Kyoto Line | |
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A limited express train
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Overview | |
Native name | 京都線 |
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System | Kintetsu Railway |
Locale |
Kyoto Prefecture Nara Prefecture |
Termini |
Kyoto Yamato-Saidaiji |
Stations | 26 |
Line number | B |
Operation | |
Opened | November 3, 1928 |
Owner | Kintetsu Railway |
Operator(s) | Kintetsu Railway |
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Technical | |
Line length | 34.6 km (21.5 mi) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Electrification |
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Operating speed | 105 km/h (65 mph) |
The Kyoto Line (京都線 Kyōto sen?) is a Japanese railway line owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a private railway operator. It connects the cities of Kyoto, Uji, and Nara, and competes with the Nara Line of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West), which also connects those cities.
Many trains on the line continue to the Nara Line to Kintetsu Nara Station or the Kashihara Line via Yamato-Saidaiji Station. The line also provides the through train services with the Karasuma Line of Kyoto Municipal Subway.
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The Kyoto Line was built by Nara Electric Railway (奈良電気鉄道 Nara Denki Tetsudō?) in November 1928 as dual track electrified at 600 V DC. The track between Kyoto Station and Horiuchi Station (present-day Kintetsu-Tambabashi Station) was placed on the site of a removed railway, which had been rerouted and is now called the JR Nara Line.