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Native name
  
田原本線

Line number
  
I

Stations
  
8

Owner
  
Kintetsu Railway

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Locale
  
Tawaramoto, Nara, JapanMiyake, Nara, JapanKōryō, Nara, JapanKawai, Nara, JapanŌji , Nara, Japan

Terminis
  

tawaramoto 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.

Contents

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.

kintetsu tawaramoto line


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.

References

Tawaramoto Line Wikipedia


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