The is a
railway
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line of
Kintetsu Railway
, referred to as and officially Kinki-Nippon Railway, 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 railw ...
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
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connecting
Ikoma Station
Ikoma Station (生駒駅) is a railway station in Ikoma, Nara, Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
*Kintetsu Railway
**Nara Line (Kintetsu), Nara Line (A17)
**Ikoma Line (G17)
**â– Keihanna Line (C27)
**Ikoma Cable Line (Y17: Toriimae Station, ...
in the
city
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of
Ikoma and
ÅŒji Station in the
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of
ÅŒji. Having a total length of , the entirely
electrified standard gauge
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line is partially
double-tracked. 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.
With the change of the timetable on March 14, 2020, the slow section between
Seya-Kitaguchi and
Tatsutagawa Stations has ended, and four trains per hour run in the morning and evening hours has been implemented throughout the entire line.
On May 16, 2022, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Ikoma Line, a special express train was operated between Oji Station and Osaka-Uehonmachi Station.
Stations
Connections
The Ikoma line connects to the following railway lines:
* At Ikoma Station
**
Nara Line
**
Keihanna Line
**
Ikoma Cable Line (Cable Line station is called
Toriimae Station.)
* At ÅŒji Station
**
Tawaramoto Line (Tawaramoto Line station is called
Shin-ÅŒji Station.)
**
West Japan Railway (JR-West)
Yamatoji Line
The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line in Japan. The line is owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It starts at Kamo Station (Kyoto), Kamo Station in Kyoto Prefecture and ends at JR Namba Stat ...
(
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 compan ...
)
** West Japan Railway (JR-West)
Wakayama Line
References
{{Kintetsu Lines
Ikoma Line
Rail transport in Nara Prefecture
Standard-gauge railways in Japan