawaramoto, Shiki Nara
I37 Kuroda
黒田
2.0
I38 Tajima
但馬
3.0 Miyake, Shiki
I39 Hashio
箸尾
4.5 Kōryō, Kitakatsuragi
I40 Ikebe
池部
6.1 Kawai, Kitakatsuragi
I41 Samitagawa
佐味田川
7.1
I42 Ōwada
大輪田
8.2  
I43 Shin-Ōji
新王寺
10.1 Ikoma Line (G28: Ōji Station)
West Japan Railway Company: Yamatoji Line, Wakayama Line (Ōji Station)
Ōji, Kitakatsuragi

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

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