The is a
railway
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line of
Kintetsu Railway
, referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyo ...
in
Nara Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the ...
,
Japan connecting
Ikoma Station in the
city
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of
Ikoma and
Ōji Station in the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
of
Ōji. Having a total length of , the entirely
electrified
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standard gauge line is partially
double-tracked
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. All trains stop at all 12 stations (including both termini) along the line.
History
The Nobutaka Ikoma Electric Railway Co. opened the line in 1922, electrified at 600 VDC. The company merged with Kintetsu in 1964, and in 1969 the voltage was raised to 1500 VDC.
The Minami Ikoma - Nabatake section was duplicated in 1977, the Higashiyama - Haginodai section in 1993 and Nabatake - Ikoma in 1994.
Stations
Connections
The Ikoma line connects to the following railway lines:
* At Ikoma Station
**
Nara Line
**
Keihanna Line
**
Ikoma Cable Line
The , referred to as , is a cable railway line owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese major private railway. The line connects Toriimae to Ikomasanjo, all of which are within Ikoma, Nara, Japan.
Basic data
*Lines and distan ...
(Cable Line station is called
Toriimae Station
Ikoma Station (生駒駅) is a railway station in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
*Kintetsu Railway
**Nara Line (A17)
**Ikoma Line (G17)
**Keihanna Line (C27)
**Ikoma Cable Line (Y17: Toriimae Station, 鳥居前駅)
Layout
;Ikoma Station ...
.)
* At Ōji Station
**
Tawaramoto Line (Tawaramoto Line station is called
Shin-Ōji Station.)
**
West Japan Railway (JR-West)
Yamatoji Line
The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line. The line is owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and starts at Kamo Station in Kyoto Prefecture and ends at JR Namba Station in Naniwa-ku, Osaka.
O ...
(
Kansai Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan, which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), with the boundary between both compa ...
)
** West Japan Railway (JR-West)
Wakayama Line
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
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Rail transport in Nara Prefecture
Standard gauge railways in Japan