Tawaramoto Line

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Tawaramoto Line
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Overview
Native name田原本線
Owner KintetsuLogo.svg Kintetsu Railway
Line number I
Locale
Termini
Stations8
Color on map     (#E7A61A)
Service
Type Commuter rail
SystemKintetsu Railway
Operator(s)Kintetsu Railway
History
Opened26 April 1918;104 years ago (1918-04-26)
Last extension1 May 1928;94 years ago (1928-05-01)
Technical
Track length10.1 km (6.3 mi)
Number of tracks Single-track
CharacterCommuter rail
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 1,500 V DC (overhead lines)
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph)
Signalling Automatic closing block
Train protection system Kintetsu ATS
Route map
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0.0I36 Nishi-Tawaramoto
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2.0I37 Kuroda
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3.0I38 Tajima
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4.5I39 Hashio
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6.1I40 Ikebe
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7.1I41 Samitagawa
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8.2I42 Ōwada
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10.1I43 Shin-Ōji
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G28 Ōji
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The Tawaramoto Line (田原本線, Tawaramoto sen) is a railway line owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese private railway company, connecting Ōji Station (Nara) (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 current 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 right-of-way for this section was subsequently converted to a road, as Nara Prefectural Route 14.

The Shin-Oji - Nishi-Tawaramoto section was regauged to 1435mm and electrified 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.StationDistance
(km)
ConnectionsLocation
 I36  Nishi-Tawaramoto
西田原本
0.0 B Kashihara Line (B36: Tawaramoto) 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
Ōji, Kitakatsuragi



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