The is a single-tracked, 2.2 km short railway 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, Kyo ...

, connecting Dōmyōji Station in the city of

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and Kashiwara Station in

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, both in Osaka Prefecture.

History

The line is the oldest in the Kintetsu railway network. Initially steam-powered, the line was built and opened in 1898 by the , whose plan was to connect towns of southern Kawachi Province to the then main line of the ,The Osaka Railway. The first was responsibly constructed (present ) — of present

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 ...

, in 1900 merged to the , nationalized in 1907. The second was the successor of the Kanan Railway, apart from the first. present-day

. In the following year, the whole railway from to Presently the entire stretch of Domyoji Line and part of

Minami Osaka Line is a railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway connecting in Osaka and in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture via Osaka's southern suburb cities of Matsubara, Fujiidera and Habikino in Osaka Prefecture, and Katsuragi and Yamato-Takada in Nara Pre ...

and Nagano Line was transferred to the , who extended the line to Nagano (present ) in 1902. With its name changed to the Osaka Railway in 1919, the company built its own railway directly to Osaka's downtown, diverting at . The new line opened in 1923 to (present ) with 1,500 V DC electrified, the first in Japan. Then the railway line between Dōmyōji and Kashiwara became a short branch line of the network. In 1943, the predecessor of Kintetsu, the merged the company. In 1944 it renamed itself Kintetsu.

Operation

All trains are operated as locals between Dōmyōji and Kashiwara. One set of two-car EMU serves the line all day.

Stations

All stations are in Osaka Prefecture.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kintetsu Domyoji Line Domyoji Line Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1898