Kashihara Line

Kashihara Line
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A Kashihara Line train passing Yakushi-ji temple]
Overview
Native name	橿原線
Type	Commuter rail
System	Kintetsu Railway
Locale	Nara, Nara, Japan Yamtokoriyama, Nara, Japan Tenri, Nara, Japan Kawanishi, Nara, Japan Miyake, Nara, Japan Tawaramoto, Nara, Japan Kashihara , Nara, Japan
Termini	Yamato-Saidaiji Kashiharajingu-mae
Stations	17
Operation
Opened	April 1, 1921; 95 years ago (1921-04-01)
Owner	Kintetsu Railway
Character	Commuter rail
Technical
Line length	23.8 km (14.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius	240 m
Electrification	1,500 V DC Overhead lines
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)

The Kashihara Line (橿原線, Kashihara-sen^?) is a 23.8 km north-south bound railway line in Nara Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a private railway operator. It connects Yamato-Saidaiji Station and Kashiharajingu-mae Station.

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.

The first section of the line, from Saidaiji Station (present-day Yamato-Saidaiji) to Kōriyama Station (present-day Kintetsu Kōriyama), opened on 1 April 1921. The line was extended to Hirahata on 1 April 1922, and the section from Hirahata to Kashiharajingū-mae opened on 21 March 1923.