Kintetsu Nara Line
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Kintetsu Nara Line
Gauge:	1435 mm
Voltage:	1500 =
Maximum speed:	105 km/h
Legend Lines of Kintetsu unless noted Sannomiya Hanshin: Main Line Amagasaki Nishikujo Hanshin: Hanshin Namba Line opening on March 20, 2009 Osaka Municipal Subway: Sennichimae Line Yamatoji Line (JR Namba) Osaka Municipal Subway: Yotsubashi Line Nankai: Nankai Main, Koya lines (Namba) 6.1 0.0 Kintetsu Namba (Osaka Municipal Subway: Namba) Osaka Municipal Subway: Midōsuji Line Osaka Municipal Subway: Sakaisuji Line (Nippombashi) 5.3 0.8 Kintetsu Nippombashi (Osaka Municipal Subway: Nippombashi) Osaka Municipal Subway: Tanimachi Line (Tanimachi Kyūchōme) 4.1 2.0 Uehommachi (Osaka Municipal Subway: Tanimachi Kyūchōme) terminal for Osaka Line JR-W: Osaka Loop Line 3.0 3.1 Tsuruhashi 1.3 4.8 Imazato 0.0 6.1 Fuse Osaka Line/Nara Line Osaka Line 0.8 6.9 Kawachi-Eiwa (JR-W: JR Kawachi-Eiwa) JR-W: Osaka Higashi Line 1.6 7.7 Kawachi-Kosaka 2.4 8.5 Yaenosato Yaenosato Depot, Tamagawa Workshop Depot: abandoned in 1967, Workshop: abandoned 1982 4.1 10.2 Wakae-Iwata 5.0 11.1 Kawachi-Hanazono 5.6 11.7 Higashi-Hanazono Higashi-Hanazono Depot 7.0 13.1 Hyōtan-yama 8.3 14.4 Hiraoka 9.0 15.1 Nukata Keihanna Line 10.1 16.2 Ishikiri Kusaezaka abandoned in 1964 New Ikoma Tunnel (3,494m) Ikoma Cable (Toriimae) 14.2 20.3 Ikoma Ikoma Line 15.4 21.5 Higashi-Ikoma Keihanna Line to Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Higashi-Ikoma Train Space 17.7 23.8 Tomio 19.1 25.2 Gakuen-mae 20.1 26.2 Ayameike Kyoto Line 22.3 28.4 Yamato-Saidaiji Kashihara Line Saidaiji Depot 25.0 31.1 Shin-Ōmiya Aburasaka abandoned in 1969 JR-W: Kansai Main (Yamatoji) Line 26.7 32.8 Kintetsu Nara

The Nara Line (奈良線, Nara sen^?) is a Japanese railway line of Kintetsu Corporation (近畿日本鉄道, Kinki Nippon Tetsudō^?) (Kintetsu for short). The line is from Fuse Station in eastern suburb of Osaka to Kintetsu Nara Station in the historic city of Nara, but operationally trains start at Kintetsu Namba Station on the Nabma Line in southern downtown Osaka, runs on Osaka Line to Fuse. The eastern satellite cities such as Higashiosaka and Ikoma are along the line. Osaka and Nara have the shortest railway link among JR and Kintetsu lines.

History

The line was opened by the Osaka Electric Tramway (大阪電気軌道, Osaka Denki Kidō^?).

In 1970, the Namba Line was opened, and the operational starting station of the Line moved to Kintetsu Namba Station, until then Uehonmachi Station of Osaka Line.

Operation

Trains go direct to the Namba Line, and lead to Kintetsu Namba Station. Between Yamato-Saidaiji and Kintetsu Nara, trains of the Kyoto Line also run. On March 20, 2009, trains will run on the Nara Line, the Namba Line, and the Hanshin Namba Line (on the same day the Hanshin Railway Nishi-Osaka Line is renamed the Hanshin Railway Hanshin Namba Line, to extend to Kintetsu Namba Station).

Express trains, Rapid Express trains, and Limited Express trains run between Namba and Nara. Semi-Express trains run between Namba and Yamato-Saidaiji in off-peak hours, and between Namba and Nara in the rush hour. Local trains run between Namba and Higashi-Hanazono, Namba and Higashi-Ikoma, or between Namba and Yamato-Saidaiji. Some local trains run between Namba and Nara.

On March 21, 2006, Higashi-Hanazono Station became one of the stops of the Semi-Express trains, and the Suburban Semi-Express train (区間準急, Kukan-Junkyū) service started.

Stations

• x: Trains stop.
• |: Trains pass.
• *: Trains stop when rugby football games held.
• **: Limited express trains stop.
• Local trains (普通, Futsū or 各駅停車, Kakueki teisha) stop at every station.
• SSE: Suburban Semi-Express (区間準急, Kukan-Junkyū^?)
• SE: Semi-Express (準急, Junkyū^?)
• Ex: Express (急行, Kyūkō^?)
• RE: Rapid Express (快速急行, Kaisoku-Kyūkō^?)