The is a north-south bound railway line in
Nara Prefecture
is a 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 northwest, Wakaya ...
, Japan, owned and operated by the
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 ...
, a
private railway
A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector.
Japan
In Japan, , commonly simply ''private railway'', refers to a public transit railway o ...
operator. It connects
Yamato-Saidaiji Station
is a railway station owned by Kintetsu Railway and located in Saidaiji Kunimichō Itchōme, a suburb of the city of Nara in Japan. The station is also called or .
Lines
*Kintetsu
** Nara Line (A26)
** Kyoto Line, Kashihara Line (B26)
Yamato-Sa ...
and
Kashiharajingu-mae Station.
Service outline
Most Express and Limited Express trains operate to and from the
Kyoto Line, and some Express services operate between Kyoto and Tenri via the line between Saidaiji and Hirahata stations.
Stations
*Local trains stop at every station.
History
The first section of the line, from Saidaiji Station (present-day ) to Kōriyama Station (present-day ), opened on 1 April 1921.
The line was extended to on 1 April 1922, and the section from Hirahata to opened on 21 March 1923.
See also
*
List of railway lines in Japan
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically.
The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for and another for . The difference between the two is a legal, and not alway ...
References
{{Kintetsu Lines
Kashihara Line
Rail transport in Nara Prefecture
Standard gauge railways in Japan
Railway lines opened in 1921
1921 establishments in Japan