Kintetsu Tawaramoto Line

Tawaramoto Line
Overview
Native name	田原本線
Type	Commuter rail line
System	Kintetsu Railways
Locale	Tawaramoto, Miyake, Kōryō, Kawai and Ōji
Termini	Nishi-Tawaramoto Station Shin-Ōji Station
Stations	8
Line number	I
Operation
Opened	April 26, 1918
Owner	Kintetsu Corporation
Operator(s)	Kintetsu Corporation
Character	Commuter rail
Technical
Track length
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Operating speed
Route map Yamato Railway B36 Tawaramoto 0.0 I36 Nishi-Tawaramoto Kashihara Line Route 24 2.0 I37 Kuroda 3.0 I38 Tajima 4.5 I39 Hashio 6.1 I40 Ikebe 7.1 I41 Samitagawa Nishi-Meihan Expressway x20px 8.2 I42 Ōwada Yamatoji Line Route 25 (Route 168) 10.1 I43 Shin-Ōji G28 Ōji Ikoma Line

The Kintetsu Tawaramoto Line (近鉄田原本線, Kintetsu Tawaramoto sen) is a railway line of the Japanese private railway company Kintetsu, connecting Shin-Ōji Station (Ōji, Nara Prefecture) and Nishi-Tawaramoto Station (Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture) in Japan.

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.

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 the (now) 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.

Stations

No.	Station	Distance (km)	Connections	Location
I36	Nishi-Tawaramoto 西田原本	0.0	Kintetsu: Kashihara Line (B36: Tawaramoto Station)	Tawaramoto, Shiki	Nara
I37	Kuroda 黒田	2.0
I38	Tajima 但馬	3.0		Miyake, Shiki
I39	Hashio 箸尾	4.5		Kōryō, Kitakatsuragi
I40	Ikebe 池部	6.1		Kawai, Kitakatsuragi
I41	Samitagawa 佐味田川	7.1
I42	Ōwada 大輪田	8.2
I43	Shin-Ōji 新王寺	10.1	Kintetsu: Ikoma Line (G28: Ōji Station) West Japan Railway Company: Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line), Wakayama Line (Ōji Station)	Ōji, Kitakatsuragi

References

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