Tawaramoto Line
Overview
Native name	田原本線
Owner	Kintetsu Railway
Line number	I
Locale	Tawaramoto, Nara, Japan Miyake, Nara, Japan Kōryō, Nara, Japan Kawai, Nara, Japan Ōji , Nara, Japan
Termini	Nishi-Tawaramoto Station Shin-Ōji Station
Stations	8
Color on map	(#E7A61A)
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Kintetsu Railway
Operator(s)	Kintetsu Railway
History
Opened	26 April 1918 (1918-04-26)
Last extension	1 May 1928 (1928-05-01)
Technical
Track length	10.1 km (6.3 mi)
Number of tracks	Single-track
Character	Commuter rail
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC (overhead lines)
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph)
Signalling	Automatic closing block
Train protection system	Kintetsu ATS
Route map Yamato Railway B36 Tawaramoto 0.0 I36 Nishi-Tawaramoto Kashihara Line Route 24 2.0 I37 Kuroda 3.0 I38 Tajima 4.5 I39 Hashio 6.1 I40 Ikebe 7.1 I41 Samitagawa Nishi-Meihan Expressway 8.2 I42 Ōwada Yamatoji Line Route 25 (Route 168) 10.1 I43 Shin-Ōji G28 Ōji Ikoma Line

The Tawaramoto Line (田原本線, Tawaramoto sen) is a railway line owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese private railway company, connecting Ōji Station (Nara) (Ōji, Nara Prefecture) and Nishi-Tawaramoto Station (Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture) in Japan.

The line does not connect directly with other Kintetsu Lines, however both terminals are located within walking distance of nearby Kintetsu stations on other lines.

History

The Yamato Railway Co. opened the Shin-Oji - Nishi-Tawaramoto section in 1918 as a 1067mm gauge line, extending the line to Sakurai on current Kintetsu Osaka Line in 1923. Services on the Nishi-Tawaramoto - Sakurai section ceased in 1944 as a war-time austerity measure, with the section formally closing in 1958. The right-of-way for this section was subsequently converted to a road, as Nara Prefectural Route 14.

The Shin-Oji - Nishi-Tawaramoto section was regauged to 1435mm and electrified at 600 VDC in 1948, and the company merged with Kintetsu in 1964. The line voltage was increased to 1500 VDC in 1969.

Stations