| Ikoma Line | |
| Native Name: | 生駒線 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Mapcolor: | (#) |
| Type: | Commuter rail |
| System: | Kintetsu Railway |
| Locale: | Nara Prefecture, Japan |
| Stations: | 12 |
| Operator: | Kintetsu Railway |
| Character: | Commuter rail |
| Tracklength Km: | 12.4 |
| Electrification: | (overhead lines) |
| Speed Km/H: | 65[1] |
| Signalling: | Automatic closed block |
| Trainprotection: | Kintetsu ATS |
The is a railway line of Kintetsu Railway in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Ikoma Station in the city of Ikoma and Ōji Station in the town of Ōji. Having a total length of 12.4km (07.7miles), the entirely electrified standard gauge line is partially double-tracked. All trains stop at all 12 stations (including both termini) along the line.
The Nobutaka Ikoma Electric Railway Co. opened the line in 1922, electrified at 600 VDC. The company merged with Kintetsu in 1964, and in 1969 the voltage was raised to 1500 VDC.
The Minami Ikoma - Nabatake section was duplicated in 1977, the Higashiyama - Haginodai section in 1993 and Nabatake - Ikoma in 1994.
With the change of the timetable on March 14, 2020, the slow section between Seya-Kitaguchi and Tatsutagawa Stations has ended, and four trains per hour run in the morning and evening hours has been implemented throughout the entire line.[2]
On May 16, 2022, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Ikoma Line, a special express train was operated between Oji Station and Osaka-Uehonmachi Station.[3]
| No. | Name | Between (km) | Distance (km) | Connections | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese: [[:ja:生駒駅|生駒]] | style="text-align:right;" | - | 0.0 | Ikoma | Nara | |||
| Japanese: [[:ja:菜畑駅|菜畑]] | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||||||
| Japanese: [[:ja:一分駅|一分]] | 1.1 | 2.3 | ||||||
| Japanese: [[:ja:南生駒駅|南生駒]] | 1.2 | 3.5 | ||||||
| Japanese: [[:ja:萩の台駅|萩の台]] | 1.0 | 4.5 | ||||||
| Japanese: [[:ja:東山駅 (奈良県)|東山]] | 0.9 | 5.4 | ||||||
| Japanese: [[:ja:元山上口駅|元山上口]] | 1.3 | 6.7 | Heguri, Ikoma District | |||||
| Japanese: [[:ja:平群駅|平群]] | 1.2 | 7.9 | ||||||
| Japanese: [[:ja:竜田川駅|竜田川]] | 1.4 | 9.3 | ||||||
| Japanese: [[:ja:勢野北口駅|勢野北口]] | 1.4 | 10.7 | Sangō, Ikoma District | |||||
| Japanese: [[:ja:信貴山下駅|信貴山下]] | 0.8 | 11.5 | ||||||
| Japanese: [[:ja:王寺駅|王寺]] | 0.9 | 12.4 | Ōji, Kitakatsuragi | |||||
The Ikoma line connects to the following railway lines: