Nara Line (Kintetsu)

Nara Line
Nara Line
	A Kintetsu 5800 series on the Nara Line
Overview
Native name	奈良線
Owner	Kintetsu Railway
Line number	A
Locale	Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan; Ikoma, Nara, Japan; Nara, Nara, Japan;
Termini	Ōsaka Namba ; (34°40′02″N 135°29′56″E / 34.6671°N 135.4989°E); Kintetsu Nara ; (34°41′03″N 135°49′39″E / 34.6843°N 135.8274°E);
Stations	24 (22 as the Kintetsu Osaka Line and 2 as the Kintetsu Namba Line)
Color on map	(#c22047)
Service
Type	Heavy rail; Commuter rail;
System	Kintetsu Railway
Operator(s)	Kintetsu Railway
Depot(s)	Higashi-Hanazono; Saidaiji
History
Opened	April 30, 1914
Technical
Track length	26.7 km (16.6 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track
Character	Heavy rail; Commuter rail;
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC (Overhead lines)
Operating speed	105 km/h (65 mph)
Signalling	Automatic closed block
Train protection system	Kintetsu ATS
Maximum incline	3.57%
Nara Line Route map
Nara Line Route map
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The Nara Line (奈良線, Nara sen) is a Japanese railway line owned by the Kintetsu Railway. The line connects Fuse Station in the eastern suburbs of Osaka to Kintetsu Nara Station in the historic city of Nara, though operationally, the line begins at Ōsaka Namba Station on the Namba Line. Additionally, some trains run through-services starting at Kobe Sannomiya Station on the Hanshin Railway Main Line in Kobe. Eastern satellite cities such as Higashiosaka and Ikoma are connected by the line. This line is more direct than the JR line between Osaka and Nara.