Kashihara Line
A Kashihara Line train passing Yakushi-ji temple
Overview
Native name	橿原線
Owner	Kintetsu Railway
Line number	B
Locale	Nara Prefecture, Japan: Nara City Yamatokōriyama City Tenri City Kawanishi Town Miyake Town Tawaramoto Town Kashihara City
Termini	Yamato-Saidaiji Kashiharajingu-mae
Stations	17
Color on map	(#e7a61a)
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Kintetsu Railway
Operator(s)	Kintetsu Railway
Depot(s)	Saidaiji
History
Opened	1 April 1921; 102 years ago (1921-04-01)
Technical
Line length	23.8 km (14.8 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track
Character	Commuter rail
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	240 m (790 ft)
Electrification	1,500 V DC (Overhead lines)
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)[1]
Signalling	Automatic closing block
Train protection system	Kintetsu ATS

The Kashihara Line (橿原線, Kashihara-sen) is a 23.8 km (14.8 mi) 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.

Service outline

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.

Stations

• Local trains stop at every station.

History

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.^[1] The line was extended to Hirahata on 1 April 1922, and the section from Hirahata to Kashiharajingū-mae opened on 21 March 1923.^[1]