Yoshino Line

The Yoshino Line (吉野線, Yoshino-sen) is a railway line in Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. It connects Kashihara-Jingūmae in Kashihara and Yoshino in Yoshino. All Express and Limited Express trains continue to and from Ōsaka Abenobashi Station on the Minami Osaka Line.

Yoshino Line
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Overview
TypeCommuter rail
LocaleNara Prefecture
TerminiKashihara-Jingūmae
Yoshino
Stations16
Operation
Opened25 October 1912
OwnerKintetsu Railway
Depot(s)Muda (branch depot of Furuichi Inspection Depot)
Technical
Line length25.2 km (15.7 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius160 m[1]
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (60 mph)[1]

History
Electric freight train at Shimoichiguchi Station ca 1925

The Yoshino Railway (吉野鉄道) Co. opened the Yoshino - Muda section in 1912, and extended the line to Kashiharajingū-mae in 1923, electrifying the entire line at 1500 VDC at that time.[1] Amongst the rolling stock were three Bo'Bo' goodtrain locomotives delivered from Brown, Boveri & Cie in Switzerland.[2]

In 1929 the company merged with the Osaka Electric Railway Co., which merged with Kintetsu in 1944.

Freight services ceased in 1984, and CTC signalling was commissioned in 2001.

Stations
  • O: stop,
  • |: pass
  • (Express trains, local trains, and semi-express trains stop at every station.)
No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Limited Express Transfers Location
F42 Kashiharajingū-mae 橿原神宮前 0.0 O Kashihara Nara Prefecture
F43 Okadera 岡寺 1.1 |
F44 Asuka 飛鳥 2.2 O Asuka, Takaichi District
F45 Tsubosakayama 壺阪山 3.9 O Takatori, Takaichi District
F46 Ichio 市尾 6.0 |
F47 Kuzu 葛 7.9 | Gose
F48 Yoshinoguchi 吉野口 9.5 O
F49 Kusurimizu 薬水 11.2 | Ōyodo, Yoshino District
F50 Fukugami 福神 12.8 O
F51 Ōada 大阿太 14.6 |
F52 Shimoichiguchi 下市口 17.0 O
F53 Koshibe 越部 18.7 |
F54 Muda 六田 20.7 O
F55 Yamato-Kamiichi 大和上市 22.9 O Yoshino, Yoshino District
F56 Yoshino-Jingū 吉野神宮 23.7 O
F57 Yoshino 吉野 25.2 O

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. "Direct-current locomotives for the Yoshina Railway, Japan" (PDF). The Brown Boveri Review. Baden: Brown, Boveri & Cie. April 1925. pp. 87–89.
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