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Kyoto Line (Kintetsu)

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Kyoto Line
A limited express train
Overview
Native name京都線
OwnerThe logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway
Line numberB
LocaleKyoto Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
Termini
  • ‹See TfM›Kyoto
  • ‹See TfM›Yamato-Saidaiji
Stations26
Color on map     (#e7a61a)
Service
Type
SystemThe logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway
Operator(s)Kintetsu Railway
Depot(s)
  • Shin-Tanabe
  • Saidaiji
  • Miyazu
History
Opened3 November 1928; 96 years ago (1928-11-03)
Technical
Line length34.6 km (21.5 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Character
  • Heavy rail
  • Commuter rail
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC (Overhead line)
Operating speed105 km/h (65 mph)
SignallingAutomatic closing block
Train protection systemKintetsu ATS, ATS-SP
Route map

Kintetsu Lines unless noted

JR-West lines
 B01 
Kyōto
0.0
closed 1946
Hachijō
 B02 
‹See TfM›Tōji
0.9
‹See TfM›Kujō
Kyoto Tram
Kujō Line
 B03 
‹See TfM›Jūjō
1.5
‹See TfM›Jūjō
 B04 
‹See TfM›Kamitobaguchi
2.5
‹See TfM›Kuinabashi
Takeda Depot
 B05 
‹See TfM›Takeda
3.6
4.9
‹See TfM›Fushimi
 B06 
original JNR Nara Line
‹See TfM›Tambabashi
6.0
‹See TfM›Kintetsu Tambabashi
 B07 
‹See TfM›Fushimi Momoyama
6.5
‹See TfM›Momoyamagoryōmae
 B08 
Yodo-Gawa Bridge
over Uji River
8.6
‹See TfM›Mukaijima
 B09 
 B10 
‹See TfM›Ogura
11.4
 B11 
‹See TfM›Iseda
12.7
 B12 
‹See TfM›Ōkubo
13.6
‹See TfM›Shinden
 B13 
‹See TfM›Kutsukawa
14.6
 B14 
‹See TfM›Terada
15.9
 B15 
‹See TfM›Tonoshō
17.4
Kizu-Gawa Bridge
over Kizu River
Kizugawa
closed 1974
Shin-Tanabe Depot
‹See TfM›Kyōtanabe
19.6
‹See TfM›Shin-Tanabe
 B16 
‹See TfM›Dōshisha-mae
21.1
‹See TfM›Kōdo
 B17 
‹See TfM›JR Miyamaki
22.4
‹See TfM›Miyamaki
 B18 
 
Miyazu
23.1
 
Kintetsu
Depot
 
Miyazu
 
 B19 
‹See TfM›Shimokoma
24.4
‹See TfM›Komada
 B20 
‹See TfM›Hōsono
26.7
‹See TfM›Shin-Hōsono
 B21 
28.2
‹See TfM›Kizugawadai
 B22 
29.2
‹See TfM›Yamadagawa
 B23 
30.8
‹See TfM›Takanohara
 B24 
33.5
‹See TfM›Heijō
 B25 
34.6
‹See TfM›Yamato-Saidaiji
 B26 
‹See TfM›Kintetsu Nara
Nara Line
 A28 
Saidaiji Depot


The Kyoto Line (京都線, Kyōto sen) is a Japanese railway line owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a private railway operator. It connects the cities of Kyoto, Uji, and Nara, and competes with the Nara Line of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West), which also connects those cities.

Many trains on the line continue to the Nara Line to Kintetsu Nara Station or the Kashihara Line via Yamato-Saidaiji Station. The line also provides the through train services with the Karasuma Line of Kyoto Municipal Subway.

History

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The Kyoto Line was built by Nara Electric Railway (奈良電気鉄道, Nara Denki Tetsudō) in November 1928 as dual track electrified at 600 V DC. The track between Kyoto Station and Horiuchi Station (present-day Kintetsu-Tambabashi Station) was placed on the site of a removed railway, which had been rerouted and is now called the JR Nara Line.[1]

The railway provided the through services to the lines of Kintetsu (originally, Osaka Electric Tramway) from the beginning. As of September 1961, Kintetsu was the largest shareholder of Nara Electric Railway with 980,000 shares out of the company's 1.9 million shares, while Keihan Electric Railway owned 710,000 shares. Through a deal between the two major shareholders, the shares owned by Keihan were transferred to Kintetsu in April 1962 and the company was merged into Kintetsu from October 1963.[1]

Between 1945 and 1968, there were through services with the Keihan Main Line using crossovers at Tambabashi.[2] The line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC in 1969, and in 1988 through services with the Karasuma Line were introduced.[citation needed]

Stations

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  • S: All trains stop
  • M: Only express trains operated from Kyoto to Kintetsu Miyazu stop
  • X: limited stop of limited express trains (northbound in the morning and southbound in the evening and night)
  • |: Trains pass
  • Local trains stop at every station between Kyoto and Yamato-Saidaiji.
  • SE: Semi-express
  • Ex: Express
  • LE: Limited express
No. Name Japanese Distance
(km)
SE Ex LE Transfers Location
 B01  ‹See TfM›Kyōto 京都 0.0 S S S Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture
 B02  ‹See TfM›Tōji 東寺 0.9 S S | Minami-ku, Kyoto
 B03  ‹See TfM›Jūjō 十条 1.5 | | |
 B04  ‹See TfM›Kamitobaguchi 上鳥羽口 2.5 | | | Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
 B05  ‹See TfM›Takeda 竹田 3.6 S S | The symbol for the Karasuma Line of the Kyoto Municipal Subway. Karasuma Line (K15)
 B06  ‹See TfM›Fushimi 伏見 4.9 | | |
 B07  ‹See TfM›Kintetsu-Tambabashi 近鉄丹波橋 6.0 S S S Keihan Main Line (‹See TfM›Tambabashi) (KH30)
 B08  ‹See TfM›Momoyamagoryōmae 桃山御陵前 6.5 S S |
 B09  ‹See TfM›Mukaijima 向島 8.6 S | |
 B10  ‹See TfM›Ogura 小倉 11.4 S | | Uji
 B11  ‹See TfM›Iseda 伊勢田 12.7 S | |
 B12  ‹See TfM›Ōkubo 大久保 13.6 S S |
 B13  ‹See TfM›Kutsukawa 久津川 14.6 S | | Jōyō
 B14  ‹See TfM›Terada 寺田 15.9 S | |
 B15  ‹See TfM›Tonoshō 富野荘 17.4 S | |
 B16  ‹See TfM›Shin-Tanabe 新田辺 19.6 S S | Kyōtanabe
 B17  ‹See TfM›Kōdo 興戸 21.1 M |
 B18  ‹See TfM›Miyamaki 三山木 22.4 M |
 B19  ‹See TfM›Kintetsu Miyazu 近鉄宮津 23.1 M |
 B20  ‹See TfM›Komada 狛田 24.4 | | Seika
 B21  ‹See TfM›Shin-Hōsono 新祝園 26.7 S S H Gakkentoshi Line (‹See TfM›Hōsono) (JR-H20)
 B22  ‹See TfM›Kizugawadai 木津川台 28.2 | |
 B23  ‹See TfM›Yamadagawa 山田川 29.2 | |
 B24  ‹See TfM›Takanohara 高の原 30.8 S X Nara Nara Prefecture
 B25  ‹See TfM›Heijō 平城 33.5 | |
 B26  ‹See TfM›Yamato-Saidaiji 大和西大寺 34.6 S S B Kashihara Line (through service) (B26)
A Kintetsu-Nara Line (A26)

Trains down to

References

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

  1. ^ a b Takayama, Reizō (December 1992). "奈良電の時代" [The Era of Naraden]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). No. 569. Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. p. 124.
  2. ^ Teramoto, Mitsuteru (December 1991). "京阪 列車・運転の移り変わり" [Transition of Keihan trains and operation]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). No. 553. Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. p. 94.
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