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line operated by

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, Ky ...

. There are through trains to the Chūō Line of

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. The line name derives from a

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acronym formed from , , and , but the name is written in

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. The line is the sole Kintetsu line with a

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electrification system. Before 2015, it was the only Kintetsu line that had

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s (the station numbers coming from the Chūō Line).

History

*16 September 1977 - was founded. *1 April 1986 - Kintetsu merged with Higashi-Osaka Ikoma Railway Co. *1 October 1986 - from

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to Ikoma was opened and through operation to Osakako on the Chūō Line was started. *18 December 1997 - The through operation was extended to Cosmosquare. *28 July 1998 - was founded. *October 2000 - The construction of the started. *31 January 2005 - The Keihanna New Line extension was officially named the "". *27 March 2006 - The line from Ikoma to Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka was opened and the Higashi-Osaka Line was renamed the Keihanna Line.

Stations

References

External links

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Official route overview

Nara Ikoma Rapid Railway
{{Kintetsu Lines Lines of Kintetsu Railway Osaka Metro Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture Rail transport in Nara Prefecture Standard gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1986 1986 establishments in Japan