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Native name
  
生駒線

System
  
Kintetsu Railway

Stations
  
12

Type
  
Commuter rail

Locale
  
Nara Prefecture, Japan

Ikoma Line

Termini
  
Ōji Station Ikoma Station

The Ikoma Line (生駒線, Ikoma-sen) is a railway line of Kintetsu Railway in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Ikoma Station in the city of Ikoma and Ōji Station in the town of Ōji. Having a total length of 12.4 km, the entirely electrified standard gauge line is partially double-tracked. All trains stop at all 12 stations (including both termini) along the line.

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History

The Nobutaka Ikoma Electric Railway Co. opened the line in 1922, electrified at 600 VDC. The company merged with Kintetsu in 1964, and in 1969 the voltage was raised to 1500 VDC.

The Minami Ikoma - Nabatake section was duplicated in 1977, the Higashiyama - Haginodai section in 1993 and Nabatake - Ikoma in 1994.

Connections

The Ikoma line connects to the following railway lines:

  • At Ikoma Station
  • Nara Line
  • Keihanna Line
  • Ikoma Cable Line (Cable Line station is called Toriimae Station.)
  • At Ōji Station
  • Tawaramoto Line (Tawaramoto Line station is called Shin-Ōji Station.)
  • West Japan Railway (JR-West) Yamatoji Line (Kansai Main Line)
  • West Japan Railway (JR-West) Wakayama Line

    • References

    Ikoma Line Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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