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Kashihara Line

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Native name
  
橿原線

System
  
Kintetsu Railway

Owner
  
Kintetsu Railway

Type
  
Commuter rail

Stations
  
17

Character
  
Commuter rail

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Locale
  
Nara, Nara, Japan Yamtokoriyama, Nara, Japan Tenri, Nara, Japan Kawanishi, Nara, Japan Miyake, Nara, Japan Tawaramoto, Nara, Japan Kashihara , Nara, Japan

Opened
  
April 1, 1921; 95 years ago (1921-04-01)

Terminis
  
Yamato-Saidaiji Station, Kashiharajingū-mae Station

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The Kashihara Line (橿原線, Kashihara-sen) is a 23.8 km 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.

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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.
  • 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. The line was extended to Hirahata on 1 April 1922, and the section from Hirahata to Kashiharajingū-mae opened on 21 March 1923.

    References

    Kashihara Line Wikipedia